Govt's plans to combat NCDs in focus at Dewan Rakyat on Nov 23


KUALA LUMPUR: The government’s plans to combat non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and the number of entrepreneurs forced to shut down their businesses due to the current economic slowdown will be among the matters discussed at the Dewan Rakyat on Thursday (Nov 23).

According to the Order Paper on Parliament's official website, Dr Kelvin Yii (PH-Bandar Kuching) will ask the Health Minister to state the amount of money spent to combat NCDs, especially diabetes, and the government’s plans to reduce the high prevalence of NCDs in Malaysia during Ministers’ Question Time.

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