Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are the main cause of death and disability in Malaysia. Their growing prevalence is placing increased strain on the country’s health system through a rising demand for health services. Given the country’s ageing population, the health and economic burden of NCDs can be expected to worsen over time. The report estimates the…
The report was primarily written by Alfred Deakin Professor Marj Moodie (lead investigator), Huong Ngoc Quynh Tran and Jaithri Ananthapavan from Deakin Health Economics, Institute of Health Transformation, Deakin University for the Ministry of Health Malaysia and World Health Organization (WHO) Representative Office for Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam and Singapore. Additional contributors were Dr Ying-Ru Jacqueline…
Dr Feisul Mustapha delivered a short presentation titled ‘Burden of NCDs in Malaysia & making the economic argument’ during the webinar in conjunction with the launch of the publication of the document “The impact of noncommunicable diseases and their risk factors on Malaysia’s gross domestic product” with Deakin Health Economics, Institute of Health Transformation, Deakin…
Prof. Marj Moodie presented an overview of the publication ‘The impact of Non-communicable Diseases and their risk factors on Malaysia’s Gross Domestic Product’, acknowledging the contribution by Dr Huong Ngoc Quynh Tran and Dr Jaithri Ananthapavan Please download the slide below
