Ear to the ground: Dr Zaliha (right) speaking to pharmacist Mohd Khairuzzaman Mohd Latif at the Diabetes Cohort programme. — Bernama
SEREMBAN: Billions of ringgit are being spent yearly on diabetes, a disease that currently afflicts an estimated 3.9 million adults in the country, according to the Health Ministry.
The government has to spend RM4.9bil a year to deal with problems related to diabetes, which is worrying, said Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa.
