Diabetes patients can now take charge of their health with new programme

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Malaysians living with diabetes are being empowered to take charge of their own health under the newly launched  Empowerment for Risk Assessment and Treatment (ERAT) programme.  Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said the programme aims to improve diabetes management by strengthening early detection, prevention and long-term care of the disease.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/yc8bpch9   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00The goal is not merely to treat disease, but actually to equip Malaysians with the ability,

00:13knowledge and confidence to manage their own health. An estimated of 3.6 million adults are

00:20living with diabetes and nearly half remain undiagnosed in Malaysia. Hence, these demands

00:27on urgent and strategic action to detect them early, so detect those at risk earlier, strengthen

00:37prevention and health promotion, and ensure continuous care and support for those who

00:46are already diagnosed. The ERROD program represents the next phase of our National Diabetes Strategy.

00:55Moving beyond medication adherence, compliance, towards true patient empowerment. This program

01:02integrates behavioral insights, education and self-management to help individuals take greater

01:09ownership of their health. And I would like to commend the Pharmaceutical Services Program,

01:13the MPS and Novo Notice for this meaningful collaboration. A model example of, as I said,

01:20not just public, private, but a tri-pi-tide collaboration of government, professional

01:29association and bodies like MPS and industry like Novo Notice, which could deliver tangible health

01:39outcome for Malaysians. Ladies and gentlemen, following this ceremony, a memorandum of understanding will be signed

01:45between Ministry of Health and the Malaysian Pharmacists Society to formalize the cooperation under the ERROD

01:52project. This MOU reaffirms the shared commitment of both parties to work together equally and collectively

02:00in strengthening diabetes care through pharmacist-led initiatives. Implementation will be overseen by a joint working committee

02:08comprising representative from MOH and MPS which will meet regularly to review progress, discuss,

02:15decision and resolve operational issues and challenges.

02:21Yes.

02:22Mr. Tempik, in terms of the ERRD, adakah semua diabetes prevention akan masuk dalam program ini

02:27ke? Ataupun ada pemilihan, ada cara pemilihan?

02:30Okay, it's a good question. Ya, kita tahu kita sendiri kita punya 3.5 juta, ya. And on our own database, active diabetic

02:43patient, kita ada satu perpuluhan, hampir satu juta. Satu perpuluhan kosong, okay to be exact,

02:53satu juta tiga puluh ribu lapan ratus sembilan puluh dua active patient. Ataupun patient yang mana datang

03:02kepada facility-facility klinik-klinik kesihatan dan juga hospital kita. So that's the database that we have.

03:10Dan yang mustahaknya on this program, dia adalah program yang mereka kenal pasti, especially

03:18yang tidak control. Ya, they get into this, they get into this program so that they will have

03:25a chance to be empowered, diperkasakan, diberdayakan untuk take charge and take control of their own diabetes

03:35diabetes monitoring, pemantauan, with that device and other yang rupakan the whole, the whole,

03:42the whole, apa tadi, what is the word, ERAC punya, the SMPG. Ya, it's the SMPG. Ya, it's the

03:53program yang digunakan, ya, sebagai dia alat untuk, ya, dia empowering approach and program,

04:03dia program, ya, dia erat program.

04:05Jangan lupa like, ya, share, ya, dan juga bisa.

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