The HEALTH : April 2019

VOL 2: 12 | Month of April, 2019 | RM5.00 | PP19292/03/2018 (034850) | www.sihatmalaysia.my Issue: Vaccine VACCINE, the shot worth taking T he debate on vaccines has been at a resurgence recently, following the growing anti-vaccine movement and general concern over its safety. Dr Lee Boon Chye, Deputy Minister of Health spoke against the fearmongering, and encourages the population to vaccinate and strengthen our herd immunity. Th e benefi ts of vaccines tremendously outweighs the risk. — p10-11 Issue: Vaccine Concerns concerning vaccines – p12 Highlight: Vision 2020 Have you checked your eyesight recently? – p16 &17 Women Th e strong ladies who beat cancer – p28&29 Exclusive Make-up against cancer – p30&31