Health issues and untimely deaths among politicians must raise the alarm

| Indeed, while our religions teach us to accept sudden deaths as the will of God, as humans we must also take personal and collective responsibility.

While we may all marvel at our prime minister's long life that boasts of blessed health, we cannot say the same for many of our elected leaders.The number of Malaysians seeking medical care while in their early forties and upon retiring is indeed very worrying. While our schools do cursory or obligatory teaching of health science, it is very clear that the Malaysian lifestyle, diet and working conditions have long neglected the need to be well-informed citizens who place paramount importance on good health, early diagnosis and even a preventive approach to healthier living.

We have been reduced to becoming informed, knowledgeable and discerning consumers buying, consuming or selling food.

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