VOL 2: 18 | Month of October, 2019 | RM5.00 | PP19292/03/2018 (034850) | www.sihatmalaysia.my
ring of the
decade p2&3
sight p4&5
• The gathe
• Seeing the
s fi rst p6&7
• Vision come
OCTOBER, 2019
PULSE OF THE NATION
Month Of October,
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Coming
together
for a
better
vision
Sight Day marks
Th is year’s World
ing of eye health
a historic gather
optometrists
professionals, as
ist congregate
and ophthalmolog
eye care for
to speak about better
Malaysians
Horrendously
Hazy
Th e haze came and went, but it aff e cts us on
an annual basis. Know how you can stay protected
now and in the inevitable future
– pg10 & 11
MPOB launches its 39th
Palm Oild Familiarisation
Programme - p04&05
Ascending to greater tech
in healthcare - p12
Cat lovers beware! - p14
Exclusive
WHY WAIT, ASK DR IMELDA! – p22&23
Our healthy
heart heritage
age
Malaysian herit
gh
refl ected throu y
cooking and famil
p13
Take charge
of your heart
Heart disease
prevalence
pushes the need
for a healthier
lifestyle and better
awareness — p05
In the palm
of our hands Palm
The ‘Love My is
Oil’ campaign
set to improve
our quality of
life healthily and
fi nancially — p10
Palm oil for the
greater good
The tree that
provides so much,
by
yet are stained and
misconception p11
misdirection —
2019