Mangsa serangan gajah di Mersing ditidurkan

MERSING: Seorang pekerja pembersihan kontrak yang cedera parah akibat diserang gajah di kawasan belukar di belakang Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Tenggaroh 5 di sini semalam, kini ditidurkan.

Timbalan Ketua Polis Daerah Mersing DSP Sharif Shai Sharif Mondoi berkata mangsa, Zalini Dahlan, 51, masih lagi menerima rawatan di Hospital Sultan Ismail, Johor Bahru.

"Saya dimaklumkan oleh isterinya bahawa Zalini telah ditidurkan (diintubasi) atas nasihat doktor, dipercayai bagi memulihkan kembali tenaganya.

"Difahamkan terdapat keretakan pada tulang pinggul dan satu tulang rusuk, serta pendarahan dalam kepala mangsa. Ini adalah maklumat yang kita peroleh setakat petang tadi," katanya ringkas ketika dihubungi hari ini."

Semalam, media melaporkan Zalini cedera parah manakala rakannya Mohamad Syafik Yakob, 31, meninggal dunia akibat diserang gajah selepas menghalau haiwan liar tersebut daripada mendekati kawasan SK Tenggaroh 5.

Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Kesihatan dan Alam Sekitar negeri Ling Tian Soon dipetik berkata Jabatan Perlindungan Hidupan Liar dan Taman Negara (Perhilitan) Johor akan melaksanakan kawalan dan pemantauan berterusan di kawasan Felda berkenaan dan operasi menangkap haiwan itu akan dimulakan serta-merta bagi memastikan keselamatan penduduk setempat

-- 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.