Health
Malaysian hospital tops list of world’s best hospitals for medical tourists
Malaysia's Prince Court Medical Center is again named the hospital that best provides medical tourists with outstanding care beyond standard clinical protocols and excellent...
Vietnam: Huge progress in expanding social health insurance, says World Bank
Vietnam has made great strides in expanding social health insurance, now covering more than half of its population, but reforms, such as providing premium...
Diabetes to hit 21% of Malaysians by 2020
Malaysia, the ASEAN country with the highest percentage of overweight and obese people, could face some sort of diabetes epidemic if the problems are...
Ten measures to avoid obesity
Former Director-General of Health Malaysia, Tan Sri Ismail, gives advice
Thailand braces for record dengue fever epidemic
With reports of dengue fever outbreaks from all over the country, and the rainy season still more than two months to go, Thailand could...
Sarawak’s widening problem with obesity
Sarawak, unfortunately, is part of the obesity rise in Malaysia, an epidemic that can have drastic economic implications on a country’s social sector, namely upped healthcare expenditures, as well as a drop in work productivity.
Medical ethics: A long debated issue
There are many ethical questions that surround the medical industry. Firoz Abdul Hamid talked to KPJ's Datin Paduka about her views on ethics in medical practice.
Sarawak ‘not an exception’ to obesity rise
Malaysia is the most obese nation in ASEAN. Hajah Fatimah Abdullah, Sarawak's Minister of Welfare, Women and Family Development, shares her views.
Ambitious growth with special health care services
Jerudong Park Medical Centre (JPMC), a private specialist hospital in Brunei has undergone significant development in the past. Inside Investor talked to Executive Director and Medical Director Dato Dr Isham Jaafar.
Malaysia: Better public education against obesity
Malaysia is the most obese nation in ASEAN and is witnessing a dramatic rise in other non-communicable diseases. Inside Investor ask an expert why.
Food for thought: to diet or devour, this is the question
Ironically enough, overweight countries can do a lot more for the future of underprivileged and famine-prone nations by changing their eating habits than by dropping some greenbacks off at a food charity.
Qatar to spend $604 million on cancer prevention
Qatar has announced a new proactive campaign against cancer in the country. It attempts to up the quality of care received by citizens, and...
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Thailand, Singapore most vulnerable to potential US recession
Southeast Asia could be seriously affected in case the US falls into recession, but some countries would be more badly hit than others, economists...