Appalling!
- Incidence of Colon Cancer in Men: Aus -5.3%, Msia – 14.5%
- Incidence of diabetes: Aus – 7.5%, Msia – 40%
well that tell you much about our healthcare system…not much has been put into prevention rather…instead they pour most of the resources into the hospital…in the 2 conditions above, by the time the person presented to the hospital, there wont be much that we can do…for colon cancer, by the time experienced its symptoms (ie bowel obstruction, or paraneoplastic effects) its already too late..the cancer’s already spreading….for diabetes, being msians, who are usually an ignorant bunch, it would always present with later-stage diabetes, where medication is the only way to control (not treat) and its irreversible…
Familial adenomatous polyposis
in white countries like the US, Aus, UK, where i thought the incidence of colon cancer is high, the population over 50 will be receive a ‘poo sampling kit’ as a screening test for colon cancer…courtesy of the govt…coz they know it costs more to treat cancer pt in hospital, so they realize the importance to screen for it…and intervene in its early stages…
diabetic ulcer
sometimes, like in these cases, it makes me wonder…whether the lack of doctors in msia is due to braindrain, or is it due to the ministry, overstretching the resources (fund, doctor’s man power) by poor management.
but again back to being msian, we are more interested in stupid things like,the PM visiting the mamak, which govt officer is corrupt, how many mat rempits caught and etc…but no one really does anything for healthcare….even in politics, where healthcare is a big thing in other countries…(cue obama’s universal healthcare v mccain’s obligatory healthcare)….but we are an ignorant bunch…for us politics is about power grabbing, allegience changing, hunger strikes and fasting, C4 homocide and sodomy…a developed nation by 2020 anyone?
May 30th, 2009 at 9:57 AM
a developed ability to gossip and spend money….THAT i agree!
June 1st, 2009 at 4:56 AM
a ‘developed’ country 2020