Get. Set. Glow! with guardian Malaysia this September 2024

September 2024 is guardian Malaysia's Get.Set.Glow! month and guardian Malaysia is celebrating and cultivating all there is about wellbeing via:

• Store offerings and pharmacy services

• eStore promotions, contest and rebate

• #MYWellbeingMatters YouTube series and podcast featuring health experts and

• A week-long wellbeing festival.

 

Get.Set.Glow! help Malaysians to see why wellbeing matters and adopt the culture of preventative healthcare and nurturing of wellbeing. 

Wellbeing is an ‘important’ matter for everyone. This includes being able to access the ideal curation of wellbeing offerings coupled with guidance by experts.

 

In this campaign, guardian has chosen to work with the following experts, all of whom are medical specialists in their respective fields, to speak about key wellbeing topics on Youtube that is accessible by Malaysians nationwide:

• Dr Gayethri Chokalingam, Consultant Internal Medicine Physician

• Dr Kenny Chen, Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon

• Dr Wong Yee Ming, Consultant Paediatrician

• Dr Arunan Periasamy, Consultant Paediatrician

 

Beyond these health experts’ Youtube talk series, Malaysians can also speak with their neighbourhood’s community pharmacist. The pharmacists at guardian’s outlets nationwide have the right expertise to address our customers’ questions on blood sugar, blood pressure as well as weight management and guide them to stay healthy and be well.

 

“We, at guardian, are aware of the growing importance of wellbeing matters and therefore chose the hashtag #MYWellbeingMatters,” added Anna Ng, Marketing Director of guardian Malaysia.

 

Based on the 2023 Asia-Pacific Health Priority Survey, 79% of Malaysians are more health conscious, post-pandemic. Within it, 60% seek improvement in overall health. This is shown by the desire for healthier eating habits (52%), fitness (50%), mental wellness (50%) and improved immunity (49%).

 

“The survey results very clearly showed that Malaysians of all walks of life see the need for holistic wellbeing. We, at guardian Malaysia, hear you and we believe this month-long Get.Set.Glow! campaign is the right boost as you embark on your journey towards cultivating wellbeing,” Anna said.

 

The Get.Set.Glow! campaign has been inspired and guided by guardian Malaysia’s vision of ‘Nurturing MY Wellbeing’. Elaborating on what this means, Anna said:

 

“As a company, we believe in the holistic health and wellbeing approach that covers the needs of the mind, body and spirit so that Malaysians across all ages can be the best version of themselves to everyone around them.”

 

Jom ke Get.Set.Glow! Wellbeing Festival!

Aside from the in-store promotions and online wellbeing offerings, talks and services throughout September 2024, there will also be a Get.Set.Glow! Wellbeing Festival for folks living in the Klang Valley.

 

This wellbeing festival is a free public event that is scheduled from the 10th to the 16th of September 2024 at 1Utama Shopping Centre. It connects guardian Malaysia’s top curated wellbeing brands with the public, across the 5 areas of:

• Lifestyle & Wellbeing

• Health Booster

• Inner Beauty

• Aging Well

• Kids.

 

Beyond the latest wellness brands, this week-long festival will feature speakers and trainers across various areas of core training, yoga and mindfulness, nutrition and diet, etc. In total, there will be 28 wellbeing sessions encompassing workouts, workshops, classes and also a 3-km long Glow Walk.

 

Most of the activities will be held at the Oval Atrium of 1Utama from the 10th to the 16th of September 2024. Selected fitness and exercise programs will be held at Celebrity Fitness of 1Utama while the Secret Garden will serve as the Mindful Studio and the Central Park is the place for Glow Walk.

 

Get full details and sign-up for the different types of wellbeing programs at: https://www.heyjom.com/event/GuardianGet.Set.Glow!WellbeingFestival2024.

 

“Spaces are limited for the workout sessions, workshops and classes, so jom sign up now and let’s nurture our wellbeing starting with Get.Set.Glow!” concluded Anna.

