The Health Promotion Board (HPB) has been working with the Malay and Indian communities to try to lower their risk of ill health.
Malays, for example, are particularly prone to diabetes, with one in six adults aged 18 to 69 years suffering from this chronic condition. This is much higher than the national average of one in nine.
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