Consider This: Dementia (Part 1) - As Viewed Through A Public Health Lens

It is estimated over 200,000 Malaysians currently suffer from dementia. That number is only set to increase over the next few decades, with some projections putting it at a 300% increase in the next 30 years. Is Malaysia prepared to provide support and services for the growing number of individuals affected by dementia - not only to improve the quality of their lives, but that of their carers? Melisa Idris speaks to Associate Professor Dr Tan Kit Mun, consultant geriatrician at Universiti Malaya Medical Centre & Universiti Malaya Specialist Centre.
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