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How Do We Pick Up Iron Deficiency Anaemia in Children?
33 mins·16:00, 1 Jul 2026
How Do We Pick Up Iron Deficiency Anaemia in Children?
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Guest: Professor Dr Muhammad Yazid Jalaludin, Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist, University Malaya Medical Centre, Muhammad Danial Kittu, Senior Researcher, Social & Economic Research Initiative (SERI)
Over 46% of children aged five and below have anaemia in Malaysia, higher than the global average of 40%. It’s a condition that often goes unseen, but it can have a significant impact on children’s health and wellbeing beyond their childhood years. To dive into this condition, particularly iron-deficiency anaemia, we speak to Prof Dr Muhammad Yazid Jalaludin, consultant paediatric endocrinologist at University Malaya Medical Centre, and Muhammad Daniel Kittu, senior researcher at the Social & Economic Research Initiative (SERI).
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Presenter: Lim Sue Ann
Producer: Lim Sue Ann
iron-rich foodthe bigger picturehealth & livinganaemiahaemoglobinchildren's healthmaternal healthdietnutrition
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