AIA Healthy Living Index Reveals Widespread Health Dissatisfaction Across Asia Pacific

AIA Group Limited recently unveiled Healthy Living Indices for 15 markets based on a first-of-its-kind pan-regional survey examining the healthy living habits of over 10,000 adults across Asia Pacific and their hopes and concerns for a healthier way of life. The AIA Healthy Living Index was commissioned by AIA and conducted by TNS, a leading consumer research company. Read more

Call for women to know more, fear less & act against breast cancer

Softlan, Malaysia’s leading brand of fabric conditioner, launched its third consecutive annual Breast Cancer Charity Campaign at Giant Hypermarket, Kota Damansara today in conjunction with World Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Read more

Clean hands in Malaysia for Global Handwashing Day

Protex, the trusted antibacterial soap brand of Colgate-Palmolive, celebrated the culmination of its ‘Clean Body, Healthy Malaysia’ (‘Tubuh Bersih, Malaysia Sihat’) educational campaign in conjunction with Global Handwashing Day at The Curve, Mutiara Damansara recently. Read more

Charity auction raises money to give the gift of sight

An impressive SGD 200,000 was raised at a charity dinner and auction held in Singapore this month to aid Seeing is Believing, a global initiative aimed at preventing avoidable blindness. Read more

Standard Chartered scores in blindness prevention

On an early Saturday morning, over 500 Standard Chartered staff, clients and partners dribbled, tackled, scored and cheered: all for a good cause. At the friendly five-a-side ‘Football Fiesta‘– Standard Chartered’s biggest annual fundraiser – over S$130,000 was raised towards ‘Seeing is Believing’ (SiB) from the generous contributions of 41 participating teams and an auction of signed Liverpool merchandise. Standard Chartered will match all contributions dollar-for-dollar, raising over $260,000 in total from the event. Read more

Standard Chartered sets sights high with US$100 million target to eradicate avoidable blindness

Standard Chartered has announced – at the 2011 Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting – that it will raise US$100 million by 2020 to build sustainable eye-care services across Asia, Africa and the Middle East, almost trebling its fundraising for the prevention of blindness from 2003 to date. With nearly 90 per cent of avoidable blindness occurring in the developing world1, the issue affects economic productivity in countries where Standard Chartered operates. Through its latest commitment, the Bank aims to support further progress towards eliminating avoidable blindness by 2020. Read more

Landmark UBS-INSEAD study reveals changing face of Asian philanthropic giving

Asia’s wealthy engage in philanthropy primarily to ensure the continuity of core family values and to create a lasting legacy in areas such as health and education, according to a study on family philanthropy in Asia published recently by UBS in association with leading business school, INSEAD. However, among younger and second-generation philanthropists, a “giving while living” approach is also evident, characterized both by increased support for the arts and the environment and a global mindset. Read more

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