Sheinbaum angkat sumpah sebagai Presiden wanita pertama Mexico

MEXICO CITY: Claudia Sheinbaum mengangkat sumpah sebagai Presiden wanita pertama Mexico pada Selasa, memulakan tempoh enam tahun menggantikan mentornya, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, seorang populis berhaluan kiri, lapor Agensi Berita Jerman (dpa).

Populariti Lopez Obrador membantu ahli fizik berusia 62 tahun yang juga bekas Datuk Bandar Mexico City itu meraih kemenangan besar dalam pilihan raya pada Jun lalu.

Sheinbaum merancang meneruskan dasar-dasar pendahulunya, termasuk meneruskan program sosial Lopez Obrador dan memperluas rangkaian kereta api.

Kartel dadah dan ketegangan dengan Amerika Syarikat adalah antara cabaran terbesar yang dihadapi negara dengan populasi 130 juta penduduk itu.

Gaya politik Lopez Obrador menyebabkan perpecahan selama beberapa dekad, dan ramai ahli Kabinet Sheinbaum yang akan datang pernah menjadi sebahagian daripada kerajaan beliau.

Parti Morena, yang diasaskan oleh Lopez Obrador menguasai kedua-dua dewan Kongres Mexico.

-- BERNAMA

Niaga SPOTLIGHT: Costing The Silent Threat of Obesity

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Malaysia are a growing burden on the health system, with a number of associated health issues and economic costs.

The annual cost of healthcare for NCDs is estimated to be over RM 9.65 billion. Meanwhile, the cost of disability and loss of healthy life years is estimated to be around RM 100.79 billion. Absenteeism due to NCDs is estimated to cost the Malaysian economy RM 2.6 billion annually.

From the common NCDs, obesity is one of THE most significant health threats, with nearly 20% of the Malaysian population currently classified as obese.

Additionally, more than half of all adults (54%) are overweight or obese. According to the World Obesity Atlas, this figure could rise to 41% in Malaysia by 2035, if preventive action is not taken.

Niaga Spotlight focuses on immediate strategies to address this growing silent threat of Obesity, which also burdens the national healthcare system as well as national productivity levels with significant impacts and costs.