Alami Malam Persembahan Penuh Bertenaga di "Boogie Wonderland" bersama Earth, Wind & Fire Experience

Bersiaplah untuk malam yang dipenuhi dengan persembahan bertenaga di Earth, Wind & Fire Experience, yang akan diadakan secara langsung di Kuala Lumpur pada bulan November ini. Menampilkan band Al McKay's Allstars, yang diilhamkan oleh artis rakaman, pemenang 6 kali Anugerah Grammy dan gitaris legenda Earth, Wind & Fire, Al McKay.

 

Sebagai satu-satunya perhentian di Asia Tenggara, konsert penuh secara langsung ini akan diadakan di Mega Star Arena Kuala Lumpur pada 12 November 2024, menampilkan Al McKay Allstars, satu-satunya kumpulan yang mampu menyampaikan keaslian dan keunikan asal Earth Wind & Fire.

 

Dibawakan dengan penuh kebanggaan oleh Milestone Entertainment – Earth, Wind & Fire Experience oleh Al McKay, barisan Big Band 13 anggota untuk mempersembahkan rangkaian lagu-lagu hit daripada kumpulan tersebut dalam kunci muzik asal dan rasa autentik. Nantikan untuk mendengar lagu-lagu seperti 'September', 'Boogie Wonderland', 'Let’s Groove', dan banyak lagi dalam persembahan yang yang memukau dan penuh semangat.

 

Kumpulan ini terdiri daripada barisan vokalis dinamik, pemain gitar berbakat, serta ritma yang mantap, termasuk bass, drum dan alat perkusi. Selain itu, kumpulan ini turut menampilkan pemain papan kekunci dan bahagian brass dengan trompet, saksofon, dan trombon, menghasilkan bunyi ikonik yang memukau penonton di seluruh dunia.

 

Sepanjang tiga tahun yang lalu, Earth, Wind & Fire Experience telah mencetuskan fenomena di peringkat global, mengadakan persembahan di lebih 30 negara yang meliputi Amerika Selatan, Eropah, Afrika & Asia. Dengan pelbagai persembahan yang laris dijual di seluruh dunia, mereka telah memukau pentas festival terbesar, menyampaikan persembahan yang tidak dapat dilupakan di seluruh dunia. Ini adalah satu pengalaman yang pasti tidak boleh dilepaskan!  

 

Untuk maklumat lanjut, sila layari www.milestone-entertainment.com.  

 

Tiket diskaun sehingga 25% eksklusif bagi Pemegang Kad Maybank.

 

Tarikh: Selasa, 12 November 2024

Masa: 8.30PM

Lokasi: Mega Star Arena, Kuala Lumpur

 

Dapatkan tiket anda dari RM99 ke atas dengan pembelian melalui Buy Now Pay Later, Atome. Tertakluk kepada terma dan syarat.

PRUBSN LANCAR PELAN TAKAFUL PRUBSN ANUGERAHMAX SERENDAH RM50 SEBULAN

PruBSN melancarkan PruBSN AnugerahMax, sebuah pelan takaful baharu yang komprehensif, dengan perlindungan menyeluruh, bermula serendah RM50 setiap bulan selepas kejayaan produk PruBSN Anugerah dan PruBSN AnugerahPlus sebelum ini bagi memenuhi keperluan pelanggan yang sentiasa berubah.

Menurut Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Prudential BSN Takaful Berhad (PruBSN), Wan Saifulrizal Wan Ismail, pelan ini boleh diubah suai dengan 18 jenis rider pilihan yang menawarkan perlindungan penyakit kritikal dan perubatan yang lengkap, perlindungan kemalangan, peluang pelaburan, serta pilihan kebajikan.

