Brunei People Live As Long As The British, Seminar Told

Bandar Seri Begawan – Bruneians are now living as long as the British, thanks to better medical care.

Besides that, at present Brunei Darussalam is declared as a country free from almost all infectious diseases among children such as tuberculosis, polio and throat disease as well as malaria.

The Minister said all that the nation had achieved were attributed to a strong faith towards Allah the Almighty.

However, the Minister said humans nowadays are experiencing an epidemiological transition in which every year the number of adults suffering from non-infectious chronic diseases had increased regardless of age and level of position.

According to a data from the Ministry of health, cancer, heart disease, diabetic complications, and high blood pressure are among the major causes of death in the country.

The Minister added that the burden of carrying the diseases can only be felt and handled by the patients themselves either in their physical or financial aspect.

All these can be avoided if people look after their health well and adopt the positive attitude and idea that prevention is better than cure.

Proper health care through healthy food consumption, balanced with regular exercise, clean shelter and environment, refraining from smoking and strengthening religious faith through prayers are among the factors that can help protect individuals from chronic diseases.

Twenty-nine working papers were discussed in the plenary session of the four-day seminar.

The participants had gathered useful and valuable information from the working papers presented.

Also present at the closing ceremony was Dr Sohaila Sediqq, Afghanistan's Minister of Public Health, who is in the country for a six-day official visit. -- Courtesy of Radio Television Brunei

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