James Kon
The BN on the Move initiative in the BruHealth app has successfully reached its target in the 20 Billion Steps Challenge on New Year’s Eve.
In light of the achievement, Minister of Health Dato Seri Setia Dr Haji Mohd Isham bin Haji Jaafar, on behalf of the Ministry of Health (MoH), expressed his congratulations to the spirit and commitment shown by the citizens and residents of Brunei Darussalam, who worked together to achieve the goal.
In the weekly COVID-19 situation press conference yesterday, he revealed that the target was reached at exactly 7.20pm on December 31, 2022 through the participation of over 74,000 individuals in 145 days, 23 hours and 59 minutes since it began on October 1, 2022.
The minister said the number of steps recorded at the closing of the challenge at midnight was at 20,128,540,942. Through the success, the minister hopes to see citizens and residents of the Sultanate maintain an active lifestyle to achieve optimal health.
