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of health problems such as heart
disease, high blood pressure, cancer, diabetes and obesity.
Currently one of the components
of the Convention on National Health Promotion 2004 organised by
the Ministry of Health this month is sports.
The Convention aims to increase
awareness on everyone’s health and to emphasise this, a walkathon
event was held yesterday at the Taman Sir Omar Ali Saiffudien in
the capital yesterday.
It was organised jointly by the
Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports.
The event was open to all.
Prior to the walkathon,
participants joined in for an aerobic exercise.
Awang
Haji Azahari bin Haji Ahmad the Acting Permanent Secretary at the
Ministry of Health led the event
Also present was the Pehin Dato
Awang Haji Yahya. Permanent Secretary at the Prime Minister's
Office and Awang Haji Jemat bin Ampal the Permanent Secretary at
the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports.
The walkathon covered an area of
around the capital with the men covering seven kilometres and the
ladies five.
Meanwhile, the Chung Hwa Middle
School Alumni also held a similar event yesterday.
The event which drew a large
turnout aims to foster the relations and increase cooperation in
all levels in the community.
It was launched by Pehin Awang
Lau Ah Kok.
Prior to the event, Pehin Awang
Lau Ah Kok said that an event such as this is universal and should
not be determined by race or age.
He also said that the walkathon
increases awareness and promotes health and well being of the
public in line with the vision of the Government.
Many of those taking part in the
walkathon also brought along their family members on the bright
Sunday morning.
Besides the health benefits, the
walkathon also served as a bond between families and friends. --
Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin |
