Dr. Chua Hong Teck

Dr. Chua Hong Teck, a public policy analyst and health analyst provides independent public policy and healthcare advisory services. He has more than 35 years of experience in public and social policy analysis, health sector reform and healthcare financing. His last position in the public service was the Director of Healthcare and Low-Income Households in the Performance Management and Delivery Unit (PEMANDU) in the Prime Minister’s Department. He led the transformation of the healthcare industry as part of the National Economic Transformation Programmes. This included compulsory medical insurance for foreign workers, promotion of industry sponsored clinical trials by CRM,

promotion of health travellers by MHTC, development of comprehensive pharmaceutical statistics and off- take agreement, promotion of medical devices industry by MDA and development of the aged care industry with new Act and regulations. He held senior positions in Economic Planning Unit, the Treasury, Public Complaints Bureau, various divisions in Ministry of Health and Hospital Kuala Lumpur. He was educated in international relations, public policy, and health finance and economics.

After public service, he worked with University Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) Health Technopolis Project. From 2017-2019, he was with the Research Triangle Institute International (RTI) Malaysia, a US based research and consultancy company. Dr. Chua has also consulted with Malaysia Organisation of Pharmaceutical Industries (MOPI) and PEMANDU Associates.

At present, he provides advisory services as Senior Counselor at Vriens & Partners, a public policy and government affairs consultancy company. He regularly contributes his independent views on healthcare reform and transformation on LinkedIn and CodeBlue. He has lectured in the Masters in Business Administration Programme in International Medical University in health economy and financing. He is an Associate Fellow, Australian College of Health Service Management and was a member of International Health Economics Association. He has been the Chairman of Sunway Medical Centre Visitors Board since 2020.