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NOVEMBER, 2018 | THE HEALTH
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Colgate redesigns
gravity-fed water
system for indigenous
community
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CCORDING to data published by
‘Save the Water’, a non-profit
organisation dedicated to solv-
ing world water crisis through water
science research, seven billion people
on earth share 0.4 per cent of the
planet’s water. To highlight the sever-
ity of this concern, Colgate returned
to “Save Water” by teaming up with
Watsons for the second year in a row, to
educate and advocate the importance
of consuming water efficiently.
Colgate-Palmolive Malaysia legal
director Wanaz Merican explained that
it is undeniable that many of us still
take easy accessibility to clean water
for granted.
“In today’s modern households,
it can be quite a challenge to com-
prehend the scarcity of clean water
when it is just a tap away. To drive
awareness on the importance of water
conservation, we drive a global ‘Save
Water’ movement on an annual basis to
encourage everyone to turn off the tap
while brushing their teeth. This simple
The official appointment of the main
contractor signed by (right) Professor
Abdul Aziz Baba while seated on his
left is Pembinaan Mitrajaya managing
director Foo Chek Lee.
act can save 15 litres of water, and we
know every drop counts!”
Enabling access to clean water
Set to provide sustainable, clean water
solutions to the rural communities,
together with Epic Communities and
Watsons Malaysia, Colgate Malaysia
visited Kampung Hulu Tamu at Batang
Kali, home to approximately 60 orang
asli families to provide sustainable
clean water solutions through a
refurbished gravity-fed water system
located near a natural water source.
The villagers previously rely its
water system located on high grounds,
but often faced with difficulties such
as regular pipe bursts and water
disruption.
Merican added: “Globally, we know
that a child dies every 15 seconds due
to water-related disease and with this
thinking in mind, it brought about our
renewed partnership with Watsons
and a new one with Epic Communi-
ties, but this time to enable clean water
The team from Colgate working on the
gravity-fed water system.
that is accessible for all, especially the
underprivileged communities such as
those in Kampung Hulu Tamu.”
In conjunction with Colgate ‘Bright
Smiles, Bright Future’ initiative, the
team also distributed oral care kits to
children, teaching them to cultivate
good oral healthcare from an early age
through a demonstration on effective
brushing techniques.
Merck –
Sunway
organise blood
donation
campaign
MERCK Sdn Bhd recently teamed up
with Sunway Group to organise a joint
blood donation campaign for its staff
and members of the public over a two-
day event in support of the National
Blood Bank.
Merck, in celebrating its 350th
anniversary, being the oldest phar-
maceutical and chemical company in
the world, has embarked on a series of
corporate social responsibility (CSR)
initiatives, with this blood donation
(Second from left) Chris Hamann along with other guests of honor speaking to
two blood donors.
campaign being just one of its com-
munity initiatives.
In his opening speech, Merck
Malaysia President Chris Hamann
said that by year-end, the company
hoped to have conducted at least 10
CSR initiatives, reaching out to help
the marginalised community.
IMU announces
building works
of new hospital
block
THE building works for International
Medical University (IMU) Healthcare’s
new specialist hospital in Bukit Jalil, IMU
Hospital is scheduled to take place soon
as IMU Healthcare named Pembinaan
Mitrajaya Sdn Bhd as the contractor at an
announcement event recently. Pembinaan
Mitrajaya Sdn Bhd will be in charge of the
building construction of IMU Hospital’s
Phase 1 block which includes 96 inpatient
beds with three operating theatres, an
emergency room, 22 specialist clinics and
two wellness clinics, to be ready by end
of 2020 and operational in 2021.
IMU Healthcare Chief Executive
Officer Dr Chong Su Lin said the
RM150million hospital will further
enhance the existing healthcare services
that IMU Healthcare has been providing
the residents of Bukit Jalil and its sur-
rounding neighbourhoods since 2010.
“This will be the first private hospi-
tal in the Bukit Jalil area. With its new
patient-centric inpatient and surgical
facilities, the hospital will provide
affordable quality medical services
to this up-and-coming township as
well as nearby housing and luxury
condominiums.”
The hospital will be staffed by IMU
clinicians, focused on patient-centred
and team-based care. IMU hospital forms
the inpatient hub of the IMU academic
health eco-system to complement the
existing university as well as outpatient-
based healthcare services.
AXA AFFIN launches step it up
The fitness
goals are
divided into
two tiers —
6,000-steps or
10,000-steps
on an average
daily basis.
MALAYSIA has been identified
as the country with the high-
est obesity rate in Southeast
Asia. The number of patients
hospitalised between the age
of 18 - 40 years have doubled
in the span of 4 years with 34
percent of the age group are
diagnosed with high blood
cholesterol levels.
With this in mind, AXA
AFFIN Life Insurance Berhad
(AALI) is calling all Malay-
sians to Step It Up towards a
healthier and fitter nation.
Step It Up is a well-
ness programme which
empowers and incentivises
Malaysians who take pro-
active measures to lead a
healthier lifestyle.
The Step It Up programme
consists of three main pillars
- set your desired fitness goal,
meet your goal and enjoy the
rewards.
The fitness goals are
divided into two tiers —
6,000-steps or 10,000-steps
on an average daily basis
which can be achieved via
a broad choice of healthy
activities, including running,
walking, hiking and other
similar forms of exercises.
Once customers have
achieved their desired fitness
goals throughout the months,
they can enjoy premium
rebates up to 24 per cent
on their first year annual
premium. Customers can
also reap the rewards of their
healthy lifestyle by enjoying
discounts in gym member-
ship, wearable fitness devices,
f itness apparel, healthy
food, health screenings and
movies.
Step It Up will first be
opened to customers who
purchase the AXA Wealth
Series products with Hope
Medic 2 Rider from now till
December 31. Customers
will be able to track their
steps through BookDoc — a
health rewards platform
that will incentivise healthy
living and provide access for
customers to search and make
appointments with specialist
doctors.
The mobile app is com-
patible with an array of
wearable fitness devices and
can be downloaded from both
Apple Store and Google Play
Store.