KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 23 — A total of RM9.65 billion was spent to treat non-communicable diseases (NCD), which is 16.8 per cent of the country's health expenditure, said Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 23 — The government’s plan to combat non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and the number of entrepreneurs forced to shut down their businesses due to the current economic slowdown will be among the matters to be discussed in the Dewan Rakyat today.

SEGAMAT, Nov 5 — The Health Ministry (MOH) will evaluate the necessity before freezing the leave of its staff throughout the country in preparation to deal with floods due to the northeast monsoon season.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 6 — The Health Ministry (MOH) will continue to listen and work on identifying solutions pertaining to issues in the emergency department in hospitals.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 15 — The prevalence of diabetes is still showing an alarmingly increasing trend every year despite globally agreed on targets to control the rise of diabetes by 2025.

SHAH ALAM, July 19 — About 95 per cent of the country's population does not consume vegetables as recommended by the Ministry of Health (MOH) which is one of the factors leading to fatty liver disease and risk for heart and kidney disease.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 14 — The prevailing rise in food prices or food inflation, as well as supply chain issues, may disrupt access to balanced diets, according to experts who fear that this may have repercussions on people’s health.

By Siti Rohaizah Zainal PETALING JAYA, Feb 13 — The free health screening initiative, Saring Selangor, will be offered across the 56 state constituencies in Selangor beginning March. State executive councillor for public health Dr Siti Mariah Mahmud said the free health checks would focus on...

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 9 — Cheese-coated banana fritters, boba or bubble iced teas and Milo ais kepal (a concoction of ice cubes, Milo and sweetened creamer sprinkled with crushed peanuts) are among the ‘hipster’ snacks and beverages sought after by youngsters in Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 — The burden of chronic and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the country continues to weigh heavily on the national healthcare system, with news reports highlighting the growing numbers of Malaysians impacted by often preventable diseases that lead to the deteriorating quality of life and a growing cost to the healthcare budget.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 — Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), particularly cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and cancer, cost the Malaysian economy upwards of RM8.91 billion, equivalent to about 0.65 per cent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP), said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 22 — Many netizens have been complaining about their weight gain during the movement control order period, which was not really a surprise considering that they were homebound and less active physically.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 29 — More than 70 per cent of Covid-19 death cases in Malaysia had comorbidities of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), said an exercise medicine expert Prof Dr Lee Chee Pheng.