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Malaysia, WHO sign cooperation strategy 2016-2020

The Malaysian Government and the World Health Organisation (WHO) signed a Country Cooperation Strategy (CCS) for 2016-2020 in Kuala Lumpur on March 29.
KualaLumpur (VNA) - The Malaysian Government and the World HealthOrganisation (WHO) signed a Country Cooperation Strategy (CCS) for 2016-2020 inKuala Lumpur on March 29.

TheCCS underlined four priorities for collaboration between Malaysia and the WHO inthe coming five years, including universal health insurance coverage andsustainable development goals (SDGs).

TheCCS will facilitate multisectoral collaboration and support coordination inthe health sector and strengthen policies and capacities to build a more flexible,sustainable and responsive health system that moves even further towardsuniversal health coverage.

TheCCS will also strengthen policies and capabilities for assessing,preventing, managing, mitigating and monitoring health risks and chronicconditions in some priority technical focus areas.

Besides,it will facilitate the engagement and use of Malaysian expertise and sharing ofexperiences.-VNA
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