MALAYSIA: Non-Communicable Diseases Main Causes of Deaths in Malaysia: Sarawak Deputy Premier

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MalayMail-June 14

Non-communicable diseases (NCD) led by cardiovascular issues, cancer and diabetes are the main causes of deaths in the country including Sarawak, said Deputy Premier Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian. Dr Sim, who is Minister of Public Health, Housing and Local Government, said the 2014 NCD Global Status Report showed that NCD contributed about 68 per cent of deaths in the world in the year 2012. “Malaysia is among countries that recorded about 80 per cent death from NCD,” he said while officiating a Kospen (Komuniti Sihat Pembina Negara) Wellness of Workers (WOW) health carnival at Sarawak General Hospital’s clinical research center, here yesterday morning. He remarked that such high figure was worrying and measures needed to be taken to bring the figure down. He also hoped the Kospen WOW program would increase awareness on the importance of leading a healthy lifestyle including public servants. “This is in line with the government’s aspiration to realise ‘Agenda Nasional Malaysia Sihat’ to promote healthy lifestyle and environmental sustainability,” stated the state Minister of Public Health, Housing and Local Government. He added that the public should live a healthy lifestyle as Sarawak marches towards high-income-state status by 2030, and practise recommended health measures to guard against infectious diseases. Read more at: https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2022/06/14/non-communicable-diseases-main-causes-of-deaths-in-malaysia-says-sarawak-deputy-premier/12189

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EXTRICATING NDONESIAN CHILDREN FROM ISIS INFLUENCE ABROAD

Indonesia urgently needs to revisit the possibility of repatriating the neediest of its young citizens stranded abroad, whose families had earlier joined ISIS. Most of these children are in camps in northern Syria but there are also small numbers in the Philippines, Afghanistan and Iraq. “Extricating Indonesian Children from ISIS Influence Abroad”, the latest report from the Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict (IPAC) argues that the government could begin by bringing back small groups of unaccompanied children under ten years of age, who pose minimal security risk and are most vulnerable to deteriorating conditions in the camps.“The problem is that health and security conditions are worsening by the day in the Syrian camps, and the children are growing older,” says Dyah Kartika, IPAC analyst. “They need access to schools, a nurturing environment, and medical attention. If the government waits too long, the children will be further exposed to ISIS ideology.” The new report examines a 2019 list of Indonesians in camps and prisons run by the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The Indonesian government has been trying to verify their citizenship, but with pseudonyms, misspellings and bad transliterations, it is a daunting task. At the time the data was collected, between March and June 2019, there were 555 Indonesians in SDF camps and prisons, including 367 children. Among the children, approximately 277 were under the age of ten and 34 were unaccompanied. In June 2021, there are fewer than ten children who are both unaccompanied and under the age of ten that could be prioritized for return. Bringing back children of ISIS families is no easy task. The report analyses the main challenges faced by the Indonesian government. These include definitional issues, bureaucratic competition, the difficulty of verifying nationality, evaluating the toll of exposure to conflict, assessing security risk, and finding relatives or others willing to provide care once the children are returned. In addition, COVID has meant stringent restrictions on travel, placing further obstacles in the way of repatriation. There are several models for rehabilitation of children exposed to violent extremism in Indonesia that could be modified to accommodate the needs of children repatriated from abroad. The report examines these models and argues that the government does not need to have every detail of rehabilitation programs in place before it starts extricating children from ISIS influence. It can start by bringing back the most vulnerable children and then modify programs as needed.

“It’s important that the government see these children as victims” says Dyah. “They deserve a chance to be children again.”

MALAYSIA: Non-Communicable Diseases Main Causes of Deaths in Malaysia: Sarawak Deputy Premier

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