KUCHING: Jambatan Darul Hana and Fort Margherita light up in red as Sarawak joins the rest of the world in celebration of World Heart Day 2018 this Saturday.  The light up in red, to raise awareness of the world’s number one killer – cardiovascular disease, is organised by the Sarawak Heart Foundation for the first time, with the cooperation of Commission of the City of Kuching North and Sarawak Economic Development Corporation. The iconic Jambatan Darul Hana and Fort Margherita with their red lights will be featured in the website of World Heart Federation, of which the Foundation is among more than 200 member organisations worldwide. Jambatan Darul Hana has…

MANIKINS FOR SARAWAK HEART CENTRE      The Sarawak Heart Foundation has donated RM70,860 worth of manikins for Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) courses in Sarawak Heart Foundation. With the manikins, the Heart Centre can now conduct its own training on the two courses without having to depend on the Sarawak General Hospital for both the manikins and manpower. The Sarawak Heart Centre Resuscitation Society was recently formed, led by Emergency Department and Cardiothoracic, Anaesthesiology and Perfusion Department. BLS and ACLS are fundamental courses essential for resuscitation training for medical personnel in the hospital. Part of the donation was contributed by Sarawak Badan Amal Tenaga…

9 June 2018