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mySihatPal | AstraZeneca Advances Equitable Healthcare and Digitalisation with New Health Portal


AstraZeneca, a science-led global biopharmaceutical company, together with several renowned societies had unveiled a new digital health portal named ‘mySihatPal’ for the public’s access to a wide range of health services through their digital devices. 


 

The societies in the alliance are Asthma Malaysia (AM), Bayi Pramatang Malaysia (BPM), Breast Cancer Welfare Association Malaysia (BCWA), Malaysian Congenital Heart Foundation (YJKM), Malaysian Endocrine & Metabolic Society (MEMS), Malaysian Family Medicine Specialists’ Association (FMSA), Persatuan SLE Malaysia (PSLEM), The Malaysian Society of Gastroenterology & Hepatology (MSGH) and the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA).




A first-of-its-kind, the mySihatPal is an innovative, yet comprehensive health portal providing the public with direct access to a broad gamut of services - from disease information, wellness content, connection to allied healthproviders, private hospitals, primary care clinics, government clinics to virtual consultation with healthcare professionals and pharmacists for expert insights - ensuring that everyone has a fair opportunity to attain their highest level of health. 




With a growing demand for advancement in healthcare, there is a need to bridge the gap between patients and healthcare professionals through digitalisation. One of the biggest barriers to healthcare accessibility has been patient proximity to physical locations, making it necessary to create a one-stop portal to connect people to a healthcare professional for relevant advice. 


 

The mySihatPal portal aptly fulfills this demand by creating a gateway for the public to reach out to multiple communities encompassing medical professionals, societies and healthcare facilities within the healthcare network. Additionally, this platform integrates referral suggestions by connecting the public with allied healthcare providers for consultation. 


 

Commenting on the partnership, Vinod Narayanan, Country President of AstraZeneca said, “At AstraZeneca, our aim is to partner with like-minded industry players to co-create new approaches, solutions and technologies to advance equitable healthcare for Malaysians and at the same time, upscale digitalisation. Across the world, digitalisation in healthcare is rapidly transforming the way healthcare is delivered, creating a new paradigm shift in the patient journey and eventually, better health outcomes.”


 

“As a global biopharmaceutical company, we want to facilitate this transformation by providing healthcare solutions beyond the pill to support patient needs, while enabling digital health innovation to flourish. By creating a universal digital health channel like mySihatPal for the public to leverage, we can enhance the public’s knowledge on common and rare diseases by connecting them to established resources and broadening their outreach to healthcare professionals, enabling improved patient outcomes and experience,” explained Vinod.


 

An important appeal of mySihatPal is that it enhances patients' health literacy, providing them with simplified disease-related information. Through this portal, the public can now enjoy greater autonomy over their own health concerns as the user interface is designed to present information that is comprehendible and easy to navigate. 


 

Equally important, the public can also conduct preliminary self-diagnosis on their conditions using self-assessment evaluation tools, before connecting to relevant healthcare professionals through an online directory to receive the righttreatment approach. 


 

Speaking about the collaboration, the societies partner representative -Dr. Haji Helmy Haja Mydin, Co-Founder of Asthma Malaysia stated, “Asthma Malaysia supports the development of a comprehensive digital health portal as it provides a credible avenue for the public to gain access to healthcare information and link up directly with a panel of healthcare experts. More crucially, by promoting rapid access to medicines and consultations, it significantly reduces the gap between the onset of symptoms and subsequent intervention. Ultimately, the breadth and depth of mySihatPalwill benefit the society-at-large through an increased healthcare awareness.”

 


Aside from improving access to healthcare solutions, mySihatPal will soon feature a new user interface focusing on well-being with videos and authored articles by medical professionals on various health topics. 


 

With the many benefits of this digital health portal for the public, AstraZeneca looks to continue broadening the existing pool of health partners on mySihatPal by inviting other partners with the same goal to join the coalition and help advance equitable healthcare in the country, while reducing the gaps in access to healthcare. #mySihatPal


 

mySihatPal is now live and available to everyone at https://mysihatpal.com.my/. Community can visit this website for more info.



