World Public Welfare Alliance Foundation Donates RM30,000 to the National Cancer Society of Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, 28 October — In conjunction with Pink October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Transport joined forces to promote breast cancer screening initiatives. The World Public Welfare Alliance Foundation (WPWAF) actively supported the initiative by raising RM30,000 to fund related activities and donating the funds to the National Cancer Society Malaysia (NCSM) to support breast cancer awareness and prevention efforts.

The programme was held from 19 to 25 October at the Terminal Bersepadu Selatan (TBS) in Malaysia. During the campaign, free mammogram screenings were offered to 5,000 women aged between 40 and 65. The initiative primarily targeted women from the B40 low-income group, shift workers and women from rural communities, helping them better understand their health conditions and encouraging early detection.

In addition to raising funds for the programme, WPWAF also arranged 12 activity booths, four of which were dedicated to traditional Chinese medicine and related therapies.

Supporting Breast Cancer Awareness and Early Detection

Those attending the programme included Deputy Minister of Health YBhg Dato' Hajjah Hanifah Hajar Taib, Secretary-General of the Ministry of Transport YBhg. Dato' Seri Jana Santhiran Muniayan, Deputy Director-General of Health (Public Health) YBrs. Dr. Ismuni Bohari, Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Terminal Bersepadu Selatan Sdn. Bhd., Datuk Seri Mohamad Nazrin, Deputy Director of the Ministry of Health's Disease Control Division YBrs. Dr. Noraryana Bin Hassan, and NCSM Operations Director Professor Dr. Murallitharan Munisamy.

Speaking about the funding, WPWAF President Rich Voon said that he hoped the contribution would help strengthen breast cancer awareness and support the implementation of related screening programmes. He also expressed hope that the initiative would encourage more women to prioritise their health and increase public awareness of the importance of early screening.