22 April 2024
Regular stakeholder consultation is needed to address climate change and lessen pollution-related health impacts.
Tag: non-communicable disease (NCDs)
22 April 2024
The Partnership for Healthy Cities, a global network of 74 cities, says that it is working with DBKL to explore a ban on display of cigarettes and tobacco products at the point of sale in Kuala Lumpur. By-laws can be enacted before awaiting federal action.
19 February 2024
Reducing smoking populations will directly benefit Malaysia by reducing the burden of treating future cancer patients.
3 October 2023
Letter
Budget 2024: Madani Government Must Take Health Seriously — Galen Centre for Health And Social Policy
For Budget 2024, the Galen Centre wants investments in health care financing, NCDs, aged care, reproductive health & epidemic preparedness. It recommends a national scheme to fund long-term care for above-40s and scrapping RM1/ RM5 fees in MOH facilities.
20 September 2023
Discrimination matters in health care because it can lead to the people being discriminated against being treated differently.
19 September 2023
Empowering allied health care workers across the entire spectrum by providing them with continuous, relevant, contextual, and updated information on how they can provide better care will translate to better patient outcomes.
18 September 2023
Opinion
A Transformative Approach To Managing People Living With NCDs: New Skillsets Needed For Health Care Professionals
Without teaching health care professionals how to teach patients in an effective manner, how can we ever hope that patients will be able to learn enough to do better in caring for themselves?
18 September 2023
The world needs more and better skilled health workers to attain the SDG targets and continue to foster global health beyond 2030.
15 September 2023
By nurturing strong partnerships between the public and private health care sectors, we can envision a health care system that provides equitable care regardless of financial status, ensuring quality health care for all.
14 September 2023
About 90 per cent of first heart attacks may be attributed to nine modifiable lifestyle factors: smoking, alcohol intake, diet, exercise, obesity, stress, blood sugar, blood pressure, and cholesterol.