Heart disease leading cause of death globally, treatment cost expected to rise

KUALA LUMPUR: The treatment cost of heart problems in this county is expected to continue to increase if there are no effective actions taken by stakeholders in controlling and preventing the disease, Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

Citing this year’s “The Direct Healthcare Cost of Non-communicable Diseases in Malaysia” report, the Health director-general said an estimated RM3.93bil of the total RM9.65bil in healthcare costs in 2017 was allocated to treating heart patients.