SingHealth Raises $1.31 Million for President’s Challenge 2024

10/5/2024 11:30:00 AM |

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Singapore, 5 October 2024 – SingHealth has raised $1.31 million for the President’s Challenge 2024. This is the 20th year the public healthcare cluster has been fundraising for the community. The amount raised was presented to Guest-of-Honour President Tharman Shanmugaratnam by SingHealth Group CEO, Professor Ng Wai Hoe, at the SingHealth President’s Challenge (SHPC) 2024 Grand Finale event held at the National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS) today.

Themed “Igniting Hope through Compassion”, the SHPC 2024 campaign was led by NCCS this year. It rallied 33,000 SingHealth staff to raise funds for five adopted President’s Challenge benefitting organisations – Singapore Cancer Society, Singapore Hospice Council, SingHealth Fund, Ang Mo Kio - Thye Hua Kwan Hospital, and Shan You.

Fundraising and outreach activities included a pledge card donation drive, charity bazaars, engagement activities and outings with clients of the adopted benefitting organisations. As a novel addition this year, gashapon machines were made available on the SGH Campus for staff to play for a good cause, with a portion of the proceeds going towards SHPC. The SHPC 2024 signature event ‘SingHealth Lights Up Lives (LUL)’ was held on 31 August at the Promontory @ Marina Bay. LUL featured a family carnival with games, food and fitness challenges, bringing together more than 1,500 staff, families and benefitting organisations for an evening of fun while raising funds for a worthy cause. The SingHealth event also successfully secured an entry into the Singapore Book of Records with participants lighting up the night skies to form a giant glittering heart with their mobile phone torchlights.

“Supporting President’s Challenge has been an annual feature of the SingHealth calendar since 2004. Our staff look forward to coming together to fundraise and make a positive difference to the community. We hope the funds raised this year can ignite hope for those who need a helping hand,” said Professor Ng Wai Hoe, SingHealth GCEO.

“In addition to fundraising, for this year’s campaign, we wanted to promote an active and healthy lifestyle through fitness activities as an active lifestyle plays an important role in disease prevention, enhancing mental health and overall well-being, regardless of one’s age or health condition. As NCCS marks its 25th anniversary this year, the fundraising was especially meaningful and we are grateful for all the support and contributions from our colleagues, partners and sponsors* in making the campaign a success!” said Dr Eileen Poon, Chairman, SingHealth President’s Challenge 2024, and Senior Consultant, Division of Medical Oncology, NCCS.

* See Annex for Full List of Sponsors

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About the President’s Challenge

The President’s Challenge was launched in 2000, to rally Singaporeans to build a more caring and cohesive society, and to help the less fortunate. It has supported many organisations, including those providing support for disadvantaged children and families, the elderly in need of care, persons with disabilities, and ex-offenders.

The President’s Challenge was refreshed in September 2024 with the aim, going beyond meeting immediate needs, of achieving sustained social impact by uplifting the aspirations, abilities and potential of those who face greater odds. It will also extend its focus to include the arts and sports as fields for nurturing budding talents and sustaining their development. More information on the refreshed President’s Challenge can be found at http://www.presidentschallenge.gov.sg

About Singapore Health Services (SingHealth)

SingHealth, Singapore’s largest public healthcare cluster, is committed to providing affordable, accessible and quality healthcare to patients. With a network of acute hospitals, national specialty centres, polyclinics and community hospitals offering over 40 clinical specialties, it delivers comprehensive, multidisciplinary and integrated care. Beyond hospital walls, SingHealth partners community care providers to enable the population to keep well, get well and live well. As part of the SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre, SingHealth also focuses on advancing education and research to continuously improve care outcomes for patients. For more information, please visit: www.singhealth.com.sg

Members of the SingHealth group

Hospitals (Tertiary Specialty Care):

Singapore General Hospital, Changi General Hospital, Sengkang General Hospital, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, and Eastern General Hospital (expected completion 2029 to 2030)

National Specialty Centres (Tertiary Specialty Care):

National Cancer Centre Singapore, National Dental Centre Singapore, National Heart Centre Singapore, National Neuroscience Institute, and Singapore National Eye Centre

SingHealth Polyclinics (Primary Care):

Bedok, Bukit Merah, Eunos, Marine Parade, Outram, Pasir Ris, Punggol, Sengkang, Tampines, Tampines North and Kaki Bukit (upcoming)

SingHealth Community Hospitals (Intermediate and Long-term Care):

Sengkang Community Hospital, Outram Community Hospital, and Eastern Community Hospital (expected completion around 2029 to 2030)

About the National Cancer Centre Singapore

The National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS) is a leading national and regional tertiary cancer centre with specialists who are experts in treating cancer. In addition to offering holistic and multidisciplinary oncology care, our clinicians and scientists collaborate with local and international partners to conduct robust, cutting-edge clinical and translational research. To achieve its vision of being a global leading cancer centre, NCCS offers world-class care and shares its depth of experience and expertise by training local and overseas medical professionals.

To meet growing healthcare needs, the new NCCS building opened in 2023 with increased capacity and expanded facilities dedicated to cancer care, rehabilitation, research and education. To give patients the best treatment outcomes, advanced and innovative treatment such as proton therapy is offered at the new Goh Cheng Liang Proton Therapy Centre at NCCS.

In 2024, NCCS celebrates its silver anniversary, celebrating 25 years of advancing cancer care from breakthroughs to healing. For more information, please visit: www.nccs.com.sg

ANNEX

List of Sponsors

Platinum Sponsor ($50,000 and above)

Natureland Spa & Therapy

Gold Sponsors ($20,000 and above)

iNova Pharmaceuticals (Singapore) Pte Limited

LAC Global (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.

Shopee Singapore Pte Ltd

Bronze Sponsors ($5,000 and above)

BBYEOL by Ruhens

Bibi & Baba Pte Ltd

Brawngears