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Combating Rising NCDs In Malaysia

Dr Murallitharan Munisamy, Co-Chairperson, NCD Malaysia & Director, National Cancer Society Malaysia

05-Jun-24 08:30

Combating Rising NCDs In Malaysia

According to the 2023 National Health & Morbidity Survey by the Ministry of Health, over half a million adults living in Malaysia live with 4 non-communicable diseases or NCDs. What implications does this pose for our healthcare system? We discuss the findings of the survey and policy responses required with Dr. Murallitharan Munisamy, Co-Chairperson of NCD Malaysia.

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Produced by: Grace Tan, Valeryn Izabel Venu

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Shazana Mokhtar, Philip See


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Categories:  government,  Law/Activism,  health policy,  managing disease,  Cars/Motoring

Tags:  NHMS 2023,  national cancer society malaysia,  public health policy,  obesity awareness, 


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