1 August 2024
Tackling obesity in Malaysia demands a multifaceted approach that combines education, policy changes, and community support.
Tag: National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2019
9 April 2024
MOH’s MyIklan Logo Guidelines aim to raise awareness about high-fat, high-salt, and high-sugar food and beverages. Feasibility of mandatory controls on advertising unhealthy food and beverages will be assessed based on the success of the guidelines.
29 December 2023
Malaysia's latest clinical practice guidelines for obesity management emphasise that obesity is a complex and chronic condition. While behavioural change is the first-line approach, the CPG includes recommendations for anti-obesity medication and surgery.
25 December 2023
The National Health Screening Initiative 2023 finds that more than half, or 53.5%, of Malaysians screened are overweight or obese (31.3% overweight and 22.2% obese). The Kospen screening initiative this year also shows 17.1% with high glucose levels.
10 July 2020
Health literacy has many folds, and it is unfair to assume that one has low health literacy because they are not practicing preventive measures when it comes to achieving good health.
23 June 2020
Poor maternal nutritional status, including the presence of anaemia, is linked to childhood stunting.
12 June 2020
Only six out of 10 Malaysians seek professional care after falling sick.
11 June 2020
Children’s mental health problems are mostly caused by issues with peers, according to the NHMS 2019.
10 June 2020
More than one-third of men aged between 18 and 29 suffer from erectile dysfunction.
5 June 2020
The RM1 payment for public health care is unsustainable, says Universiti Malaya’s Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman.