April , 2021 | The Health

Sun Life ’ s new Covid-19 funds

Sun Life Malaysia Assurance Berhad and Sun Life Malaysia Takaful Berhad ( Sun Life Malaysia ), a life insurance and Family Takaful provider respectively , have further extended complimentary support measures for clients who are affected by the pandemic with two new funds – the RM500,000 Covid-19 Vaccine Complications Fund and a RM1 million Covid-19 Medical Assistance Fund .

These two new funds deepen Sun Life Malaysia ’ s commitment in bringing brighter lives to clients by ensuring necessary assistance to deal with any adverse side effects post-vaccination and coverage against rising hospital treatment costs due to the Covid-19 infection .

For clients and their legal spouse who have received the Covid-19 vaccine , the RM500,000 Covid-19 Vaccine Complications Fund will protect them from adverse side effects due to the vaccine . It also provides a medical assistance benefit of up to RM5,000 for treatment requiring hospitalisation and a special death benefit of RM7,500 .

CxSYS ’ innovate solutions

Malaysian-based CxSYS , managed by Starsoft Systems Sdn Bhd , is boosting the country ’ s healthcare by providing innovative record management solutions with connectivity to a wide range of medical devices , enabling efficient operations and better patient care in over 80 clinics across the country .

“ Malaysia has been steadily embracing digitalisation in the healthcare sector . Amidst the pandemic , we have further realised the importance of innovative solutions , especially when it comes to healthcare .

“ As such , CxSYS has been making strides over the past decade to help create a one-point solution for record management in clinics to enable doctors and healthcare administrators to efficiently manage clinics ’ operations ,” said Dr Pasupathi , Founder of CxSYS .

Encouraging balanced nutrition

According to the National Health and Morbidity Survey 2019 , one in two adults in Malaysia was either overweight or obese while diabetes , hypertension and high cholesterol are among the main noncommunicable diseases ( NCDs ). To tackle this issue , Herbalife Nutrition is encouraging Malaysians to embrace a healthy , active lifestyle , through positive good nutrition habits and regular physical exercises .

A pivotal recent activity was the gathering of 10,000 Malaysians across the country in a virtual workout session to burn 1.5 million calories together .

Joining Herbalife Nutrition Malaysia in this campaign is the Nutrition Society of Malaysia ( NSM ), extending their collaboration from 2020 , to boost nutrition education . Both parties will bring their mutual expertise to benefit the public such as development of educational content that focuses on topics including nutrition , health and wellness .

unity in fighting the Covid-19 pandemic , GCH Retail contributed RM25,000 worth of goods , consisting of more than 2,000 mineral bottles , 600 hand sanitisers , as well as thousands of popular Meadows products to medical frontliners and patients at the Quarantine Centre including MAEPS Serdang , Quarantine Centre recently .

It said it understood the effort of medical teams and hospital support staff who are working around the clock and putting their lives at risk in the fight against Covid-19 , with the intention to provide optimum care to their patients .

GCH Retail ( GCH Retail ) is a subsidiary of Dairy Farm International and is the operator of Giant hypermarkets and supermarkets chain ; TMC , Cold Storage , Mercato , GEkspres and ShopSmart . — The Health

Malaysia ’ s leading pharmaceuticals company , Duopharma Biotech Berhad announced recently that all the subsidiary companies under the Group , including its subsidiaries in Singapore and Philippines , achieved ISO37001 . It is an international standard which recognises the existence of an effective anti-bribery management system .

The evaluation of the antibribery management system and certification of its compliance with the international ISO 37001 standard was carried out by SIRIM QAS International Sdn Bhd . Remarkably , not even a single Non-Conformance Report was issued by the auditors .

In 2020 , Duopharma Biotech was the first pharmaceutical company in Malaysia to receive the Five Petal Business Ethics Institute of Malaysia ( BEIM ) Gold Ethics Award in recognition of its ethics and integrity initiatives . This reflects the five steps taken and recognises successful members with a Petal Award upon the completion and achievement of each step , and which was validated by the professional audit firm KPMG .

These latest milestones highlight the company ’ s ongoing journey to potentise a strong corporate culture permeated with ethics and integrity .

Delighted with these achievements , Duopharma Biotech Group Managing Director Leonard Ariff Abdul Shatar commented : “ The ISO37001 achievement , together with the BEIM award constitute a further testament to Duopharma Biotech ’ s proactive commitment to promulgating a culture of ethics and integrity . “ Indeed , the board of directors and senior management team have long taken the lead in

SELANGKAH BIZ , a newly launched mobile application and digital solution by SELANGKAH , is helping small and medium enterprises ( SMEs ) in Malaysia move towards a contactless and cashless business environment to ensure safe , secure , and smooth transactions , especially during the Covid-19 pandemic .

With SELANGKAH BIZ , any registered businesses in Malaysia can accept cashless payments using their own devices , transforming their phones into payment terminals with just a few taps . The merchants only need to download the application and register to become a SELANGKAH BIZ merchant , which will then provide them access to the Unified Payment Platform to receive cashless payments through multiple e-wallets and manage their daily transactions easily .

This will also help the SMEs save costs while providing their customers with greater convenience and value , without the need for device installation and rental .

SELANGKAH Ventures Sdn Bhd ( SVSB ) Chief Information Officer Dr Helmi Zakariah said : “ Our local businesses have much to offer , and it is our aim to help them not only survive , but also thrive in every way that we can .

“ SELANGKAH BIZ is our solution to help SMEs digitalise safely , seamlessly and quickly to advance their businesses , which in return will contribute to the nation ’ s growth .

“ We saw this urgent need to digitalise and

resolutely committing to engendering an ethical culture throughout the Group and remain committed to promoting the integrity and selfdiscipline of all its employees .

“ This includes joining hands with all partners to create a fair , just , corruption-free and transparent business environment , striving to provide smarter solutions and trust everywhere ."

The ISO37001 certification plan , which commenced in early 2018 , comprised a rigorous analysis of the relevant processes , procedures and activities of the companies subject to certification .

“ To further formalise our culture of integrity and to align with the highest international standards , the Group has adopted a zerotolerance stance against any fraud , bribery and corruption in the conduct of its business activities and integrity is one of its core values ,” Leonard Ariff added .

Consistent with this commitment , Duopharma Biotech has established policies and guidelines , which include a series of Ethics and Integrity Policies , Corruption Risk Management and the Anti-Bribery & Anti-Corruption Policies , as well as its Whistle-blowing Policy .

The company has integrated this policy with the Guidelines on Adequate Procedures launched by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission ( MACC ) in December 2018 .

The initiative aims to prepare to comply with subsection ( 5 ) of Section 17A of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009 and additionally to the requirements of the ISO37001 Anti-Bribery Management Certification .

worked hand in hand with technology leader Kiple to help drive this and leveraged their expertise to lay the foundations for the app that will ultimately aid SMEs to transform digitally .”

The payment platform available on the SELANGKAH BIZ app was made possible through a collaboration with Kiple , which designed the end-to-end system for the app . The user-friendly interface makes it possible for merchants to present their customers with a variety of payment options for their convenience . At the moment , this includes e-wallet and cashless payment options such as Touch n ’ Go , Boost , Grab , Razer and kiple ’ s own e-wallet , kiplePay . Kiple has also made it possible for merchants to monitor their overall sales through transaction records , allowing for easy daily tracking .

KiplePay CEO , Tan Kay Yen said : “ As a technology leader that has been in the Malaysian business landscape for over two decades now , we are in a position to empower businesses and make a difference with our solutions .

“ Digitalisation may seem like a challenge for businesses that have yet to experience the benefits of the transformation , so we want to show them that it does not have to be a difficult process if you have the right tools .

“ We intend to make the process as seamless as possible so they can reap the benefits of these digital technologies in their daily lives ." — The Health