On 4th February, Pantai Jerudong Specialist Centre (PJSC) joined other countries around the world in commemorating World Cancer Day. The World Cancer Day Commemoration Event was held internally in a small event attended by doctors and staffs from The Brunei Cancer Centre (TBCC), invited event sponsors, partners, vendors as well as cancer survivors.

Present to officiate the event was Dr Haji Mazrul Adimin Bin Haji Awang Besar, Executive Director of PJSC. “Today is a day of celebration and reflections for those who have survived, a day of appreciation for the resilience and courage of those diagnosed with cancer, and a gathering of support for families and carers and a day of recognition for those dedicated to treating and caring for these patients” said Dr Haji Mazrul in his speech.

A Graffiti Art Mural, painted by Guerilla Artchitects and cancer survivors, was unveiled during the event. The mural featured a graffiti art based on interpretation of World Cancer Day by which in essence, carries the voice of cancer survivors of their journey and aspirations.

Paintings from AfiyART programme, a 3 weeks art painting programme organized for cancer survivors, was also showcased. Additionally, there were educational exhibition at TBCC giving facts about cancer to liven up the event.

A special thanks to PJSC World Cancer Day 2022 Event Sponsor namely, Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam bibdbrunei, Pfizer Sdn Bhd, Medipharm Sdn Bhd, D’Sunlit Sdn Bhd @dsunlit, Massutera Engineering Sdn Bhd and Suci @suciwaterbn.

PJSC would like to thank Progresif Sdn Bhd @thatsprogresif, Rainforest Gallery @rainforestgallery and Guerrilla Artchitects @guerrilla_artchitects as our World Cancer Day 2022 Event Partners.