Common NCD include diabetes, cardiovascular disease such as stroke and cancer as well as chronic respiratory diseases. theSun thesundaily NCD healthcare MOH
Malaysia’s path to adopting preventive healthcare is peppered with a lack of commitment or understanding, often at the expense of public welfare. Thus, the onus is on each individual to adopt a healthy lifestyle to avoid being at the mercy of non-communicable diseases , said former deputy health minister Lee Boon ChyeHe added that while the government has created various health-based programmes for the public, it is up to each person to educate himself to avoid potential NCD in the long term.
“Similarly, there is the Healthy Community Empowers the Nation programme that provides community awareness and knowledge on the prevention of NCD, based on easy daily practices that have a positive impact on one’s health,” he toldHe said more funds should be allocated in the national budget to combat NCD, although he did not specify by how much.
Dietitian Reshmy Ranee echoed Lee’s sentiment, saying at present, Malaysia’s healthcare system was still very much focused on curative rather than preventive care. “This leaves them very little time to care for their health,” she said, adding that there is a lack of support for groups with like-minded people who want to live healthily.
“Medical personnel can volunteer to check on those living in low-cost areas once a month and conduct financial literacy sessions on saving money and spending wisely on produce that is good for their families.”“The main culprits would be the food and their lifestyle,” she said, adding that a Malaysian Community Salt Study found that of 1,047 participants aged between 18 and 59 in a community setting, the prevalence of hypertension was 49.4%.
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