Health Awareness Campaign shows they care
UTAR, June 29 - All the riches in the world is rendered useless without good health. With that in mind, the UTAR First Aid Society has organised the Health Awareness Campaign which rolled out in grand proportion at Block D and Block E today.
Campaign organiser, David Toh Kim Hou
Perak’s division of St. John Ambulance of Malaysia and a few other non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are invited to make this campaign a success. They are the Pink Triangle Foundation, Perak Family Health Association, Beautiful Gate Foundation Kampar Centre and Malaysian Mental Health Association (MMHA).
The photo shoot corner gives visitors a chance to snap photos with the adorable mascots.
A ‘Safe Sex Talk’ by Mr. Ivan Yap, Outreach Manager of Pink Triangle Programme of PT Foundation and Ms. Angeline, representative of Perak Family Health Association also took place this afternoon.
A charity dinner will be held on July 9, the last day of the campaign, to raise funds for various NGOs. Tickets are priced at RM35 per person.
Stress-releasing games at block E - Destruction Box. Other games include Bobo Doll, mini netball, Nintendo WII and dart shooting priced at RM1 per game.
According to DSA’s Officer-In-Charge, Mr. Paul Chin Yi Heng, the event has turned out to be very successful.
“This is a good event to instill the importance of mental and physical health among students,” said Chin. “Apart from that, it also promotes environmental conservation with the sale of eco-friendly bags,” he added.
Yaw Weng Kit, a St. John Ambulance of Perak’s official said that there is enough space for them to showcase the training, teaching and learning of first aid skills. However, it would be better if there is a slide show presentation to better illustrate the facts.
“This event is good for students to be aware of good healthcare and gain the knowledge in better understanding the causes of disease. Prevention is better than cure,” said Mr. Nabarajam from Poliklinik Gomez.
Chemistry student Teoh Chun Yang complimented the event’s success. “This campaign is definitely an attractive and meaningful event. It also equips us with additional information about healthcare’s knowledge.”
90% of the profits from this campaign will go to the PT Foundation, MMHA and Beautiful Gate Foundation Kampar Centre.
