KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 21 — For many, it merely takes a devastating event or a health scare to change their perspective on how they view life.
“I was shocked,” Nazir said while recalling the dark episode which he calls “the painful few months”. For the uninitiated, Nazir — who is the youngest son of Malaysia’s second prime minister, the late Tun Abdul Razak Hussein — is known for his integral role in shaping and transforming CIMB Group Holdings Berhad into a leading regional financial group it is today.
In 2020, he kicked off a five-year campaign with the Universiti Malaya’s Urological Cancer Trust Fund to create awareness about prostate cancer and encourage early detection.The campaign took a systematic approach with ground activities, radio announcements in various languages as well as training sessions for doctors.“As long as one or more people get saved because of my efforts, I’ll be happy.
Nazir said the main goal of his campaign is to reduce the percentage of late-stage diagnoses through awareness efforts about regular screenings.