{"id":11201,"date":"2025-08-29T22:33:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T14:33:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klhappenings.com\/?p=11201"},"modified":"2025-08-29T22:47:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T14:47:15","slug":"nestle-omega-plus-continues-to-unite-malaysians-in-a-heart-healthy-journey-towards-global-cardiovascular-wellness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klhappenings.com\/?p=11201","title":{"rendered":"Nestl\u00e9 Omega Plus Continues to Unite Malaysians in a Heart-Healthy Journey Towards Global Cardiovascular Wellness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Nestl\u00e9 Omega Plus\u00ae iconic \u2018Walk A Million Miles\u2019 (WAMM) campaign returns with re energised focus to rally again Malaysians alongside Yayasan Jantung Malaysia (YJM), and aligning also with the World Heart Federation\u2019s (WFH) global call to tackle cardiovascular disease<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nestl\u00e9 Omega Plus\u00ae is doubling its yearly contribution to RM200,000 to YJM and Institut Jantung Negara Foundation (IJNF) to fund their heart patients\u2019 financial needs as well as research, education and outreach programs for heart health.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Nestl\u00e9 Omega Plus\u00ae, Malaysia\u2019s leading partner in heart health, has marked a historic milestone this year as its iconic&nbsp;\u2018<strong>Walk A Million Miles\u2019 (WAMM)<\/strong>&nbsp;campaign returns to celebrate <strong>25 years<\/strong>&nbsp;of empowering Malaysians to take care of their heart health through regular walking, exercising and, responsible diet, including awareness on high cholesterol related risks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"11203\" src=\"https:\/\/klhappenings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Image-2-6-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klhappenings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Image-2-6-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/klhappenings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Image-2-6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/klhappenings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Image-2-6-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/klhappenings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Image-2-6-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/klhappenings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Image-2-6-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/klhappenings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Image-2-6-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/klhappenings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Image-2-6-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/klhappenings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Image-2-6-681x454.jpg 681w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"11204\" src=\"https:\/\/klhappenings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Image-3-4-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klhappenings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Image-3-4-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/klhappenings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Image-3-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/klhappenings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Image-3-4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/klhappenings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Image-3-4-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/klhappenings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Image-3-4-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/klhappenings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Image-3-4-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/klhappenings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Image-3-4-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/klhappenings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Image-3-4-681x454.jpg 681w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">From left to right: Juan Aranols, CEO of Nestl\u00e9 Malaysia, YABhg. Toh Puan Dato\u2019 Seri Dr. Hajjah Aishah Ong, Chairman of the IJNF, YBhg. Tan Sri Dato&#8217; Kamaruzzaman Shariff, Vice President of YJM, Yeoh She Shiang, Business Executive Officer of Nestl\u00e9 Nutrition. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Global Alliance, National Movement<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As we celebrate World Heart Day 2025, Nestl\u00e9 Omega Plus\u00ae is taking WAMM to the next level by aligning its efforts with the World Heart Federation\u2019s (WHF) global priorities \u2014beginning with Nestl\u00e9 Omega Plus\u00ae bold commitment to deliver 1 million health screenings across Malaysia by 2026, reinforcing WHF\u2019s call for greater access to heart care. This alignment also extends to WHF\u2019s \u201cDon\u2019t Miss A Beat\u201d movement in September, which mirrors WAMM\u2019s eight-week mission of encouraging Malaysians to walk more for better heart health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the local front, Nestl\u00e9 Omega Plus\u00ae goes beyond taking the WAMM walking ambition to 3 million miles and increase the numbers of participants to 30,000. The brand is also doubling its combined contribution to YJM and IJNF to RM200,000. The funds will be directed towards patients care needs as well as for research, education, and outreach programmes for grassroot communities on cholesterol awareness and heart health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/klhappenings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Image-6-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klhappenings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Image-6-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/klhappenings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Image-6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/klhappenings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Image-6-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/klhappenings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Image-6-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/klhappenings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Image-6-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/klhappenings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Image-6-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/klhappenings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Image-6-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/klhappenings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Image-6-681x454.jpg 681w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The dedicated Nestl\u00e9 Omega Plus team behind the \u201cWalk a Million Miles\u201d campaign, continuing their efforts to raise awareness and inspire Malaysians towards better heart health.