Popular 1970s singer Jay Jay of the famed group Carefree, died at a private medical centre in Kota Damansara, Petaling Jaya, at 9.20 pm on Aug 4. He was 67.
PETALING JAYA: The Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services is calling for mandatory health screenings for civil servants to combat the escalating obesity crisis.
“To ensure that control measures are implemented, Cuepacs believes that mandatory periodic health checks for public servants should be carried out, especially for those aged 40 and above or showing signs of weight issues,” he said in a statement yesterday. Mohd Zuki said this is crucial given that obesity rates have surpassed 50% of the population, with a significant number being civil servants in Putrajaya.
“The effectiveness of each intervention programme implemented needs to be evaluated to achieve the set objectives,” said the Cuepacs president.“The same measures can be implemented in the private sector to ensure a healthy lifestyle is maintained. He also proposed that the government look into providing incentives on production and sale of healthy food and beverages.
Public health specialist Prof Dr Sharifa Ezat Wan Puteh said each government department or office should be encouraged to adopt a sports theme and it should be considered part of their task, considering that a majority of them have no time to do physical activities after work.
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