imho Malaysia's Anachronistic Response To Suicide Does More Harm Than Good We take pride in our robust and internationally recognised health care system, but how could we be both a nation of "world-class health care service" and a nation with an anachronistic response to mental health and suicidal behaviour? By Prishalini Rajagumar â 21 May 2021, 02:51 PM Subscribe to our Telegram channel for our latest stories and breaking news. Every year about 800,000 people take their own lives and for every suicide, there are many more people who attempt to take their life There are indications that for each adult who died of suicide, there may have been more than 20 others attempting suicide.