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking about the partnership, <strong>Chairman of Yayasan Jantung Malaysia, Dato&#8217; Dr Aljafri Abdul Majid<\/strong>, &#8220;As a WHF member, YJM is committed to advancing the federation\u2019s goals of providing equitable access to treatment while driving greater awareness and prevention of heart diseases. Our partnership with Nestl\u00e9 Omega Plus\u00ae amplifies this effort. By getting Malaysians to walk more and, optimising the generous donation from Nestl\u00e9 to fund financial assistance, research, education and outreach programmes for heart health, we are realising the theme of World Heart Day 2025 and ensuring no one \u2018misses a beat\u2019 in their heart health journey.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Juan Aranols, Chief Executive Officer of Nestl\u00e9 Malaysia<\/strong>, added, \u201cNestl\u00e9 Omega Plus\u00ae journey of empowering Malaysians to take care of their heart health began in 2000 &#8211; the same year as the World Heart Day. This alignment with the World Heart Federation\u2019s global priorities alongside our long-standing collaboration with Yayasan Jantung Malaysia on our shared 25<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary could not be timelier. Over the last two decades, WAMM has become an iconic symbol of Malaysia\u2019s collective effort to address the risks of poor cardiovascular health. &nbsp;Today, we are proud that what started as small pioneer initiative has grown into a meaningful contribution to the heart health prevention effort in Malaysia.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/klhappenings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-29-at-22.24.26_614c8c9c-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klhappenings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-29-at-22.24.26_614c8c9c-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/klhappenings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-29-at-22.24.26_614c8c9c-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/klhappenings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-29-at-22.24.26_614c8c9c-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/klhappenings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-29-at-22.24.26_614c8c9c-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/klhappenings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-29-at-22.24.26_614c8c9c-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/klhappenings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-29-at-22.24.26_614c8c9c-100x75.jpg 100w, https:\/\/klhappenings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-29-at-22.24.26_614c8c9c-180x135.jpg 180w, https:\/\/klhappenings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-29-at-22.24.26_614c8c9c-238x178.jpg 238w, https:\/\/klhappenings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-29-at-22.24.26_614c8c9c-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/klhappenings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-29-at-22.24.26_614c8c9c-681x511.jpg 681w, https:\/\/klhappenings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-29-at-22.24.26_614c8c9c.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nestl\u00e9 Omega Plus\u00ae kicked off the campaign with a media launch followed by a panel discussion with healthcare professionals titled \u2018Don\u2019t Miss a Beat\u2019, the theme by World Heart Federation for 2025. During the session, they discussed the importance of heart health, early detection and prevention, including nutrition and lifestyle habits for maintaining a healthy heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIschemic heart disease is the leading cause of death among Malaysians aged 30 to 69, accounting for around 20 percent of fatalities,\u201d said Dr Rowina Lynne Murray from Institut Jantung Negara. \u201cWalking just 30 to 50 minutes a day can significantly lower cardiovascular risk, help protect your heart health, and support cholesterol management.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The campaign will be marked by a wide range of nationwide events and activities throughout September and October. These include WAMM\u2019s annual physical walking event at Taman Botani Perdana on 13 September which will feature health screenings by YJM and IJNF, tasting sessions for the full Nestl\u00e9 Omega Plus\u00ae range, fun family activities and lucky draws with attractive prizes. Renowned sports brands like Amazfit and Decathlon will also be on hand to enliven the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The campaign will also continue its \u2018Love Your Heart\u2019 mall activations, offering free health screenings and engaging experiences designed to raise awareness and motivate Malaysians to prioritise their heart health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Join the Movement<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Registration for WAMM 2025 opens&nbsp;on 29 August 2025&nbsp;via the BookDoc mobile app. Participants can log their miles, track their progress and win attractive prizes via the app. They can choose the free or paid option of RM30 which includes a finisher jersey, Nestl\u00e9 goodie bags for reaching 300,000 steps and above. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information on Nestl\u00e9 Omega Plus\u00ae Walk A Million Miles 2025 please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nestlehomeofgood.com.my\">https:\/\/www.nestlehomeofgood.com.my<\/a> or its Facebook page at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NestleOmegaPlus\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NestleOmegaPlus<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Nestle.Malaysia\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nestl\u00e9 Omega Plus\u00ae, Malaysia\u2019s leading partner in heart health, has marked a historic milestone this year as its iconic&nbsp;\u2018Walk A Million Miles\u2019 (WAMM)&nbsp;campaign returns to celebrate 25 years&nbsp;of empowering Malaysians to take care of their heart health through regular walking, exercising and, responsible diet, including awareness on high cholesterol related risks. 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