13 kenderaan kemalangan di BKE, empat cedera

KULIM: Empat orang cedera dalam kemalangan melibatkan 13 buah kenderaan termasuk sebuah lori treler di Kilometer 21 Lebuhraya BKE menghala ke Baling, di sini, pada Selasa.

Ketua Balai Bomba dan Penyelamat (BBP) Kulim, Penolong Penguasa Bomba Hamizul Azwan Hamdan berkata, pihaknya menerima panggilan berhubung kemalangan itu pada jam 7.37 pagi.

Difahamkan, treler terbabit dipercayai merempuh 12 kenderaan di lokasi kejadian sehingga mengakibatkan kesesakan.

"Setibanya di lokasi, didapati berlaku kemalangan membabitkan 13 kenderaan dan empat mangsa termasuk seorang wanita berjaya diselamatkan oleh orang awam sebelum pihak Bomba tiba.

"Kesemua mereka dihantar ke Hospital Kulim dengan menaiki ambulans untuk mendapatkan rawatan lanjut," katanya dalam satu kenyataan hari ini.

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.