SINGAPORE: The number of stroke patients living in the central part of Singapore could increase by 109 per cent - or more than double - by 2050 if ...
SINGAPORE: The number of stroke patients living in the central part of Singapore could increase by 109 per cent - or more than double - by 2050 if left unchecked, according to a new report released on Monday by the National Healthcare Group .
“We're concerned about the increasing numbers of people with diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol levels. And this has been a gradually increasing trend, it may have to do with the fact that we are still not very conscious about how we manage our diet and a lack of exercise in general,” said Professor Pang Weng Sun, NHG’s deputy group CEO .
The Central zone spans areas such as Ang Mo Kio, Serangoon, Hougang and Kallang. It is anchored by Tan Tock Seng Hospital and serves a total of 1.4 million residents, making it the largest healthcare population catchment in Singapore. About 17 per cent of residents in this cluster are above the age of 65, compared to the national average of 13 per cent.
“We’re actually being very targeted in each of the respective zones. So in Central, for example, where Tan Tock Seng is, the population is slightly older … the emphasis is really on taking care of them in this age of frailty. In the north, the populations are slightly younger. And we focus a lot more the preventative and chronic disease management," said Dr Wong Kirk Chuan, chief operating officer for NHG & Woodlands Health Campus.
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