Healthcare getting out of reach

Worrying trend: Zyafzan Mohd Zin, 45, looking at costly medical bills at her house in Petaling Jaya. With medical inflation on the rise, individuals and families are increasingly at risk of significant financial burden. — AZLINA ABDULLAH/The Star

Malaysia’s medical inflation more than twice the global average

PETALING JAYA: After weeks of suffering from bad headaches, Ain Mat Saad was relieved to know that the cause – a tumour on her pituitary gland – was benign.