Nearly 890,000 sign-ups so far for Healthier SG, more Malay participation needed: Ong Ye Kung

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Malay community encouraged to support Healthier SG and join active ageing centres

was launched in July 2023, with close to 890,000 participants to date, said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung as he encouraged greater involvement by the Malay community.Mr Ong’s call for more participation by the Malay community came during a dialogue on May 18, at a conference on what ageing looks like for the Muslim community here.

About 140 people attended the free event, including community leaders, medical and social service practitioners, and academics who focus on seniors and health. For example, the prevalence of diabetes in the Malay population is 12.9 per cent, higher than the national average of 8.5 per cent.He urged AMP and other Malay/Muslim organisations to play a part in increasing Malay participation in national programmes. For example, they could consider collaborating with mosques to organise dialogues.

 

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