Tag: poverty

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8 February 2021
Malaysia

Poor KL Families Near Breaking Point: UN Report

63% of heads of households living in Kuala Lumpur low-cost flats said in Dec 2020 that they had difficulties meeting essential expenses, 57% couldn’t buy enough food, and 56% couldn’t pay bills on time.
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12 September 2019
Opinion

Poverty-Disease Nexus

Diseases associated with poverty account for 45% of the global disease burden in the poorest countries.
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26 March 2019
Letter

Escaping the Poverty-Nutrition Trap – Dr. Madeline Berma

Malaysia has succeeded in reducing its incidence of poverty from 5.5% in year 2000 to 0.4 % in 2018 (Department of Statistics Malaysia 2018). While it has done remarkably well in reducing poverty, narrowing inequality and uplifting the standard of living of its citizens, there are emerging areas of concern that require urgent attention, particularly … Continue reading Escaping the Poverty-Nutrition Trap – Dr. Madeline Berma