Nip E-Cigarette Use In The Bud With Upcoming Tobacco Control Act
The government needs to stand firm on any decision to review, regulate and plug loopholes or shortcomings in the existing tobacco control regulations, including banning e-cigarettes of any kind.The Absurdity Of Smoking
E-cigarettes must be regulated as strictly as conventional cigarettes and imposed with similar duties.Sugar Tax Revenue Should Go Towards Expanding HiTS
Fighting non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, cancer and obesity is a long game and requires vision, committed investments and political will to ensure that we are able to reap the results of a healthier people and nation.MPs can help change the cancer story
This World Cancer Day, it cannot be business as usual.PeKa B40: Plan To Tackle NCDs Ambitious But Needs Wider Coverage & Funding
In order to secure the best possible outcome in responding to the threat of NCDs, the Ministry of Health should get the funds it needs to fully operationalise PeKa B40 as part of the National Strategic Plan For Non-Communicable Disease 2016-2025.It’s Never Just About Cancer
We must stop blaming patients for defaulting their treatment or for not coming forward earlier for diagnosis.Policy Reforms Needed To Close Gaps In Mental Health
Most SOPs, emphasize on using physical, even brutal or harsh measures, of handling mentally ill people, such as the usage of straitjackets by the police.Improving Mental Health In Malaysia: Recommendations for Policymakers (No. 4,...
This policy brief highlights patient-centric opportunities to improve the response to mental health issues.Budget 2019: Sugar Tax Is Innovative But Not Magic Bullet
Earmarking this revenue, along with that collected from tobacco and alcohol, will help address the current shortfall in funding for NCD prevention programmes.Research Officer & Registered Pharmacist, Galen Centre