70% of PeKa B40 participants found to have NCDs
Nearly 70% of the 301,650 participants at last year’s free health screenings under the PeKa B40 scheme were found to have at least one non-communicable disease (NCD), highlighting a growing health crisis in Malaysia.
In a Bernama report, ProtectHealth Corporation’s Dr Yussni Aris @ Haris said one in four participants was diagnosed with two or more NCDs such as diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol and obesity.
“This shows a rise in multimorbidity among those in the low-income group, many of whom may not realise they have NCDs,” said the ProtectHealth manager.
ProtectHealth, a wholly owned subsidiary of the health ministry, coordinates healthcare financing initiatives such as PeKa B40, the Madani Medical Scheme and the Hospital Services Outsourcing Programme.
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