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AMAZING SENIORS | THE CELEBRATION - LIFE BEGINS AT 50 - 2ND SENIORS FESTIVAL 2023



AMAZING SENIORS is delighted to announce that their 2nd Seniors Festival 2023 is set to take place for 3 consecutive days starting on 29th September (Friday) to 1st October (Sunday) 2023 at Atria Shopping Gallery.



The festival will kick off with an Opening Ceremony and Press Conference on 29th September at 10am. During the opening ceremony Amazing Seniors will be launching their “Timeless Inspiration Awards”. The award will recognise outstanding senior individuals for their various contributions of excellence in their respective fields. 




The Timeless Inspiration Awards is about people who have created an impact on society and whose accomplishments have the potential to stand the test of time. The recipients of Amazing Seniors inaugural 2023 Timeless Inspiration Awards are: Datuk Mohd Nordin Mohd Khalid (Lat), Dato’ Khadijah Ibrahim, Datuk Ras Adiba Radzi, Ivy Josiah, Datin Paduka Sister Enda.




Amazing Seniors Festival is the only festival in South East Asia celebrating Malaysia’s older generation. For the second year running, Amazing Seniors has carefully planned and put together events, such as talks by experts packed with up-to-date information that is relevant and applicable to Malaysian seniors. 




The experts will cover topics on investments, scams, retirement, wellbeing, and all things that can enhance our older community’s lives and lifestyle.



Amazing Seniors’s strategic partners for 2023 are Pacific Senior Living, Cagamas, Sunway Sanctuary, KL Wellness, Pure Med, Top Group, Pharm D, Curble and Beaconmart.







Many partners booths are there for visitors to explore and experiences their service and products. 



Amazing Seniors also feature fun, enjoyable and inspiring performances by seniors because we believe that such activities bring meaning into our lives and to create long-lasting memories. 



These activities include Malaysian seniors singing, dancing (traditional and modern), performing on musical instruments, taking part in fashion shows and much more.



“LIFE BEGINS AT 50: THE CELEBRATION is intended to celebrate the joys of growing older while simultaneously raise awareness about the role that older adults play in our society as we progress into an aged nation. 



According to the Department of Statistics Malaysia, as of the year 2020, adults aged 50 and above account for 21% of the country’s population and is expected to grow to 34% by 2040. Based on these findings, we feel the need for every Malaysian to recognize the key elements of successful ageing.



Malaysia can unlock a host of benefits for the nation by:

● Mitigating the economic effect of an ageing population by ensuring her people remain

productive through their old age.

● Expanding the consumer economy to provide the needs of older persons, some of whom will

have a greater propensity to spend.

● Creating a new economic driver for aged care and all its various adjacencies.”

Datin Jasmin Amirul, Amazing Seniors’ Co-Founder.



“Successful ageing can be multidimensional based on the interaction of 3 key elements which are the cornerstone of what Amazing Seniors platform aims to facilitate:- the avoidance of disease and disability; sustained engagement in social and productive activities; and maintenance of high physical and cognitive function.



We believe we have an important role to play in supporting the nation’s transition to becoming an aged society by adding value through creating a strong ecosystem that can support those intending to retire and those who have already retired.”Penny Low, Amazing Seniors’ Co-Founder.



Another event to be held during the festival will be the “Amazing Seniors Talent Quest,” which will take place nightly over the 3-day period. The Talent Quest was launched on 15th July 2023, attracting a total of 114 entries. 



From the entries, 20 semi-finalists were shortlisted to perform live over the 3 nights of the Festival. Ten finalists will then compete in the grand final happening on Sunday, 1st October 2023 at 7.30pm. 



Amazing Seniors has invited a distinguished panel of judges for the finals, which includes the renowned Dato’ Khadijah Ibrahim and the Queen of Comedy, Ms Joanne Kam. There will be a total of RM74,000 worth of prizes to be won during the Talent Quest.



The excitement stretches into the “Seniors Fair and Bazaar,“ that will take place on the 1st floor of the Atria Shopping Gallery Event Hall.

 


Festival-goers can shop for food, artcrafts, personal care, fashionable wear, and even enjoy some karaoke, with a chance to win amazing prizes worth RM300,000.



The Amazing Seniors Festival aims to be rated rank as a highly anticipated annual event. A destination for the older community to come together to rethink, reframe, and redefine aging. 



A landing place where there is no age limit to having fun! We invite you to join us!


@AmazingSeniors

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