For over two years now, we’ve lived with Covid-19, ever watchful we don’t get it. Well, the virus isn’t going away so maybe it’s time to look at another invisible epidemic that actually kills more people: chronic diseases.
Chronic diseases – such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes and cancer – cause 70% of deaths and cost RM9bil in productivity losses in Malaysia. Cases are often picked up late, when treatment is costly and less can be done. It’s a silent epidemic, unfolding quietly and slowly over years.
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