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Distinguished Speakers Series – YB Dr. Lee Boon Chye

9 November 2018

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Distinguished Speakers Series – YB Dr. Lee Boon Chye

Malaysia’s obesity crisis: What are we doing about it?

 

Using the World Health Organization’s classification, the National Health & Morbidity Survey 2015 found that the prevalence of overweight and obesity among adults (18 years and above) in Malaysia were 30.0% and 17.7%. Ten years previously, it was 16.6% and 4.4% respectively.

More than half of the Malaysian population are now either overweight or obese. 11.9% of children under the age of 18 are obese.

The country is in the midst of an obesity epidemic.

Despite the presence of a national-level multisectoral taskforce and political commitment, tackling this issue as well as NCDs in general remains a daunting task, particularly in ensuring public awareness and support on the seriousness of this issue.

 

Join us for this edition of the Distinguished Speaker Series, as YB Dr. Lee Boon Chye, Deputy Minister of Health shares his views regarding the obesity crisis in Malaysia.

Register here!

 

Details

Starts On

29 November 2018 - 2:15 am

Ends On

22 November 2018 - 4:30 pm

Event Tags

NCDs, diabetes, obesity, malaysia, health, crisis

Venue

Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC)

Bangunan Sulaiman, Jalan Sultan Hishamuddin
Kuala Lumpur
Wilayah Persekutuan
Malaysia
50000
https://aiac.world
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