City Run 2011 0n March

Kota Kinabalu 4km City Run

A good news for the public who really like to do sport, there will be a running competition organize by Kota Kinabalu City Hall this comming March (Kota Kinabalu 4km City Run). This running competition is to celebrate the 11th anniversary of Kota Kinabalu city. About 5000 or more participants will be joining this run. For Sabahan, this is the right time for you to show your cooperation with the state government. To create a healthy society we must at least execersie twice a week so that our blood keep on moving smoothly. Full story please read below article from Daily Express Newspaper and Happy Running..   

Published on: Friday, February 25, 2011

Kota Kinabalu: City Hall together with the Federal Youth and Sports Department in Sabah will stage a 4km City Run in conjunction with the Kota Kinabalu City 11th Anniversary celebrations.

According to Mayor Abidin Madingkir, "City Run 2011" will be held at Padang Merdeka on March 6 from 6.30am.Assistant Youth and Sports Minister, Datuk Jahid Jahim, is expected to flag off participants of the run, Madingkir said at a press conference Thursday.

Also present were City Hall Deputy Director-General (Corporate) Bahari Hassan, Youth and Sports Department (Federal) Sabah Branch Director Dahali Matsin and Youth and Sports Department (Federal) Sabah Branch Assistant Director (Sports) cum Co-Organising Chairman Stephen Andreas, Corporate Affairs Department cum 'City Run 2011' Organising Chairman Faradillah Abdul Rani and City Hall heads of department.

Madingkir explained that the run has been an annual event organised by City Hall since 2002. "The run is open to all members of society of all ages and is suitable as a family event on the weekend and promotes a sporting culture as well as gives rise to healthy and active city folk. "The run will be based on a 'touch and go' concept meaning that participants need not register nor have to pay any entry fees.

"Participants need only finish the 4 kilometer run within an hour for them to receive a lucky draw ticket," he said. As such, Madingkir invited all residents of Kota Kinabalu and those residing in neighboring districts to participate in the City Run.

"We are thankful to have received sponsorship for the event this year from various sponsors worth RM190,000 and the main sponsor of the event is telecommunication company DiGi.

"Over 100 lucky draw prizes will be provided such as LCD TVs, home theatres, flight vouchers, laptops, fridges, mountain bikes, handphones and much more.

"Certificates of Participation will also be issued to all participants in the run," he said.

City Hall is targeting more than 7,000 entries for this year's run.

On the day of the event, several roads would be closed temporarily for the run.

Roads close to Padang Merdeka between the junction of Jalan Istana/Jalan Padang and the Bandaran Berjaya roundabout will be closed from 6am to 11am while the run route will be closed in stages from Padang Merdeka-Karamunsing-Hotel Berjaya Palace-Jalan Istana-Signal Hill and back to Padang Merdeka.

For further details, those interested can contact City Hall at 088-521800 or the Youth and Sports Department (Federal) 088-765777.

Sponsors for the event include DiGi, Sawit Kinabalu, Bernas Wilayah Bernas Corporation Sdn Bhd Sabah, Reliable Advertisement, Maymedia Sdn Bhd, AC Property, Kai Nguong Nursery, Suria Capital Berhad, Wilakaya Sdn Bhd, Le Borneo Spa, Malaysian Tourism Promotion Board, IndoCafe, Graceone Group Sdn Bhd, Permanis (Sabah) Sdn Bhd, VICO, MILO and Mr Ken.

Story Arrangement: Sabah Todays Admin

Sources: DBKK and Daily Express Newspaper

Picture: Google Images

HPV- Routines Injection By The Government

HPV vaccine (Routes injection)

Ministery of Health is giving free counselor and injection for female citizen in Malaysia. Any Female in Malaysia aged 13 and above are encourage to get this injection from school and government clinic. As a reminder for Sabahan and Malaysia itself, please get this vacine so that we can prevent this cancer and live a healthy life. " prevention is better than cure "

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 25, 2009): The government will provide all 13-year-old girls three doses of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to prevent crevical cancer from next year onwards.

“The Cabinet has accepted and approved the Health Ministry’s proposal to provide the HPV vaccines, which is 98% effective in preventing cervical cancer for all Form One students,” Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai told a press conference today.

Also present was Deputy Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datin Paduka Chew Mei Fun, who is also the MCA Wanita chief, chairman of corporate social responsibility committee of the Obstetrical & Gynecological Society Dr R Gunasegaran, and director of Lim Foo Yong Holdings O. B. Lim.

75,754 Sabah students to get anti-cancer jabs

Published on: Sunday, February 20, 2011

Kota Kinabalu: About 76,000 female students aged 13 in Sabah will receive the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccines starting this year, said Deputy Health Minister Datuk Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin.

She said the HPV vaccination exercise against cervical cancer would be carried out at 98 health facilities throughout the State.

Cervical cancer is the Number Three killer, after breast and colorectal cancers, among women in the country.

Rosnah said the Federal Cabinet decided to implement the National HPV Programme on Aug 19, 2009 and had allocated RM150 million for the programme to kick off in 2010.

"However, Sabah only gets to benefit from the programme beginning this year, involving a total of 75,754 female Form One students.

"Up to now, a total of 82 schools from 230 schools in the State have started the HPV vaccination exercise, while the other schools will get their turns based on a fixed schedule that will be implemented in stages.

"The main objective of the programme is to help reduce the burden of this killer disease in 20 years' time and to protect the teenage females from HPV infection.

"The programme is only given to Malaysian female students aged 13, including school dropouts," she said at the launching of the programme at the State-level held at Kota Kinabalu High School, here, Saturday.

Also present were Sabah Health Director Dr Mohd Yusof Ibrahim, Sabah Education Deputy Director Maimunah Suhaibul and the school's headmaster, Ng Kim Huat.

Rosnah said parents should not worry about the vaccination exercise as it would be administered by trained and qualified medical personnel.

She said each girl needs to receive three doses of the vaccine, the second dose a month after taking the first and the third dose six months after the first.

"To get the three doses, all parents need to sign an agreement form, wiithout which the vaccine will not be given," she said.

Meanwhile, Dr Mohd Yusof said out of 76,000 female students, more than 70,000 had been given permission by their parents to receive the vaccine.

Story Arrangement: Sabah Todays Admin

Picture: www.tamparulisabah.com

Sources: Daily Express and Utusan online.