Lori paip, lori papan bertembung, seorang pemandu maut

KUANTAN: Seorang lelaki maut manalala seorang lagi cedera dalam kemalangan membabitkan dua buah lori di Jalan Kuantan-Segamat dekat Bandar Muadzam Shah pagi tadi.

Penolong Pengarah (Operasi) Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat Malaysia (JBPM) Pahang, Ismail Abdul Ghani berkata, pihaknya menerima maklumat mengenai kejadian menerusi panggilan jam 5.16 pagi.

Sepasukan sembilan anggota dan pegawai dari Balai Bomba dan Penyelamat (BBP) Muadzam Shah dikejarkan ke lokasi kemalangan dengan menaiki dua jentera.

"Ketika sampai di tempat kejadian, bomba mendapati berlaku kemalangan membabitkan dua buah lori masing-masing membawa muatan papan dan paip.

"Dalam kejadian itu, seorang lelaki dewasa yang juga pemandu lori papan disahkan meninggal dunia oleh pihak Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia manakala seorang lagi mengalami kecederaan ringan," katanya dalam satu kenyataan di sini hari ini.

Beliau berkata, anggota bomba bertindak mengeluarkan mangsa menggunakan alatan menyelamat khas sebelum mayat mangsa diserahkan kepada pihak polis untuk tindakan seterusnya.

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.