Malaysia Is Going Through Multiple Long-Term Crises: Diabetes, Obesity,...
The health component of the upcoming 12th Malaysia Plan must have a solid commitment towards ensuring that health initiatives which address the NCD crisis are grounded in reality and are fully funded.
Extended MCO May See Increased Mortality Among Those With Cancer
With continued uncertainty surrounding the end of the partial lockdown which now into the second month, many patients are facing trouble with referrals and rescheduling of their treatments and surgeries.
Free breakfast programme: Was the sugar tax a failure?
Revenue from the sugary drinks tax was supposed to fund the free school breakfast programme.
Roundtable Discussion: Diabetes in 2020 – Change or business as usual?
The Disease Control Division of the Ministry of Health and the Galen Centre for Health and Social Policy organised a closed-door roundtable discussion with multi-sectoral stakeholders on 16 December 2019 to discuss diabetes in Malaysia.
When will diabetes finally be taken seriously?
Addressing diabetes prevention is not simply about ‘health’.
Latest Findings From Cancer Registry Report Highlight Need For Urgent Action On...
"The release of this report gives us an opportunity to take stock, review and evaluate the successes and failures from implementation of this plan. We should know what investments worked, those that didn't and respond to gaps in resources."
The case for gym membership tax rebates
Employees were less likely to make healthy changes so long as they considered themselves to be in good health.
We need to change the way we look at nutrition
The government is already spending billions of ringgit on managing existing cases in the public healthcare system and the predominantly curative approach cannot be sustained.
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.
Research Officer & Registered Pharmacist, Galen Centre