KUALA LUMPUR: Nearly 70 per cent of participants in last year's free health screening under the Health Care Scheme for the B40 Group (PeKa B40) were found to have at least one non-communicable disease (NCD), providing a clear warning of the silent health crisis plaguing the country.
Head of Benefit Package and Pricing, Strategic Purchasing Department at ProtectHealth Corporation, Dr Yussni Aris @ Harrris said last year, a total of 301,650 individuals were screened through PeKa B40, and 25 per cent were found to have two or more NCDs such as diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol and obesity.
