• JAMBATAN DARUL HANA AND FORT MARGHERITA LIGHT UP IN RED FOR WORLD HEART DAY 2018

    September 28, 2018 /

    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…

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  • Manikins for Sarawak Heart Centre

    June 14, 2018 /

    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…

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  • Our Core Activities

    March 21, 2018 /

    HEART TO HEART PROGRAMME A collaboration between Sarawak Heart Foundation and Sarawak Heart Centre. The Heart To Heart Programme provides financial assistance for poor children suffering from critical heart disease to undergo medical or surgical treatment or procedures, including heart operation, in a hospital within Malaysia.  The patients, recommended by the Heart Centre would, otherwise, have to wait for a long time to receive treatment.  This initiative will ensure the patients get due attention and treatment and, at the same time, help to ease the backlog of cases at the Heart Centre. Criteria of eligibility Patients who have a good life span. Priority to young children who are born with…

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  • Effectiveness of Physical Activity Intervention for Rural Pre-schools in Kuching

    March 19, 2018 /

    Childhood obesity has been growing at an alarming rate and is the most common nutritional problem among children (WHO, 2000). Several reports already showed high and increasing rates of overweight and obesity among preschool children living in developing countries (de Onis & Blössner, 2000). The most common causes are lack of physical activity, unhealthy eating patterns, high level of inactivity or sedentary behaviour, genetic factors, or a combination of these factors. For more information on our study, click here.

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