Beliau berkata, ia memandangkan lebih 700 kanak-kanak di Malaysia di bawah 15 tahun dikenal pasti menghidap kanser setiap tahun, sementara 70% golongan muda di Malaysia antara umur 15-24 tahun mempunyai sekurang-kurangnya satu risiko penyakit kardiovaskular.

Jelas Wan Saifulrizal, memiliki pelan insurans yang komprehensif boleh dianggap sebagai satu keperluan pada masa ini berikutan peningkatan kadar penyakit kronik di kalangan belia serta kenaikan kos rawatan perubatan.

“Penyakit-penyakit kronik boleh menimpa sesiapa sahaja tanpa mengira faktor usia. Statistik ini amat membimbangkan, disusuli dengan perbelanjaan penjagaan kesihatan peribadi yang dijangka akan berganda menjelang tahun 2028,” katanya.

Sehubungan ini, Wan Saifulrizal percaya, setiap individu berhak mendapatkan akses kepada perkhidmatan penjagaan kesihatan yang terbaik serta jaminan kewangan yang diperlukan untuk menampung kenaikan perbelanjaan dan kos perubatan.

“Matlamat dan tanggungjawab ini sangat dekat di hati saya sendiri sebagai ibu bapa yang mahukan terbaik untuk masa depan anak-anak. Sebagai ibu bapa, kita semestinya inginkan yang terbaik untuk anak-anak khususnya dalam memastikan mereka mendapat perlindungan serta jaminan masa depan yang lebih baik,” tambahnya lagi.

Menariknya, PruBSN AnugerahMax menawarkan pelan tambahan rider Medic TotalCare yang memberikan perlindungan menyeluruh kemasukan ke hospital, rawatan kanser yang moden, serta keperluan penjagaan kesihatan mental.

Manakala penambahan rider Crisis TotalCare pula melanjutkan perlindungan kepada 166 penyakit kritikal, dari peringkat awal hingga akhir, termasuk beberapa kondisi kesihatan mental.

Pelan ini memberikan perlindungan menyeluruh termasuk penjagaan perubatan, penyakit kritikal, serta perlindungan kemalangan yang patuh Syariah.

 Ciri pelanjutan-auto pula akan memastikan perlindungan berterusan, dengan melanjutkan perlindungan secara automatik sehingga umur 100 tahun, tanpa perlu melalui proses pengunderaitan yang baru yang membolehkan ibu bapa tidak perlu bimbang berikutan perlindungan untuk anak-anak mereka akan berterusan seiring peningkatan usia.

Selain perlindungan perubatan dan kewangan, pelan ini juga memberikan bonus ganjaran untuk anak-anak berumur setahun hingga 18 tahun yang menyertai pelan ini dengan bonus tunai bagi pencapaian akademik yang cemerlang, bermula dari peperiksaan Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) hingga ke peringkat Sarjana dan PhD melalui EduAchieve Bonus.

Ini bukan sahaja menggalakkan kecemerlangan akademik, tetapi juga menyediakan ganjaran tunai yang boleh dilaburkan semula untuk keperluan Pendidikan dan masa depan.

Untuk rekod, bagi keseluruhan siri produk PruBSN, lebih 400 individu telah mendapat perlindungan berjumlah RM 15 juta dengan jumlah tuntutan yang telah dibayar kira-kira hampir RM 1 bilion.

GSK Shingles Vaccine now Available in Malaysia

GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceutical Sdn Bhd (GSK) has announced the launch of its Herpes Zoster vaccine, Shingrix (MAL24056002ARZ), also known as Recombinant Zoster Vaccine, Adjuvanted (RZV) in Malaysia for the prevention of shingles (herpes zoster, HZ) and post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN) in adults aged 50 years and over.i RZV is a non-live, recombinant subunit adjuvanted vaccine given intramuscularly in two doses. 

RZV will initially be available in Malaysia to adults aged 50 and over and those aged 18 and over who are at increased risk of HZ. 

