Govt spends almost RM5bil a year on diabetes-related health issues, says Dr Zaliha

SEREMBAN: The government has to spend RM4.9bil a year to implement efforts to deal with problems related to diabetes and it is estimated that 3.9 million adults in the country currently suffer from the disease, which are worrying figures, says Dr Zaliha Mustafa.

The Health Minister said the 2019 National Health and Morbidity Survey also found that the prevalence of diabetes among adults aged 18 and above showed an increase from 11.2% in 2011 to 13.4% in 2015, further rising to 18.3% in 2019.