KJ: Health awareness low, only 53pct underwent screenings past one year

The government has launched a five-month campaign aimed at screening 1.5 million people because the level of health awareness in the country is still low, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

He said only about 53 percent of Malaysian adults had undergone medical check-ups in the past one-year period and this was not satisfactory.

“Because of this, the National Health Screening...