WE refer to the report “Unfit at work” (The Star, Feb 27) and related series of reports. The Health Ministry (MOH) is also extremely concerned with the increasing burden of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in Malaysia, not only among the working population, but also the population at large. Unfortunately Malaysia now has a “sick...
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KUALA LUMPUR: Although thousands of children remain on the waiting list for corrective heart surgery, eight operating theatres (OTs) for cardiac surgery at Serdang Hospital remain unused for want of cardiothoracic surgeons and staff. The OTs at the RM300 million Serdang Hospital, designed to be the reference centre for cardiology,...
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About 5,000 adolescents below 18 years old were diagnosed with heart defect at birth in Malaysia in 2013. Penang St John Ambulance state commander Dr Yee Thiam Sun said 34.3 million patients in the world suffered congenital heart disease in the same year. He said congenital heart disease patients required very sophisticated and...
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