Doctor in the House: How Much Do You Know About Your Health?

Dr George Lee, Consultant Urologist | Komathi Perialathan, Health Education Officer, Institute for Health Behavioural Research

25-Sep-20 16:00

Doctor in the House: How Much Do You Know About Your Health?

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Whether it’s to tackle the rising incidence of non-communicable diseases or curbing the spread of COVID-19, it’s important that we equip ourselves with the knowledge to make decisions about our health. But how many of us are able to do that? On today’s show, consultant urologist Dr George Lee is joined by Komathi Perialathan, a health education officer from the Institute for Health Behavioural Research, at the Ministry of Health to dive deeper into the issue of health literacy.

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Produced by: Lim Sue Ann

Presented by: Tee Shiao Eek

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