Shingles is caused by the reactivation of the varicella zoster virus (VZV), the same virus that causes chickenpox.ii As people age, the cells in the immune system lose the ability to mount a strong and effective response to infection, increasing the risk of developing shingles.iii The disease can cause unbearable pain and, in some cases, people can also develop post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN) a long-lasting nerve pain following shingles.

RZV is a vaccine designed to prevent shingles in adults aged 50 years and over and 18 years and over who are at increased risk in countries where the indication for this population has been approved. 

RZV is also approved for adults aged 18 and over who are at increased risk of HZ. Immunocompromised individuals are at greater risk of shingles and associated complications and RZV is a shingles vaccine approved for this at-risk patient population.

In an analysis of the pivotal efficacy studies, ZOE-50, RZV demonstrated vaccine efficacy of up to 97% in adults 50 years and above, over a follow-up period of approximately three years.

Recent interim data demonstrated overall vaccine efficacy of RZV of greater than 80% over the primary follow-up period approximately six to 10 years after initial vaccination in people 50 years and over.  

Dr. Alap Gandhi, Country Medical Director of GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceutical Sdn Bhd (GSK) Malaysia said: “Shingles is a disease that can cause excruciating pain and is caused by the reactivation of the varicella zoster virus. RZV has been designed to boost the immune response to the virus in people aged 50 and over or in those with immunocompromised conditions.” 

He concluded, “We are pleased that people in Malaysia will now have access to the RZV vaccine to help reduce the burden of this painful disease.”

RZV is an approved shingles vaccine to combine a non-live antigen with GSK’s adjuvant and may help overcome the natural age-related decline in immunity that contributes to the challenge of protecting adults aged 50 and over from this disease.

RZV has resulted in positive vaccination recommendations. In Malaysia, RZV is recommended by Guideline for Adult Immunization by Malaysia Society of Infectious Diseases and Chemotherapy for persons who are 50 years and above and for immunosuppressed patients 18 years and above.

With the launch of RZV in Malaysia, GSK hopes to continue to play a part in the betterment of public health in Malaysia.

About Shingles

Shingles is caused by varicella zoster virus (VZV), the same virus that causes chickenpox. Adults aged 50 and over may have the VZV dormant in their nervous system, that may reactivate with advancing age. 

As people age, the cells in the immune system lose the ability to mount a strong and effective response to infection, increasing the risk of developing shingles.

Shingles typically presents as a rash, with painful blisters across the chest, abdomen or face. The pain is often described as aching, burning, stabbing or shock-like. Following the rash, a person can also experience post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN), pain lasting from at least three months up to several years. PHN is the most common complication of shingles, occurring in up to 10-20 percent of all shingles cases depending on their age.

About Shingrix

Shingrix [Herpes Zoster vaccine (recombinant, AS01Bix adjuvanted)] is a non-live, recombinant subunit vaccine indicated for the prevention of shingles (herpes zoster) and, in some markets, for post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN), in adults 50 years of age and over. 

Approval of RZV follows a comprehensive Phase III clinical trial program evaluating its efficacy, safety, and immunogenicity in more than 30,000 people. The most common local side effects reported in the clinical trials were pain, redness and swelling at the injection site. The majority were mild to moderate in intensity and transient, generally lasting less than three days.    

The indication for RZV also includes the prevention of HZ in adults aged 18 and over who are or will be at increased risk of herpes zoster due to immunodeficiency or immunosuppression caused by known disease or therapy.

RZV, given intramuscularly in two doses, was designed to enhance the immune response of a declining or compromised immune system.

About GSK

GSK is a global biopharma company with the ambition and purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. GSK aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people over the next 10 years. Their bold ambitions for patients are reflected in new commitments to growth and a step-change in performance. They have been operating in Malaysia for over 65 years, since starting their first operations in October 1958. In the last six decades, GSK Malaysia has grown substantially both in its infrastructure, business operations as well as talent base. Currently operating with over 400 employees spread across their two business entities – Pharmaceuticals & Vaccines and Business Service Centre. 

