Malaysia's healthcare data remains deeply fragmented, with patient records scattered across disconnected clinics, hospitals, and paper files, even within the public system. Armed with a total allocation of RM1 billion and a target to fully digitalise all public healthcare facilities by 2028, the Ministry of Health is racing to turn that reality around, with 500 primary care clinics and 300 dental clinics already sharing records, and 15 million Malaysians now holding prescription records from public facilities in MySejahtera. Dr Mahesh Appannan, Director of the Digital Health Division at the Ministry of Health, unpacks the Malaysia's digital health transformation initiative, covering facility digitalisation, interoperability, and a cradle-to-grave Lifetime Health Record, while addressing the hard questions around cross-sectoral collaboration, AI readiness, and whether RM1 billion is the right spend. Tune in for a candid look at what it will truly take to put every Malaysian's health record in their own hands.

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