13 April 2021
Only five out of ten people in Malaysia are aware of their hypertensive status.
Tag: hypertension
5 January 2021
According to the National Diabetes Registry Report, 80.4% and 74.3% of adult diabetes patients in Malaysia had hypertension and dyslipidemia respectively in 2019.
28 December 2020
Health management companies and companies are now tying deals with pharmacies to supply medication to patients directly, bypassing doctors.
2 December 2020
The prevalence of diabetes, hypertension, and high cholesterol, as well as mental illness, was seen highest in unpaid workers and homemakers, as compared to the self-employed, government or semi-government employees, and private sector employees.
17 November 2020
They are using flimsy excuses of "ubat tak cukup", going against the Covid-19 SOPs.
1 June 2020
We are faced with an NCD epidemic in Malaysia -- unfortunately, there's no sense of urgency (unlike Covid-19).
29 May 2020
More Malaysian adults suffered from diabetes, obesity, and hypertension last year, compared to 2015; childhood stunting also increased.
11 May 2020
Doctors fear postponement of non-coronavirus treatments can lead to another burden on Malaysia’s health care system.
24 December 2019
This translates to 11% of MOH’s RM28.7 billion budget.
14 March 2019
Self-declare that you may have diabetes if you are overweight or obese, have high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and family history.