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| Posted: 06 Nov 2012 04:41 AM PST HEALTH AWARENESS Golden Horses Health Sanctuary will be hosting a health awareness campaign this Saturday at Theatrette Room, Palace of the Golden Horses, Seri Kembangan, at 2pm. Gastroenterologist Dr Loong Yik Yee will speak on prevention of stomach and colon cancer, while celebrity TV host and health enthusiast Jojo Struys will give a talk titled "De-stress through Yoga". Admission is free, on a first come first served basis. Participants will also enjoy a free basic health check. For details and reservations, call 03-8941 5833 by Nov 7. CHARITY BAZAAR Titled "From Hearts to Hearts", the GPL Group is organising a charity bazaar this Nov 11 at the Newcom Club along Jalan Kelang Lama to raise funds for two IJN (Institut Jantung Negara) Foundation infant patients and the SPCA. Besides the usual bazaar sales and fun activities, an IJN team will be on site to help check visitors' BMI, cholesterol and blood glucose levels. For details, call 03-2617 8315 (Ritzzawati Rosli Mohd Rosli) or 03-6209 9100 (Teresa Chow). ROAD CLOSURE A temporary road closure along Jalan Kuching and Jalan Duta will be implemented by DBKL to facilitate construction of three-tier extruded kerbs. Works on Jalan Kuching is ongoing until May 14, from 9.30am to 4pm (first stage) and 9pm to 5am (second stage) while works on Jalan Duta is ongoing until June 19, from 9.30am to 4pm (first stage) and 9pm to 5am (second stage). Motorists are advised to be careful and observe traffic signage at the site. ITEMS FOR SOCIETY The Nalanda Buddhist Society invites devotees to offer robes, other necessary items or food to Buddhist monastics on Nov 11 from 9am to 12pm. The event will take place at the Nalanda Centre, 3357, Jalan 18/31, Taman Sri Serdang. For details, call 012-295 5245 (Buddhini) or 012-227 9349 (Santi). HELP THE URBAN POOR Persatuan Kemajuan dan Kebajikan Masyarakat Kawasan Batu, a Kuala Lumpur-based NGO, carries out charity and community activities for the urban poor in the city. Anyone who wishes to help or donate clothes and groceries to families in need may contact Ramanathan Chinnu at 012-226 5765. TOASTMASTERS MEET The Metro Toastmasters meet every second and fourth Thursdays of the month in Vistana hotel at 7pm. For details, call 016-332 2973 (Mohammad Shukur). |
| Company launches MenCare to educate men on breast cancer Posted: 06 Nov 2012 04:06 AM PST GENERAL ELECTRIC (GE) recently announced its support for MenCare, an initiative founded by Pfizer Malaysia and the National Council of Women's Organisations (NCWO) Malaysia. MenCare is an initiative that aims to garner men's support to be actively involved in the breast-health care of their spouses and female family members. MenCare activities aim to educate men on breast cancer and how it ultimately affects the family. The objective of MenCare is to educate men on breast cancer, one of the leading forms of cancer that affect women, and seeks to rally their support to encourage women to go for regular check-ups for early detection. The initiative also seeks to influence existing policies in order to facilitate men's support for their wives or female family members who have been diagnosed with the disease. "GE is committed to raising awareness and fostering hope in the fight against breast cancer while working to accelerate cancer innovation. "Through Mencare, GE hopes to play a role in raising awareness on the importance of early detection by encouraging men to be involved in supporting their loved ones," said Asean strategic account director GE Healthcare Jitinder Magoon. The collaboration was announced during a gala dinner in conjunction with GE's Women's Network Summit 2012. Deputy president NCWO Datuk Ramani Gurusamy, country manager Pfizer Malaysia and Brunei Angel Choi, and MenCare Ambassador and international celebrity photographer Kid Chan were among the VIPs who attended the event to show their support for the campaign, encouraging the women in attendance to help the men in their lives better understand the disease. "MenCare is an example of Pfizer's commitment towards working together for a healthier world and we look to collaborating with various partners to make this a reality. The initiative is an example of how we work with partners such as NCWO. "We applaud our latest partner, GE, for supporting MenCare" said Choi The GE's Women's Network Summit gala dinner kickstarts a month-long fundraising campaign by GE, where money raised would go towards a joint fund to support educational programmes run by MenCare. GE has also embarked on a series of awareness workshops to train employees to advocate for the support of awareness on breast -health care. In conjunction with Pink October, GE employees also took part in a Healthymagi-nation Walk to help raise awareness of breast cancer. Healthymagination is a GE initiative committed towards sustainable healthcare aimed at significantly reducing the cost of procedures and processes, increasing access to services, technologies and health education and essentially improving quality of care for patients. The GE Cancer Commitment under the healthymagination initiative also allocated US$1bil in its dedicated cancer-related research and development in addition to helping clinicians deliver care to 10 million patients by 2020. GE hopes to reach these goals by enabling more accurate diagnoses and better treatment through faster, more effective technologies. |
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