AMCHAM launched its Government Affairs Training for Executives (GATE) program exclusively for member companies and supported by the U.S. Embassy and PayPal. Through a series of sessions led by experts in the field, this program aims to develop and sharpen the skills needed by individuals in roles related to government and external affairs. 36 participants were selected from almost 80 applicants to form the first cohort.
Brian McFeeters, U.S. Ambassador to Malaysia, in his keynote dove straight into the heart of the program by sharing five quick valuable key takeaways stemming from his experience starting in the military and from a career spanning decades with the U.S. Government. This set the tone for the direct learning that the speakers of the day and in the future will bring to this unique opportunity.
Over six sessions, between now and September, the GATE program will include topics such as the alignment of priorities and goals, managing issues and critical messaging, establishing the networks one needs to make, and reporting upwards.
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Kuala Lumpur, 7 May 2021 – Premier global nutrition company, Herbalife Nutrition, has released the second part of its Asia Pacific Nutrition Myths Survey 2020*, revealing that 73% of Malaysians are interested in receiving more nutrition information from their healthcare professionals to help them achieve desired health outcomes. In parallel, local HCPs say that only 16% of consumers are well informed on nutrition knowledge, and almost 4 in 5 HCPs call for nutrition companies to play a larger role in sharing proper and accurate nutrition information with the public.
Talking about this initiative, Herbalife Nutrition Malaysia General Manager and Director, Steven Chin said, “As a nutrition company, we actively provide accurate nutrition information to the public. We are pleased to play a bigger role in public nutrition education by collaborating with Nutrition Society of Malaysia (NSM), an esteemed organisation that has been championing nutrition education and awareness for the past 35 years. This way, we can continue to support the HCPs and other nutrition-related initiatives in the community.” He also added, “By way of this survey, we were able to identify and understand the barriers that HCPs face when it comes to providing better nutrition advice to their patients.”
The survey shows that 68% of HCPs in Malaysia would proactively share nutrition advice with their patients most of the time. The main reasons that they are not able to do so all the time is due to the lack of time with patients and lack of interest amongst patients. The HCPs mentioned that only 40 of patients would proactively ask them for nutrition advice.
Nonetheless, the top three most asked nutritional advice by patients are:
- How to improve ailment/condition through nutrition (74%)
- Managing weight through nutrition (72%)
- How to achieve balanced nutrition in daily life (40%)
As for areas of nutrition that patients most keen to ask are:
- Carbohydrates (36%)
- Vitamin (28%)
- Fats (14%)
This is no surprise as there is a rise in trend where Malaysians are more health conscious during these times, with people looking for ways to boost their immune system. According to the National Health and Morbidity Survey 2019, one in two adults in Malaysia were either overweight or obese. Meanwhile diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol are among the main non-communicable diseases (NCDs) that are prevalent amongst Malaysians, which also happen to be major risk factors for cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) – the current leading causes of death in Malaysia. It’s been revealed that 1.7 million people in Malaysia live with three major risk factors at present while 3.4 million people live with two of them [1].
In the coming months, Herbalife Nutrition will be intensifying its collaboration initiatives with the HCP community through a series of multi-platform, public nutrition education and healthy lifestyle activities. The company will also be working closely with other key stakeholders and local partners to provide more accurate, timely and relevant nutrition information to communities across the region.
*The survey was conducted across 11 countries – Australia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and
1 National Health and Morbidity Survey 2019
See Herbalife’s Nutrition Myth Survey HCP infographics below:
Facebook has announced their 2021 Community Accelerator Program in Malaysia, an initiative focused on “helping leaders harness the power of their community to turn ideas into action.”
In a statement, the company said the eight-month program will provide participants training, mentorship and funds to invest in an initiative that extends their (Facebook) community’s positive impact.
Through the program, each community will receive up to US$50,000 to help fund work that advances the community’s goals. A subset of communities will be eligible to receive part of US$1 million in additional funding.
This program is open to communities that have a presence in Facebook Groups with leaders who are 18 years of age or older and reside in the following countries: Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Peru, Mexico, Brazil, United States, Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Egypt, Morocco and India.
RHB Investment Bank has launched its RHB Top 20 Malaysia Small Cap Companies Jewels 2021 featuring new small cap stock ideas for investors to consider.
This 17th Edition is part of a larger RHB ASEAN Small Cap yearly compendium from the bank’s research teams in Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand.
The 20 companies covered in the publication have a market cap limit of less than US$1 billion, covering seven different industry segments.
Selection of these Jewels take into consideration factors including the companies’ liquidity spread and size, managements’ track record, industry fundamentals, earnings growth potential, the long-term sustainability of the industry and their commitment to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles.
