Khairy: National health screening to be launched in July to detect non-communicable diseases

KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry will launch a national health screening initiative this July to detect non-communicable diseases (NCD), says Khairy Jamaluddin.

The Health Minister said the ministry aims to provide 1.5 million people above the age of 40 who never had health screenings with free health screenings - including fecal occult blood stool testing (FOCB) for colorectal cancer - and breast cancer screening at public and private clinics.