The increased awareness of the impact of CO2 emissions and consumption of fossil fuels on the environment has led to world-wide research focused on electric vehicle solutions. University campuses are one of the affected environments involved in this issue as a high dependency on private vehicles causes traffic congestion in the campus area particularly during peak hours leading to concerns about parking especially for the established universities. Therefore, alternative transport solutions should be considered in minimizing the environmental consequences specifically within the campus area. With an adapted technological means, at minimal cost that best suits student capacity, a feasible mode of transport for use within the campus area was visually developed. The emphasis of this new mode of transport is on short journeys around the campus area as well as short commutes from home to campus. The electric bike (E-Bike) will provide an eco-friendly and cost-effective alternative to getting around campus. The objectives of this research are to study the relevance of E-Bike usage within the campus area and to examine the factors that might encourage students to use the E-Bike. A set of questionnaire with the visually developed E-Bike was randomly distributed to 100 students in Universiti Teknologi MARA(UiTM), Alor Gajah, Malaysia campus and data analysis was conducted by using SPSS version 20. The findings revealed that the proposed E-Bike was relevant with the expected benefits perceived by the students. This feasible commuting mode can get people out of their cars, reduce the number of vehicles on campus with lower carbon emissions, promote a healthy lifestyle among students and staff, reduce travel costs and fuel consumption as well as save parking space in campus area to avoid traffic congestion.

A healthcare system involves activities whose primary purpose is to promote, restore and maintain health (WHO, 2000). It is fundamental that health systems are able to maintain and improve social welfare. In relation to mobilization of resources and long-term sustainability healthcare expenditure, ongoing efforts by the stakeholders involved are occasionally made to revisit the current system and propose more innovative financing mechanisms. The Medical Saving Account (MSA) is one of the mechanisms being assessed to gauge the efficiency of cost containment. This study aims to examine the health and financial status of selected residents in Shah Alam, analyze the acceptance of the MSA, and determine the level of willingness to pay (WTP) for the MSA. Data collection was conducted by distributing 31 questionnaires as a pilot test. Respondents were randomly selected from Shah Alam and given a guided questionnaire. The data was analyzed using SPSS. Most of the respondents reported a good health status with no serious diagnosed diseases and a good financial status. However, none of the factors studied showed a significant association with the acceptance of the MSA implementation with a median WTP of RM72.30 (approximately 17USD). To develop the MSA as a comprehensive model which can complement existing financing mechanisms, the benefits of the MSA need to be addressed especially in closing the gaps between the current systems as well as improving the current mechanism models or revising the proposed scheme.