BRUNEI: Brunei’s Ministry of Health recently revealed that cardiovascular diseases in the country are the nation’s second highest cause of death after cancer. The sultanate’s Minister of Health (MoH), Datuk Seri Setia Dr Mohd Isham Jaafar, said that cardiovascular diseases contributed to nearly 25 per cent of deaths last year. According to reports in the Borneo Bulletin, the minister said that overall, premature mortality due to cardiovascular diseases increased from 20 per cent in 2013 to 26 per cent in 2018. He added that the number of medical procedures related to cardiovascular diseases has also increased. As part of efforts to prevent and control the rise in cardiovascular diseases, the MoH launched the Brunei Darussalam National Hypertension Guidelines as a joint project with the Cardiac Society of Brunei Darussalam.

Source: New Strait Times October 14, 2019 08:03 UTC