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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
If the disturbing increase in the number of non-communicable diseases (NCDs, including diabetes, hypertension and heart disease) is left uncontrolled, Malaysia is likely to be burdened with an unhealthy population, according to a health ministry expert.
The ministry?s public health specialist Dr Feisul Idzwan Mustapha said this burden will affect productivity and would have a negative impact on the country?s socio-economic development, which can possibly delay the progress in achieving developed country status by year 2020.
http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/diabetes-to-hit-1-in-5-malaysian-adults-by-2020
The ministry?s public health specialist Dr Feisul Idzwan Mustapha said this burden will affect productivity and would have a negative impact on the country?s socio-economic development, which can possibly delay the progress in achieving developed country status by year 2020.
http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/diabetes-to-hit-1-in-5-malaysian-adults-by-2020