Maintaining good kidney health is the responsibility for all and everyone should practice a healthy and active lifestyle. They should avoid smoking and has balanced diet.
Acting Chief Executive Officer of Department of Renal Services Abdul Mu’iz bin Haji Ibrahim said these during a prize presentation ceremony for a TikTok video challenge and virtual run competition. The event also saw a donation presentation to the Ministry of Health’s (MoH) patient assistance charity fund held in conjunction with World Kidney Day 2023.
Abdul Mu’iz said, “World Kidney Day is celebrated every second Thursday in March and this year’s celebration is themed ‘Kidney Health for All – Preparing for the unexpected, supporting the vulnerable’. It emphasises the need to review early detection of kidney disease as well as its management and care to help patients live their lives as comfortable as possible.
“The theme is relevant to patients with kidney disease considering that they are among the vulnerable groups with a high risk of being infected with contagious diseases and experience more severe symptoms.
“World Kidney Day is a campaign to increase awareness of the importance of maintaining kidney health and reducing the effect of kidney disease as well as problems related to it.”
Akramin bin Abdullah won the TikTok video challenge and BND250 in prize. Muhammad Wa’e bin Mohd Sharan and Ahmad Wafiq Zikry bin Roziman were first and second runners-up winning BND150 and BND100.
Md Huzaimi bin Haji Idris won the virtual run’s 100-kilometre category while Team Kari won the team of two category and the trio of Suryaza binti Haji Emran, Nur Mohammed Hidayat Salihin bin Haji Metussin and Md Huzaimi bin Haji Idris won the team of three category.
The event at Rimba Dialysis Centre saw a Route31 representative handing over BND2,170 to the charity fund. The money was raised from registration fees where BND5 is donated for every sign-up.
The fund will be used to help patients registered with medical welfare services regardless of nationality, race and religion. They will be provided with food, diapers and milk as well as hygiene and medical equipment. – James Kon
