Heart Posters Exhibited In Tutong
By Kartika Rahman

Bandar Seri Begawan - A Healthy Heart Month poster exhibition was yesterday launched at the Pengiran Muda Mahkota Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah Hospital, Tutong.

Present as the guest of honour was Acting Tutong District Officer Awang Haji Haris bin Othman.

Also in, attendance were Director of Hospital Services, Ministry of Health Pengiran Hashim bin Pengiran Haji Besar, Gleneagles Jerudong Park Medical Centre (JPMC) director general Lee Cheow Seng, and Pengiran Muda Mahkota Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah Hospital acting chief executive officer Awang Mohamad bin Haji Abd Hamid.

Lee, who is also the exhibition's co-chairman, said the exhibition provides the public with "all the relevant information one would like to know about matters of the heart".

Meanwhile, the guest of honour said, "We all need to be aware of - and understand - heart disease in order to take precautionary steps to prevent it."

He also noted the role of non-government organisations in "encouraging our society to modify our lifestyle so as to attain better health". The poster exhibition is one of the activities organised for the Healthy Heart Month, launched on August 20.

The posters have been displayed in Brunei-Muara, Belait and Tutong districts, and will be launched in Temburong on September 18.

The Healthy Heart Month, organised by the Ministry of Health and Gleneagles JPMC, is the second time it has been held in the country. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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