PM Anwar, isteri selesai mengerjakan umrah

KUALA LUMPUR: Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim selesai menunaikan umrah di Makkah pada Rabu.

Perdana Menteri yang ditemani isteri, Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail mengerjakan ibadah umrah sebaik tiba di Jeddah pagi tadi.

Turut mengiringi Perdana Menteri bagi mengerjakan ibadah umrah ialah Menteri Luar Datuk Seri Zambry Abdul Kadir dan Menteri Komunikasi dan Digital Fahmi Fadzil serta delegasi Malaysia.

Perdana Menteri dalam kenyataan di laman Facebook berkata, beliau mendoakan kesejahteraan buat rakyat, negara serta usaha menjadikan Malaysia kembali kuat dan gah diberkati Allah S.W.T.

Sebelum itu, Anwar yang juga Menteri Kewangan selamat tiba di negara Timur Tengah itu sekitar 6.40 pagi waktu tempatan bagi memulakan lawatan rasmi.

Perdana Menteri mengadakan lawatan kerja tiga hari di negara itu atas undangan kerajaan Arab Saudi.

Sebaik tiba Anwar disambut Gabenor Jeddah, Putera Saud bin Abdullah bin Jalawi Al Saud dalam upacara sambutan rasmi dengan kawad statik.

Ia merupakan lawatan rasmi negara luar Asean pertama bagi Anwar selepas dilantik menjadi Perdana Menteri pada 24 November tahun lepas.

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.