Heart disease is the No 1 killer in Brunei


BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Sept 12 (Borneo Bulletin/ANN): Cardiovascular disease (CVD) has overtaken cancer as the leading cause of overall and premature deaths in Brunei Darussalam, with last year’s statistics suggesting that CVDs were behind 416 deaths, compared to 306 deaths from cancers.

Minister of Health Dato Seri Setia Dr Mohd Isham Jaafar highlighted this in his opening remarks at the Cardiology Conference 2022 yesterday.

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