UK uji sistem baharu amaran kecemasan

LONDON: Kerajaan United Kingdom pada Ahad menjalankan ujian percubaan terhadap sistem baharu amaran kecemasan untuk menilai keberkesanannya dalam menyedarkan masyarakat perihal berkaitan kecemasan seperti bencana alam, serangan pengganas dan pandemik.

Menurut Agensi Anadolu, sistem amaran itu akan menghantar mesej pada skrin telefon mudah alih dan tablet pada pukul 3 petang waktu tempatan diiringi bunyi seperti siren atau getaran yang kuat selama kira-kira 10 saat.

Kerajaan menegaskan bahawa sistem baharu itu penting untuk memastikan keselamatan awam semasa berlaku sebarang kejadian kecemasan yang mengancam nyawa.

Sistem baharu itu diperkenalkan bagi mengatasi masalah yang timbul ketika pandemik melanda, menyaksikan kerajaan UK bergelut untuk memastikan penyampaian yang lebih berkesan mengenai langkah-langkah pencegahan dan penutupan kepada orang ramai.

-- 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.