NMCares for financially challenged cancer patients 08 Apr 2021 / 16:32 H. Nilai Medical Centre - Official Portal Seremban City Council
NEGERI SEMBILAN: Cancer can be a major cause of financial hardship for patients. The ACTION (ASEAN Costs in Oncology) study showed that more than 75% of cancer patients in Southeast Asia experience death or financial catastrophe one year after diagnosis.
Nilai Medical Centre (Nilai Medical) launched the NMCares Targeted Therapy Welfare Programme today. The purpose of this programme is to help relieve the financial burden of HER2-positive breast cancer patients.
Nilai Medical collaborated with Roche Malaysia, one of the market leaders in oncology, to support these patients in need via Roche Cares, a tripartite co-payment model.
Roche Malaysia brings staff together to Reimagine Healthcare in recent Hackathon Details
Roche (Malaysia) pharmaceutical division recently organised its first Hackathon, which saw staff coming together during the CMCO to brainstorm realistic, innovative healthcare solutions for Malaysian cancer patients.
According to a media release, the three-day Hackathon was co-organised with MaGIC (The Malaysian Global Innovation and Creativity Centre) under the theme of ‘Reimagine Healthcare’.
Employees from the Roche group in Malaysia, comprising the pharmaceutical, diagnostic and shared service centre, participated in the event and were guided by a trainer, mentors and validators, with the aim of finding ideas that can potentially deliver real and potential impact to Malaysia’s healthcare system and cancer patients.
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Healthcare hackathon Meera Murugesan
ROCHE Malaysia s pharmaceutical division organised its first hackathon recently, where staff came together to brainstorm realistic, innovative healthcare solutions for Malaysian cancer patients.
Themed Reimagine Healthcare , the three day event was co-organised with MaGIC (The Malaysian Global Innovation and Creativity Centre) and saw the participation of employees from the Roche group in Malaysia, comprising those in the pharmaceutical, diagnostic and shared service centre.
They were guided by a trainer, mentors and validators, with the aim of finding ideas that could have potential impact on Malaysia s healthcare system and cancer patients.
A hackathon is an event (usually hosted by a technology company or organisation) where programmers gather for a short period of time to collaborate on a project. Participants normally work rapidly and often work without sleep to achieve their task, as the events generally last between