NCD

ISEM aims to redefine exercise not just as a lifestyle choice but as a vital intervention for disease prevention.

The Health Ministry has been allocated RM45.3 billion in Budget 2025, which is the second highest after the education ministry. It’s an almost 10% increase from the previous budget. Will it be enough to address the many issues affecting Malaysia’s public healthcare system? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks with Azrul Mohd Khalib, Chief Executive of the Galen Centre for Health and Social Policy, a healthcare policy research and advocacy outfit.

The Health Ministry has been allocated RM45.3 billion in Budget 2025, which is the second highest after the education ministry. It’s an almost 10% increase from the previous budget. Will it be enough to address the many issues affecting Malaysia’s public healthcare system? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks with Dr Farhan Rusli, Fellow at the Institute for Research and Development of Policy.

Improving health literacy is essential to reducing the burden on healthcare systems.

The Doha Declaration calls for urgent global action to address the NCD crisis, which accounts for 7 out of 10 deaths worldwide.

Better ways to address the global diabetes crisis are urgently needed.

Dr Zaliha Mustafa said the amount was an estimate based on the expenditure in 2017 and the report was published last year.

Also in focus will be the number of entrepreneurs forced to shut down businesses due to economic slowdown and ministry's effort to help.

Lukanisman Awang Sauni said nearly half of the Malaysian population is unaware that they have an NCD.

Pelaksanaan program promosi kesihatan dan saringan yang berkaitan dengan empat jenis utama penyakit tidak berjangkit adalah penting dalam mengurangkan kematian pramatang dalam kalangan warga emas.

Dr Noor Hisham said about 3.9 million adults aged 18 and above have diabetes in the country and almost half of them are unaware.

252,767 individuals have been screened for NCD nationwide as of yesterday, as recorded in the MySejahtera application.

Labelling which informs and warns are equally necessary, after all "prevention is better than cure".

The MOH will launch a National Health Screening initiative this July to detect non-communicable diseases (NCD) in this country, Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said.

The MOH can focus on managing the non-communicable diseases (NCDs) epidemic now that the COVID-19 pandemic has been brought under control, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.

This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.

Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.

Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.

The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

KTMB will provide two additional ETS trains for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and return trips in conjunction with the holidays.

Malaysia's international reserves rose to US$118.0 billion as at Nov 15, 2024, up from US$117.6 billion on Oct 30, 2024.

The findings announced are part of a years-long study of the history of the cosmos focusing upon dark energy.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) wishes to offer the following clarifications to the issues raised.

The Online Safety Advocacy Group (OSAG) stands united with people in Malaysia in the fight against serious online harms.