Nadma steps up haze response to protect public health
KUALA LUMPUR: The National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) has urged state disaster management committees to step up efforts to tackle the haze through regular coordination meetings, continuous air quality monitoring and prompt action by relevant agencies.
The National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) has stepped up its efforts to combat the current haze crisis, emphasizing the importance of regular coordination meetings, continuous air quality monitoring, and prompt action by relevant agencies to protect public health, particularly of schoolchildren. This response follows decisions made at the National Disaster Management Committee's High-Level Committee meeting on September 16 in Kuching, Sarawak, and has been reinforced through inter-agency discussions involving Nadma, the National Security Council, Education Ministry, Health Ministry, and Department of Environment on October 13.
Nadma stresses that decisions on school operations should follow the Education Ministry's guidelines and assessments of prevailing conditions, with the public advised to reduce outdoor activities when air quality deteriorates, especially for vulnerable groups such as children, seniors, pregnant women, and those with respiratory issues.
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