According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), worldwide obesity has tripled from 1975 to 2016. The scarier fact is that as of 2016, 41 million children under the age of five and 340 million children between the ages of five and 19 were reported to be overweight or obese. Malaysia has a lot to worry…
There is a need for parents and caregivers to recognise the changes in the growth patterns of children since they are an important indicator of overall health and well-being, Deputy Health Minister, Dr Lee Boon Chye, said today. He said they will need to work with healthcare professionals to ensure children affected by growth disorders…
Parents can now measure, record and track their child’s growth patterns directly from their smartphones On 27th November 2019, Malaysian Paediatric Association (MPA) in collaboration with Novo Nordisk Pharma (M) Sdn. Bhd. (Novo Nordisk) launched the Growth Journey™ app, an innovative growth tracking digital solution that places parents at the heart of their children’s…