A no sugary drinks challenge
to make life sweeter
In its sixth year running, the 7-Day No Sugary Drinks Challenge Charity Drive, which has been targeting youths
at schools to encourage healthy dietary habits and inculcate the values of compassion and empathy through acts
of service, also reached out to the heartlanders this year with its launch
at Bukit Panjang Community
Club on 19 March 2023. Residents were encouraged to replace sugary drinks with plain water and the money saved
from giving up sugary drinks will go towards
benefitting patients.
“Very worthy and meaningful effort by NKF to encourage healthy dietary habits, as well as inculcate
caring and empathetic values among us.”
Mr Liang Eng Hwa, MP for Bukit Panjang SMC, who was the guest of honour at the event
Race inspired! returned this year to encourage a healthier lifestyle with a physical event at Waterway Point on 30 April 2023. Mr Tan Chuan-Jin, Speaker of Parliament, officially flagged off the run. A 3km Fun Walk and 6km Leisure Run attracted about 1,300 participants. There were also fun-filled health and carnival activities, and a special guest appearance by Mr Kiasu to drive home the message that you can never be too ‘kiasu’ about caring for your health. Funds raised through the event went towards helping kidney failure patients.
“This run may just be for a day, but good health is a lifelong marathon for all. No matter how many
healthy living or healthcare initiatives are rolled out, it is still up to each of us to take action to
become healthier, and to remain in health. I hope everyone will pick up the baton of health, run
with it, and pass it on to someone you care about.”
Mr Tan Chuan-Jin, Speaker of Parliament (right), who led the way for better health by participating in
the 6km Leisure Run during Race Inspired!
With a pressing need for a paradigm shift in delivering healthcare and empowering kidney patients to manage
their condition, NKF’s 4th Kidney Care Conference was themed Re-thinking Kidney Care in Singapore. Held on 6
May 2023 at the NKF Centre, it covered multidisciplinary insights into the transformation and integration of
CKD care for the future. More than 250 medical, nursing and allied healthcare professionals exchanged
knowledge and best practices on renal care. The guest of honour
was Mr Chan Yeng Kit, Permanent
Secretary (Health), Ministry of Health, and the keynote speaker was Professor Thomas Coffman, Dean, Duke-NUS
Medical School.
