“Kembara Sihat: Menongkah Arus Membelah Belantara” – Together…We did it!
Deepest gratitude to Allah S.W.T with His Blessing and Permission, the Flagship 2.0 Sustainable Reimbursement Drug Policy (SRDP) has successfully conducted a programme under its Home Medication Review (HMR) Chapter “Kembara Sihat: Menongkah Arus Membelah Belantara” in Ulu Tembeling, Jerantut, Pahang from 16th to 18th September 2022. Alhamdulillah, all the participants and committee members have safely returned home and resumed their daily routines. The event was a success, owing in large part to our dedicated committee members and participants who kept things going smoothly!!
On behalf of the main organiser for this event, we would like to formally and sincerely express our gratitude to our amazing collaborators from Majlis Ugama Islam & Adat Resam Melayu Pahang (MUIP), Malaysian Relief Agency (MRA) Pahang, Jabatan Agama Islam Pahang (JAIP), Pejabat Kesihatan Daerah (PKD) Jerantut, PERKIM Pahang, Jabatan Kemajuan Orang Asli (JAKOA) Pahang, IIUM Sejahtera Clinic (ISC), Malaysian Pharmacist Society (MPS) Pahang Area Committee, Sultan Ahmad Shah Medical Centre (SASMEC) @IIUM and Sekolah Kebangsaan Kuala Sat, Jerantut, Pahang for participating in our event last week and making this programme a great success. We are proud to have brought together such an amazing group of volunteers for this event.
A special appreciation to all the residents of Kampung Kuala Sat, Kampung Bantal, Kampung Orang Asli (KOA) Sungai Kucing, and KOA Bengoi for their cooperation and warm welcome while our team was there. We are especially grateful to all our sponsors including Siti Healthcare Sdn. Bhd., Syarikat Takaful Malaysia Keluarga Berhad, Farmasi Haneem, Hanim Rx Pharmcare, Rehab Alsaidah Sdn. Bhd., Pharmaniaga Berhad, IKOP Pharma Sdn. Bhd., CO-OP Bank Pertama and Hoe Pharmaceuticals Sdn. Bhd., who have generously provided sponsorship for this event. May all the contributors be rewarded abundantly and may Allah the Almighty bless all the efforts and contributions given. Without your contribution, we would not be able to achieve this much success in our programme. We will put this amazing experience into our minds. Finally, we would like to seek forgiveness for all the shortcomings and lacking during this event. Hopefully, the cooperation that was established this time can be continued in the future.
“Kembara Sihat: Menongkah Arus Membelah Belantara”, A Transdisciplinary Community Engagement Programme At Ulu Tembeling, Jerantut, Pahang
The Sustainable Reimbursement Drug Policy (SRDP) Flagship 2.0, Kulliyyah of Pharmacy, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) under its Home Medication Review (HMR) Chapter has organised a community engagement programme at four villages involving approximately 1050 villagers in Ulu Tembeling, Jerantut, Pahang from 16th to 18th September 2022. This programme was conducted in conjunction with the World Pharmacist Day 2022, which annually celebrated on 25th September. The theme for this year is “Pharmacy United in action for a healthier world”.
This programme was led by Professor Dr. Che Suraya Mohd Zin, leader of SRDP Flagship and Dr. Norny Syafinaz Ab Rahman as the Programme Director and was co-organised by government and non-government agencies. The collaborators are Majlis Ugama Islam & Adat Resam Melayu Pahang (MUIP), Jabatan Agama Islam Pahang (JAIP), Pejabat Kesihatan Daerah (PKD) Jerantut, PERKIM Pahang, Malaysian Relief Agency (MRA) Pahang, JAKOA Pahang, IIUM Sejahtera Clinic, Malaysian Pharmacist Society (MPS) Pahang Area Committee, Sultan Ahmad Shah Medical Centre (SASMEC) @ IIUM and Sekolah Kebangsaan Kuala Sat, Jerantut, Pahang.
The main objective of this programme is to educate the local community on health awareness and the rational use of medications. Various activities were conducted throughout the two days event such as home medication review (HMR) visits, health screening and exhibition, traditional sports, donation giving to asnaf, ziarah mahabbah to Kampung Orang Asli, kenduri/rewang with villagers, demonstration on oral hygiene, application of lice shampoo and administration of deworming medication.
HMR is a review of a patient’s medications in their home or residential care facilities by a pharmacist and other healthcare practitioners to ensure the safe use of medications among patients with chronic diseases. These populations are commonly identified with pharmaceutical care issues such as non-adherence towards medications, polypharmacy, poor health literacy and lack of understanding on the appropriate use of medications. Activities conducted during HMR include medication reconciliation, review, counseling and management. These areas of pharmaceutical care services are important to provide education to patients/caregivers especially on medication usage, storage and disposal.
The uniqueness of this program lies on the transdisciplinary approach of conducting the event where each collaborator from diverse background (health and non-health) contributed significantly to those people in needs with the hope to improve their health and well-being which in line with SDG number 3 United Nation. To ensure the sustainability of the programme, the SRDP Flagship is committed to a continuous programme with the community in the future. This collective effort is crucial in the era of convergent in order to give bigger impact to the community.
Note: The programme was featured in Utusan Malaysia dated 21st September 2022 in Komuniti Kita section: “Kembara Sihat UIAM santuni komuniti Orang Asli”: https://newsroom.iium.edu.my/index.php/2022/09/21/kembara-sihat-uiam-santuni-komuniti-orang-asli/
Invitation for Contribution – “Kembara Sihat: Menongkah Arus Membelah Belantara” – Home Medication Review (HMR) Chapter
Assalamualaikum and good day,
Dear all,
The Sustainable Reimbursement Drug Policy (SRDP) Flagship 2.0 IIUM will be organising a community engagement programme, Kembara Sihat: Menongkah Arus Membelah Belantara,which will be held from 16th to 18th September 2022 at Ulu Tembeling, Jerantut, Pahang. The programme’s main objective is to engage with the community in need by providing them with health-awareness-related activities.
Several sub-programmes have been carefully planned such as Home Medication Review (HMR), health screening and exhibition, religious talk, village feast, sports, visits to Kampung Orang Asli, and distribution of necessities and hygiene kits to those in need. To make our efforts go further, we need your support by contributing to our donation drive.
For more about how to contribute, please see the poster. Kindly be informed that all monetary contribution is eligible for tax exemption.
Thank you in advance for your contribution and generosity. Jazakallahu khayran kathira.
——-Organising Committee Kembara Sihat: Menongkah Arus Membelah Belantara
IIUM Flagship 2.0: Sustainable Reimbursement Drug Policy (SRDP)
Data Management Workshop for KOMITED Malaysia
On the 22nd of July 2022, the Kulliyyah of Pharmacy has organised a Data Management Workshop for KOMITED Malaysia at Dar Al-Hikmah library IIUM Kuantan. The workshop aimed to train KOMITED staff to explore the knowledge and skills required for data documentation available at KOMITED facilities, including shelter homes and drop-in centres. A total of 25 participants attended the workshop, and the training was led by Dr. Nor Ilyani Mohamed Nazar and Professor Dr. Che Suraya Mohd Zin. The half-day workshop has benefitted participants where they had the chance to ask questions, raise specific issues and discuss their needs related to data management. The expected outcome includes the ability of the KOMITED staff to document their data systematically in the electronic folders at their respective facilities for future analysis and monitoring. This workshop was funded under the Knowledge Transfer Programme Research Initiative Grant Scheme 2021 by the Substance Use Disorders Research Group and Sustainable Reimbursement Drug Policy Flagship, Kulliyyah of Pharmacy IIUM.
