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Early detection of depression can avert suicide

Early detection of depression can avert suicide 05 Jul 2021 / 08:43 H. Pix for representational purpose only. KUALA LUMPUR: The relatively high number of suicide cases reported in Malaysia during the first five months of this year has set alarm bells ringing. The suicide trend is worrying, more so now with the Covid-19 pandemic yet to show any sign of abating and no indication of when the first phase of movement control under the National Recovery Plan will transition to the second phase nationwide to allow most economic sectors to operate. On June 16 alone, three cases of suicide were reported and just two days later, another case was reported. On June 28, a 56-year-old man in Balakong, Selangor, killed himself by hanging.

Supporting learners with poor or no internet

Supporting learners with poor or no internet Pix for representational purpose only. THE findings in a report by UNICEF and UNFPA, recently launched by Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, Datuk Sri Mustapa Mohamed on online learning among the urban poor, is most disturbing. As many as 80% of urban poor children struggle to focus on their school work and 60% of parents say children have lost interest in studying. Unfortunately, even with EduTV, which was thought to help learners without internet access or digital devices, 43% of parents said their children do not understand the programmes offered. There are three types of interaction in online learning, namely learners talking (or interacting) with their teachers, learners talking (or interacting) with their classmates and learners talking (or interacting) with the content they are learning.

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