Free screening for KL folk focuses on prioritising health
A HEALLTH campaign in Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur saw a collaboration among medical organisations towards enabling quality healthcare for all.

“Lembah Pantai Wellness Initiative: 50 Days of Free Health Screening” saw a good response, with over 200 people gathered at Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur (PHKL), Bangsar from early morning.

On hand were medical staff from PHKL, Premier Integrated Lab (formerly known as Pantai Premier Pathology), Pantai Integrated Rehab and Twin Towers Medical Centre.

Also present were staff from Breast Cancer Welfare Association Malaysia (BCWA) and bio-pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca.

The screening was a continuation of PHKL’s 50th anniversary celebrations and aimed to empower the community by prioritising their health.

Several dignitaries and PHKL partners attended, including Lembah Pantai MP and Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil as well as PHKL chief executive officer Erica Lam and chief operating officer Kwan Choon Yoong.

Also present were PHKL Ambulatory, Ancillary and Allied Health Division head and Premier Integrated Labs chief executive officer Mohd Hareeff Muhammed and BCWA secretary Liew Swee Lee.

The wellness initiative benefitted the community through free health screening activities such as audiology tests, checks for lung function and dental hygiene, posture and strength assessments and body mass index and body composition analyses.
A health campaign in Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur saw a collaboration among medical organisations towards enabling quality healthcare for all.