ATLAS

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.

Menurut SMCV, Atlas Obesiti Dunia juga meramalkan bahawa jumlah itu boleh meningkat kepada 41 peratus menjelang 2035.

Nearly 20 per cent of Malaysians classified as obese, according to The World Obesity Atlas.

Kapsul Starliner dilancarkan dari Cape Canaveral, Florida menggunakan roket Atlas V oleh United Launch Alliance (ULA).

BOSTON Dynamics telah menamatkan pembangunan robot Atlas yang terkenal dengan kemampuan melakukan aksi balik kuang, menari dan membantu pekerja di tapak pembinaan.

MENURUT kajian World Obesity Atlas 2023, sebanyak 41% rakyat Malaysia akan tergolong dalam kategori obes menjelang 2035.

Examining the human brain at the cellular level in more detail, scientists have identified more than 3,300 array of cell types.

Parts of the rugged region are still surviving on donations left on roadsides by citizens.

The 6.8 magnitude quake that struck the High Atlas Mountains killed at least 2,901 people and injured 5,530.

The situation was most desperate for people in remote areas cut off by landslides triggered by the earthquake that blocked access roads.

The death toll from the earthquake that struck in the High Atlas Mountains stood at 2,862.

More than 300,000 people have been impacted in Marrakech and the High Atlas Mountains caused by the earthquake, according to UN.

Search teams from Spain, Britain and Qatar join Moroccan efforts to find survivors from the earthquake that struck in High Atlas Mountains.

Many survivors spent a third night outside, their homes destroyed or rendered unsafe by Morocco's most powerful earthquake since 1900.

Relief workers face the challenge of reaching the worst-affected villages in the High Atlas.