Friendly pharmacists

PHARMACISTS deal with both people and medicine. In line with this, University College Sedaya International recently organised the 4th Annual Public Health Campaign at Sunway Pyramid.
Themed Health is Wealth, Your Say? the campaign aimed to enhance public health awareness about geriatric diseases such as arthritis, diabetes and hypertension amongst senior citizens.
Selangor state director of health Dr Ang Kim Teng officially launched the campaign which aimed to educate the public about the importance of health as well as reinforce the public’s positive perception of the pharmacy profession.
Guests who attended the event included Malaysian Pharmaceutical Society president John Chang and Universiti Sains Malaysia’s School of Pharmacy deputy dean Assoc Prof Dr Abas Hussin.
UCSI Pharmacy Students’ Society president Erik Tan said response from the public towards the campaign was very good.
UCSI’s School of Pharmacy head Assoc Prof Dr Yeong Siew Wei said another of the campaign’s objectives was to instill the importance of customer care into pharmacy students to prepare them for their future career.
The public was also offered subsidised screening tests such as blood pressure, body mass index and body fat tests throughout the three-day event.
“Our students also gave a demonstration on how emulsions and suppositories are prepared,” said Dr Yeong.
Counselling sessions were also held to educate the public on various ways to prevent and manage common lifestyle-related diseases.
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