World No Tobacco Day 2025
World No Tobacco Day 2025: “Unmasking the Appeal Every year on 31 May, the world marks World No Tobacco Day, a campaign led by the World Health Organization (WHO) to…
Parents need to be role models
It’s not uncommon in Malaysia, to see a parent walking around with their children while smoking or vaping. As parents ourselves, we are strong advocates that adults need to be…
‘Kurang Masin’ is just as important as ‘Kurang Manis’
MARCH 9 — I would like to respond to an article published on Malay Mail on March 3, 2021, entitled “Nutrition labels must include sodium content from July 2022, says…
Malaysians need to undergo health screening
World Diabetes Day is the primary global awareness campaign focusing on diabetes and is held on 14 November each year. Despite increasing efforts to tackle the disease globally, we have…
Risk Perception in Determining Adoption of Heathy Behaviour
During the obesity workshop yesterday, Dr Feisul had talked about risk perception in determining adoption of healthy behaviours. It’s not just about awareness and knowledge. Read more here: https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-017-4766-x
