Bringing a knife to a gunfight – the undiagnosed diabetes and hypertension patients


A recent national survey in 2019 found that 3.9 million adult Malaysians have diabetes and almost half of them have raised blood glucose but were not diagnosed to have diabetes. From these undiagnosed diabetic Malaysians, more than half of them were workers.

The same survey found 6.4 million adult Malaysians have hypertension and only half of them were aware they have the disease. From these undiagnosed hypertensive Malaysians, more than half of them were workers.

Currently, Malaysians needs to learn how to live with Covid-19. Many Malaysians must go to work and run the economy while still in this Covid-19 war. Therefore, all Malaysians must be empowered and be well prepared to enter the battle field.

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