This morning the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Kota Kinabalu held its Open Day and Health Awareness Campaign which drew a large number of people, especially the middle-aged and elderly.
They queued up and registered to have their blood pressure and blood sugar levels checked. Some registered to see the doctors in the various departments such as the eye clinic, the genito-urinary clinic, gastro clinic, dermatology, etc.
Hospital staff were at hand to address queries and there were many pictorial charts disseminating information.
The following picture speaks for itself and is targeted at smokers to make them aware of the risks they expose themselves to each time they light up.
Here the sports medicine doctor is teaching the youngsters the importance of a healthy diet and what constitutes healthy eating. Later she showed them how to do certain exercises. I was walking on the treadmill. I clocked 3 kilometers in 33 minutes, expending 233 calories.
Two departments also held painting competitions.
The open day was quite well attended despite the lack of publicity about it. There were no banners in the vicinity of the hospital to indicate that it was Open Day & Health Awareness Campaign. More people would have come in then. However it was a good effort on the part of the hospital staff and doctors, as today is Saturday and it is their day off. It befits their motto " Ever Ready to Serve" ( Kami Sedia Membantu )
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