May Measurement Month Celebration in Conjunction with World Hypertension Day, University Malaya Medical Centre 

May Measurement Month Celebration in Conjunction with World Hypertension Day, University Malaya Medical Centre 

On 30 May 2022, the celebration was held at Dataran Siti Khadijah, Menara Timur UMMC and officiated by the Deputy Clinical Director (Medical), Dr. Mohmmed Salleh bin Yahya with the theme “Measure Your Blood Pressure Accurately, Control It, Live Longer!”

This is an annual event organized by Department of Primary Care Medicine, UMMC by the chairperson of MMM 2022, Dr Beh Hooi Chin and fully supported by the head of department Associate Professor Dr Adina Binti Abdullah and the whole team which consists of dietitians, primary care physicians, sport medicine physicians, nurses and medical students.

This celebration aims to create awareness to public and UMMC staff about the importance of screening high blood pressure and to practice healthy lifestyle such as active in doing physical activities and practise low salt diet and healthy balance diet.

The event was a success with the support from Malaysia Society of Hypertension, Malaysian Society for World Action on Salt, Sugar and Health (MyWASSH), Staff Health Clinic, UMMC, and Clinic University Malaya.

More pictures on UMMC’s official facebook page, click the link here