The Brunei Cancer Centre (TBCC) launched Movember Men’s Health Awareness campaign yesterday on 1st November 2023 by organizing a public forum focusing on strengthening men’s health through a holistic approach. The forum aimed to be a platform to foster awareness, knowledge, and open dialogue on various aspects of men’s physical, mental, and emotional well-being.
Present as Guest of Honors were Dr Haji Mazrul Adimin bin Haji Awang Besar, Executive Director of PJSC and Dr Meera Sahib Kabeer, Medical Director of PJSC. The event took off with an opening remark by Dr Haji Zulkhairi bin Haji Mohamad, the Chairman of Movember and Head Medical Oncology & Palliative Care Unit of The Brunei Cancer Centre.
The public forum started with presentations from three speakers, namely Dr Ravi Sekhar Patnaik, Consultant Medical Oncologist of TBCC who discussed the importance of screenings and preventive measures as well as improving lifestyles choices, Tuan Haji Ali Yusri Bin Abdul Ghafor, Counsellor and Motivator who emphasized on motivational insights and pursuing health goals, lastly Tuan Abdul Halim Bin Haji Mohamed, Senior Narcotic Officer of Narcotics Bureau Control who touched on the common issues on substance abuse among men and its impact on men’s health. Awg Eyad Samhan bin Nyawa, a cancer warrior of Lymphoma and Prostate Cancer also came forward to share his journey of battling cancer as one of the panelists in the joint discussion after the presentations.
This Movember, PJSC is committed in increasing awareness to the general public especially men to take care of their own physical and mental health through a holistic approach.
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