Two Side of the Same Coin:  Accessibility and affordability for healthcare in Sabah

Suhaimi Abd Samad; Jasmine Ahmad; Nor Suziwana Mohd Tahir; Nuraisyah Chua Abdullah

doi:10.21834/e-bpj.v9iSI22.5850

Authors

Suhaimi Abd Samad Faculty of Administrative Science & Policy Studies, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Seremban, Malaysia
Jasmine Ahmad International University of Malaya-Wales, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Nor Suziwana Mohd Tahir Faculty of Administrative Science & Policy Studies, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysia
Nuraisyah Chua Abdullah Faculty of Law, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v9iSI22.5850

Keywords:

accessibility;, affordability;, healthcare;, quality healthcare,, Sabah;

Abstract

This article is to identify the level of accessibility and affordability of people in Sabah for quality healthcare. In-depth interviews were conducted with eight informants through qualitative research, and it is found that accessibility issue is very crucial which is due to more cost for travelling and ultimately related to affordability. Various initiatives require commitment from the government and community yet to be effective due to budget constraint, lack of awareness and community ability. All parties concern in healthcare needs to work as a team in ensuring that no one is left out from quality healthcare to achieve sustainable development goal of 2030.

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