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Noncommunicable diseases cost nearly RM9b a year in lost productivity, says Director General of Health

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), particularly cardiovascular disease, diabetes and cancer, cost the Malaysian economy more than RM8.91 billion, equivalent to about 0.65% of the Gross domestic product (GDP) of the country, says Health Director -General Tan Sri Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah. Citing a new report from the …

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[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: Malaysia has been urged to join the Covax Facility, a global initiative led by the World Health Organization (WHO) to develop and distribute effective vaccines against Covid-19. Covax aims to deliver two billion doses of safe and effective vaccines that have passed regulatory approval with WHO prequalification …

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Sabah can survive alone

[ad_1] KOTA KINABALU: Acting Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Mohd Shafie Apdal Sabah (pix) yesterday reiterated that Sabah can survive on its own. He recalled that Penang has been under opposition rule for 10 years and Kelantan even more for 40 years. “And yet you can’t survive if you don’t …

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Who is to blame for Malaysians being financially backward?

[ad_1] YOUR OPINION | Mahathir was given 24 years to fix the problem and failed. M’sian solutions don’t work for Malaysian ‘economically backward’ – Pejuang Dizzer: The racist political parties (Umno, PAS, Bersatu, Pejuang) are desperately trying to maintain the illusion of Malay poverty and backwardness to justify their ‘fight’. …

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China to declare virus victory with vaccine presentation

[ad_1] Three China-made vaccines that are supposedly safe and effective against Covid-19 made their debut at a local trade fair, the first to be held for domestic and foreign traders in Beijing since the epidemic first broke out in the country. at the end of December. Chinese President Xi Jinping …

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India uses hotline to alert China to kidnapping, minister says

[ad_1] An Indian army convoy moves on the Srinagar-Ladakh highway in Gagangeer on September 1 (AP photo) NEW DELHI: The Indian military alerted China to allegations that five men were abducted by the People’s Liberation Army from an area near the disputed border, a minister said on Sunday, amid rising …

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