KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 (Bernama) --  In conjunction with Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Global Women’s Alliance (GWA) of Manulife Malaysia organised a Breast Cancer Awareness Day on 9 October 2019.

In the run up to the day, Manulife set up an online donation portal that raised RM10,662. To top it off, Manulife employees donated an additional RM1,385 on the day. All funds went to the Breast Cancer Welfare Association Malaysia (BCWA), a tax-exempted organisation providing peer support for women with breast cancer. Besides the fundraising, the company arranged free breast examination and talks about breast health.

“Breast Cancer Awareness Day was held to increase awareness on Breast Cancer as it is still the most common cancer among women, and to educate staff on breast health and early prevention. We are immensely proud of all our staff who contributed to the sum donated to BCWA.” said GWA chairman, Rosalynn Lai.

About Manulife Global Women’s Alliance (GWA)
Manulife’s GWA was established to support its female workforce to reach their full potential and aims at elevating the profile of women across the organisation, inspiring and enabling each one to reach their full potential by offering resources for success but also to provide a network in which women can mentor each other, share their experiences and help each other design fulfilling career paths. The Malaysian Chapter of GWA was established on 10 September 2015, and since then, Manulife has carried out many activities towards achieving its objectives.

About Manulife Malaysia
Manulife Holdings Berhad is part of Canada-based Manulife Financial Corporation. Through its subsidiary companies, Manulife Malaysia offers an innovative range of financial protection, health and wealth management products and services to meet different customer needs. Manulife Malaysia currently serves the needs of over 260,000 policyholders and wealth management customers. Manulife Holdings Berhad has been listed on the Main Board of Bursa Malaysia since 1984. As at 30 June 2019, its assets under management were RM11 billion. Manulife Malaysia can be found on the Internet at www.manulife.com.my.

About Manulife
Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services group that helps people make their decisions easier and lives better. We operate primarily as John Hancock in the United States and Manulife elsewhere. We provide financial advice, insurance, as well as wealth and asset management solutions for individuals, groups and institutions. At the end of 2018, we had more than 34,000 employees, over 82,000 agents, and thousands of distribution partners, serving almost 28 million customers. As of June 30, 2019, we had over $1.1 trillion (US$877 billion) in assets under management and administration, and in the previous 12 months we made $29.4 billion in payments to our customers. Our principal operations in Asia, Canada and the United States are where we have served customers for more than 100 years. With our global headquarters in Toronto, Canada, we trade as 'MFC' on the Toronto, New York, and the Philippine stock exchanges and under '945' in Hong Kong.

Source: Manulife Insurance Berhad

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--BERNAMA