MILO® Celebrates the Malaysia Boleh Spirit with ‘Dulu, Kini, Selamanya Demi Malaysia’ Message

MILO®, Malaysia’s favourite nutritious chocolate malt beverage, is celebrating the resilience and unity of Malaysians with an inspiring message of, ‘Dulu, Kini, Selamanya Demi Malaysia’ in the spirit of Merdeka and Malaysia Day.....

An apt reflection of its presence in the lives of Malaysians for over 70 years, MILO® continues to embrace the ‘Malaysia Boleh’ spirit and fuel the nation with the energy and resilience needed to thrive. This enduring commitment lies at the heart of MILO®, nourishing and nurturing generations with a nutritious cup of MILO®, from the past to the present, and into the future, always for the love of Malaysia.

 

The iconic MILO® truck evokes a wave of nostalgia, reminding Malaysians of simpler times and the delicious comfort of a nutritious, ice-cold MILO®. 

As the country celebrates 67 years of independence, the ‘Dulu, Kini, Selamanya Demi Malaysia’ message pays tribute to the triumphs and struggles that have been the foundation of Malaysia’s unity, while proudly showcasing MILO® as Buatan Malaysia (Made in Malaysia), created by Malaysians for Malaysians.

 

At the heart of MILO®’s celebration is the ‘Malaysia Boleh Bersama MILO®’ contest from 1 August to 30 September 2024, where the public stand to walk away with over RM1,000,000 in prizes.

 

Ng Su Yen, Business Executive Officer of MILO®, Nestlé (Malaysia) Berhad, captured the essence of the message this year by saying: “MILO® has always a part of every Malaysian’s life, from sporting events to morning routines to cherished family moments. Whether supporting aspiring grassroot youth talent or our athletes at the Olympics and Paralympic Games, caring for B40 communities or providing comfort during tough times like the COVID-19 pandemic, MILO® has been a trusted companion, constantly uplifting and moving forward with the nation. Now we celebrate with one of the most rewarding campaigns ever. What better way to create new cherished memories with fellow Malaysians!”

 

Consumers can enter the contest by simply purchasing a minimum of RM16 worth of MILO® products. Six monthly grand prize winners will receive one set of MILO® Gold truck with four designs, an exclusive collectible that any MILO® fan will cherish. These winners will also have the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to enjoy a MILO® truck visit at their preferred location, where up to 5,000 cups of MILO® can be served to their friends, family and community.

 

In addition to the grand prizes, there are 27 weekly first prize winners, with each one also receiving a limited-edition MILO® Gold Truck collectible. 

For the weekly early bird prizes, there are 10,800 special edition Malaysian Heritage MILO® truck collectibles available, featuring four unique designs. Each design is released every two to three weeks, allowing winners to collect all four and complete the set. The beautifully detailed collectible is a symbol of MILO®’s rich heritage in Malaysia, representing not just the brand’s legacy but its journey of nurturing and nourishing Malaysians since 1950.  

 

Adding to the excitement of Merdeka and Malaysia Day celebrations, the brand embarked on a nationwide tour to provide complimentary MILO® to the public on August 31 and will make another pit stop on September 16. To find out where the nearest truck in your neighbourhood or vicinity will be, visit MILO®’s social media channels and website.

 

“Our journey with Malaysians has been one of shared experiences built on driving well-being and active lifestyles with quality products. Our commitment to supporting the community remains strong. Whether you have grown up with the familiar taste of MILO® or are just discovering it, our message this year is a reminder that MILO® is more than just a drink, it is a symbol of unity, resilience and the enduring spirit of Malaysia. We look forward to celebrating and rewarding our beloved consumers,” concluded Ng Su Yen.

 

For more details on the ‘Malaysia Boleh Bersama MILO®’ campaign, go to https://www.milo.com.my/malaysia-boleh-bersama-milo-2024.