2021 marks the final year of a 3-year campaign beginning in 2019 whereby “I Am And I Will” is an empowering call to action and a reminder that the enduring power of cooperation and collective actions matter for a healthier, brighter world without cancer. The World Cancer Day Weekend event was officiated with a ribbon cutting ceremony by all attending honourable Cabinet Ministers and Wu Chun followed by the release of balloons and a launch of trishaws that journey over a 2KM route bearing the 3-year campaign message of “I Am and I Will”.
Also present during the event were the Honourable members of the Legislative Council, deputy ministers, foreign dignitaries, Wu Chun, PJSC’s Goodwill Ambassador and Messenger of Cancer Awareness, the cancer survivors, event sponsors and partners. Awang Haji Suhaimi Bin Haji Gafar, Minister of Development, Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Dr Awang Haji Mat Suny Bin Haji Mohd Hussein, Minister of Energy, Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Awang Abdul Mutalib Bin Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Setia Dato Paduka Haji Mohammad Yusof, Minister of Transport and Infocommunications and Yang Berhormat Major General (R) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Aminuddin Ihsan, Minister of Culture Youth & Sports, and their spouses. Haji Awang Abu Bakar bin Haji Apong, Minister of Home Affairs, Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major Jeneral (B) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi, Minister of Defense II, Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Haji Awang Abdul Mokti Bin Haji Mohd Daud, Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office, Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Haji Erywan Bin Pehin Datu Pekerma Jaya Haji Mohd Yusof, Minister of Foreign Affairs II, Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Ir. The event was attended by special guests, Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Dr Awang Haji Mohd Amin Liew Bin Abdullah, Minister of Finance and Economy II and Chairman of PJSC, Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Dr Haji Awang Mohd Isham Bin Haji Jaafar, Minister of Health and Deputy Chairman of PJSC, Yang Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Kerna Dato Seri Setia Dr. In 2019, there were a total of 704 cancer cases diagnosed in the country as compared to 644 cancer cases in 2018. The number of new cancer cases in Brunei Darussalam continues to increase annually. World Cancer Day is celebrated annually on the 4 th of February around the world by various institutions with the main goal of increasing awareness towards cancer and to encourage its prevention, early detection, screening, and treatment that can save lives and help to reduce the health economic burden. 28th February 2021 – Pantai Jerudong Specialist Centre (PJSC) together with the leaders of Brunei Darussalam marked the finale of the World Cancer Day (WCD) celebration and reaffirms their pledge to fight cancer in a World Cancer Day Weekend event on Sunday, 28 th February 2021 at Open Plaza Area, Yayasan Shopping Complex.
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