Brunei’s health strategy now targets heart disease crisis; leading cause of death in 2023


BNADAR SERI BEGAWAN (Borneo Bulletin/ANN): In Brunei, cardiovascular disease has claimed the top spot as the leading cause of death in 2023, with a troubling toll of 520 lives lost—31 per cent of which were classified as premature deaths.

Minister of Health Dato Seri Setia Dr Md Isham Jaafar highlighted these figures during the opening of the 11th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Cardiac Society of Brunei Darussalam on Sunday.

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