Encouraging more older women to have regular breast screenings is one of the current focus areas for local health authorities.
Why? Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in Singapore today.
Serving her local community has been a priority focus for Rohani Daeng Tene for more than 20 years. As a long-term volunteer for Posyandu (Pos Pelayanan Terpadu, or the Integrated Health Service Point) in Pao Village, Gowa District, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, she has helped improve the lives of many people, and their families.
By Hong Chou Hui
In the 1989 French Open’s fourth round, Michael Chang ate bananas and beat Ivan Lendl en route to become the youngest tennis Grand Slam champion, vaulting the humble tropical fruit into public consciousness. The banana, packed with vitamins, fiber and minerals, is loved by many around the world as a food and snack.
Indonesia has a population of over 250 million people. Yet as recent as 2005, the nation’s energy demand was less than that of Norway, a country 50 times smaller. Since then, Indonesia has seen a huge economic growth in a decade. With that growth comes a staggering rise in the demand for electricity.
1. What are your expectations on GE growing their investment within Indonesia?
Indonesia is an important area for us. It’s a country which clearly offers a market for the things we sell, from lighting to locomotives. Currently Indonesia generates about $1 billion in revenue for GE, one of only 20 markets that reach that figure.
Chasing dreams is never easy. But for the women helping to engineer Vietnam’s future, chasing dreams has offered both challenge, and hard-earned reward.
Vietnam is a nation with a strong record of promoting gender equality, with one of the most engaged female labour forces in the world. Yet women persistently face challenges and as a nation we must come together to address.