Inauguration Ceremony of the Community Service Program ‘Let’s Meet the Health Experts’

SITIAWAN, 19 October 2024 – The Inauguration Ceremony of the Community Service Program ‘Let’s Meet Health Experts’ in conjunction with Vascular Awareness Month was held on 18 to 19 October 2024, at the Bestari Community Hall, Mukim Lekir Batu 10, Sitiawan, Perak. The ceremony was attended by the Honorable Senator Dato’ Seri Diraja Dr. Zambry Abd. Kadir, Minister of Higher Education.

The two-day program was organized by the Vascular Unit, Department of Surgery and Advanced Surgical Skill Center (ASSC) HCTM in collaboration with the International Islamic University of Malaysia and Universiti Putra Malaysia. This program aims to provide awareness, exposure and educate the community, especially symptoms, risk factors, methods of disease detection and prevention, care and treatment about vascular diseases. Vascular health refers to the function of blood vessels in the body, including arteries and veins. Healthy blood vessels are important for maintaining the health of the body’s overall function.

Some of the activities in this program are lectures, free screenings and health checks related to blood vessel and kidney diseases, exhibitions, aerobic activities and activities for children. This program also features UKM’s Academic Figures namely Prof. Associate Dato’ Dr. Mohd Izhar Ariff Mohd Kashim, Deputy Dean, Industry and Community Network Affairs, Faculty of Islamic Studies UKM in the Casual Chat program ‘Health for Worship’.

Also present are YBhg. Prof. Dato’ Mr. Ts. Dr. Mohd Ekhwan Hj. Toriman, UKM Vice Chancellor, YBhg. Dato’ Dr. Mohd Zaidi Md Zain@Zakaria, UKM Management Board Member, YBhg. Prof. Dato’ Dr. Wan Kamal Mujani, UKM Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research and Innovation Affairs, YBhg. Prof. Dato’ Dr. Hanafiah Harunarashid, Pro Vice Chancellor of UKM’s Kuala Lumpur Campus, YBhg. Dato’ Dr. Azmi Baharudin, Director of Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz, Dr. Lenny Suryani Safri, Chairman of the Community Service Program Committee ‘Let’s Meet Health Experts’, senior officials, and the local community.