Over two decades, the healthcare group has raised more than $10.7 million for the national initiative.
President Tharman Shanmugaratnam announcing the amount of funds raised by SingHealth for the President's Challenge 2024 on Oct 5. With him at the National Cancer Centre Singapore are SingHealth group CEO Ng Wai Hoe, SingHealth chairman Cheng Wai Keung, Minister of State for Health Rahayu Mahzam, NCCS senior consultant Eileen Poon and NCCS CEO Lim Soon Thye.
SingHealth’s President’s Challenge 2024 campaign, Igniting Hope Through Compassion, was led by the NCCS. This is the 20th consecutive year that the healthcare group has supported the nationwide movement. SingHealth’s campaign, which began in May, involved various fund-raising and outreach events such as a pledge card donation drive, charity bazaars and outings with clients from beneficiary organisations.
Dr Poon, a senior consultant at NCCS, added that she is encouraged by the support and participation of staff from across SingHealth. President Tharman Shanmugaratnam, with his aide, receiving a painting by beneficiary Thong Chew Lim, 97, a resident of St Joseph’s Home, as a token of appreciation, at the National Cancer Centre Singapore on Oct 5, 2024. With them is SingHealth chairman Cheng Wai Keung . ST PHOTO: GAVIN FOO
“I don’t want to put too many barriers to reaching the public, many of whom may be willing to come to programmes or events, but are not so keen to come for one-to-one therapy,” she said.
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