Australian National Cervical Screening Program
Recently, the Department of Health in Australia took a big leap in improving women’s health and the prevention of cervical cancer. On the December 1, the Australian National Cervical Screening Program took place. The Pap test, which looks at abnormal cells from the cervical swab, was replaced with a Cervical Screening test, which tests for […]
October 2019 Newsletter
Dear Friends and Supporters, Following Gynaecological Cancer Awareness Month in September and KLF’s annual lunch, the Foundation team has been busy behind the scenes working on various projects over the last weeks. Our HPV immunisation & education programme for private schools has just commenced with the ISF Academy and has seen a fantastic vaccination uptake rate. We are […]
December 2017 Newsletter
Dear Friends and Supporters, As we approach the end of 2017, in some ways it feels like everything has nearly sped up to the New Year already. But before we bid a farewell to 2017, we want to reflect on the changes, challenges, accomplishments throughout this year, and to thank you, our friends, sponsors, supporters, […]
January 2018 Newsletter
Dear Friends and Supporters, Happy New Year! As we begin the new year and are busy planning ahead, we are pleased to share a roundup of recent news. January is also Cervical Cancer Awareness month and we launched a #DidYouKnow campaign across all KLF social media channels to raise awareness around the facts (and to dispel myths) concerning […]
June 2018 Newsletter
Dear Friends and Supporters, As always, it’s a pleasure to share a few highlights with you from what has been a very busy few months at KLF. In May, we held a press conference to announce the results of Project Teal’s Phase One as well as the start of Phase Two which is to be commenced […]
The Karen Leung Foundation supports International Women’s Day 2018 (March 2018 Newsletter)
Dear Friends and Supporters, Today is International Women’s Day, a global occasion celebrating the social, cultural, economic, and political achievements of women. It is a call to action. Here at KLF we #PressForHealth and support young girls and women through our programming to combat gynaecological cancers in Hong Kong. In celebration of International Women’s Day, as well as […]
Community Care Fund increases its coverage for HPV vaccination (Updated)
At the Karen Leung Foundation, we are constantly striving to fill the gaps of current medical services, and advocacy and lobbying is a big part of how we strive to better the health of women in Hong Kong. Last month, in March 2018, we attended the Cancer Strategy Meeting at the Legislative Council of Hong […]
KLF’s Annual Luncheon 2019
Thank you for everyone who joined us at the Karen Leung Foundation’s Annual Luncheon, with our expert panelists speaking about “personal and corporate wellbeing and its correlation to resilience and success” while providing useful tips and tools on how to prioritise #HealthCantWait The successful event saw a crowd of close to 100 esteemed guests with over HK$150,000 raised towards our upcoming 2020 initiatives. […]
February 2018 Newsletter
Dear Friends and Supporters, Kung Hei Fat Choy! We hope you were able to take a few days off over the Chinese New Year and spend some time with your family to ring in the Year of the Dog. Part of the Chinese new year tradition is to give out “Lai-See”, red envelopes with money inside. […]
Project Teal – Phase 2 concluded with celebratory dinner at Christian Action
Following a successful implementation of Project Teal’s Phase 1, KLF, together with Central Health Medical Practices, Christian Action and Roche Diagnostics continued their collaboration with Phase 2. During this part of the project, KLF supported and funded cervical cancer screening test, specifically co-testing for 172 women underprivileged women, aged 30 to 59. Co-testing, combines Pap […]