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Obese individuals at risk of NCDs, warns Sim

MIRI: A seven core prevention approach is being applied to prevent an increase in noncommunicable diseases (NCD) including the prevalence of diabetes in the country. It involves Clinical Management; Increasing Patient Compliance; Action with NGOs, Professional Bodies and Other Stakeholders; Monitoring, Research and Surveillance; Capacity Building; and Policy and Regulatory Interventions. “The Ministry of Health […]

Vaccination prevents cases from deteriorating

SIBU: Vaccination against Covid-19 has saved the people from getting worse following outbreak of the Delta variant. Assistant Minister of Local Government and Housing Dr Annuar Rapaee who is also Sibu Division Disaster Management Committee coordinator, said the vaccination had greatly reduced the risk of Covid-19 among the public. Dr Annuar, who is also Assistant […]

Comprehensive SOP on prevention and control for peatland fires needed

MIRI: A comprehensive set of guidelines and standard operating procedures (SOPs) are needed for the prevention and control of peatland fires. Minister of Transport Sarawak Datuk Lee Kim Shin said peatland fires were normally caused by drainage and land clearing activities undertaken in an inappropriate and unsustainable manner. “This has caused considerable damage to the […]

Wild boar meat not for sale

KUCHING: Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) has offered grounds for its stance on the prevention of the sale of wild boar meat. “This is to ensure that rural communities continue to have the food that they need. Studies show that wildlife trade in town is the single cause of the decline of wildlife and depriving the […]

Strictly preventing open burning

KUCHING: The state will intensify its efforts in terms of monitoring and enforcement in preventing open burning during the expected haze season. State Disaster Management Committee chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the Divisional Disaster Management Committees (DDMCs) had been ordered to keep a lookout in their respective divisions for areas prone to having […]

Companies donate sanitisers to 40 schools

SIBU: Two companies yesterday jointly contributed epidemic prevention materials worth RM200,000 to selected primary and secondary schools in the state. They are Sonic Hardware (Sarawak) Sdn Bhd (Sonic) and Guangdong Theaoson Technology Co, Ltd (Guangdong) which donated 31,200 bottles of sanitiser sprays to 40 schools, benefiting about 57,000 students. Director of Sonic, Branda Wong, and […]

State working hard to reduce teenage pregnancies

KUCHING:  The Sarawak government has been raising awareness of the need to reduce teenage pregnancies in the state, said Welfare, Community Well Being, Women, Family and Childhood Development Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. “For my ministry, we are looking at the issue from a practical point of view by focusing more on targeted groups. “We have […]

Special base to prevent entry of refugees

LANGKAWI: The government is urged to set up a special base and apply new technologies such as drones for surveillance and monitoring the northern waters of Langkawi to prevent the entry of ethnic Rohingya refugees. Langkawi Umno Division head, Datuk Nawawi Ahmad said the infiltration of the illegal immigrants into the island had raised anxiety […]

Preparing for second wave of pandemic

KUCHING: Sarawakians all have vital roles to ensure that a second wave of Covid-19 infections does not happen, Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said. The Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman disclosed that SDMC was currently developing a strategy to face the possibility of a second wave of the pandemic by studying the […]

Precautionary steps taken, says Dr Sim

KUCHING: All precautionary steps have been taken by state and federal agencies since early this year, in case the Novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak situation gets worse. Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said this in his social media posting after news broke out that Sarawak now has three positive Covid-19 […]