Finas zahir penghargaan pelancaran PRISMA

KUALA LUMPUR:Pakej Rangsangan Industri Kreatif Malaysia (PRISMA) yang dilancarkan pada Jumaat berupaya memanfaatkan semua penggiat industri kreatif tempatan termasuk kategori filem.

Perbadanan Kemajuan Filem Nasional Malaysia (Finas) dalam kenyataan memaklumkan suntikan dana untuk menggerakkan semula ekonomi industri kreatif dalam mendepani impak pandemik COVID-19 itu amat dihargai.

"Finas amat menyambut baik segala usaha yang memberi manfaat kepada penggiat industri kreatif sekali gus berupaya memacu industri kreatif tempatan ke persada antarabangsa.

"Besarlah harapan Finas agar seluruh penggiat industri kreatif dapat menjunjung semangat kebersamaan serta mengetepikan perbezaan pandangan dalam mendepani cabaran dan tekanan ekonomi semasa akibat penularan wabak COVID-19," menurut kenyataan itu.

PRISMA, inisiatif jangka pendek dilaksanakan Kementerian Komunikasi dan Multimedia (KKMM), bertujuan memastikan kelangsungan dan kelestarian penggiat dan pemain industri kreatif negara dalam mendepani impak pandemik COVID-19 yang dijangka memanfaatkan lebih 9,000 penggiat serta pemain industri kreatif.

Semasa melancarkannya, Menteri Komunikasi dan Multimedia Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah berkata penggiat dan pemain industri kreatif bakal menerima manfaat PRISMA yang berjumlah RM89.2 juta dan sekurang-kurangnya 40,000 peluang pekerjaan dijangka diwujudkan melalui pelaksanaan program-program di bawahnya.

-- 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.