The success of BP Diagnostic Centre (BPDC) is attributed to our ability in identifying and responding to the demands of the healthcare industry. I personally feel that it is time we rise up to the challenge and take responsibility of being leaders in providing quality healthcare to our clients at the primary level.  

Our emphasis in providing comprehensive health-screening strategies was one of the measures that played a pivotal role in helping us to stamp our mark in the healthcare industry. We have also introduced our version of the best check-up, which is the Head2Toe approach. This comprehensive health screening from head to toes will reveal a better illustration of your health status.  

BPDC provides DC Series Health Screening packages that are tailored to meet health needs of various groups e.g. men and women. Last year, we introduced two new DC series packages mainly for the newborn and children.  

On the corporate level, the group leveraged on its products and services by introducing the POPE business model. This is a specially designed primary healthcare model which includes;  

P – Pre-employment Health Screening
O – Occupational Health & Safety examination
P – Panelship provider to companies
E – Executive Health Screening examination

POPE is a user friendly and hassle free approach to companies, which caters for their employees' medical needs and also helps meet government regulatory requirements.

Last year we also celebrated the formation of BP Hearing Solution Sdn Bhd. It consolidates Audiometric testing, Noise Mapping and Personal Noise Monitoring with newly-added services such as fixing ear moulds and selling hearing aids under our very own brand “AUDY”. Today, we have at least 30 hearing aid centres in the country, thus making us the largest chain in Malaysia.

We are glad to announce Glenmarie Diagnostic Centre is ready and serves as our new Operational headquarters (HQ) while our existing Ipoh HQ will serve as our Administration HQ. The group is building a 4-storey Ipoh Diagnostic Centre extension to accommodate more facilities, services and specialists joining this centre. This will ensure growth of the group's dynamic healthcare venture.

Last year we added three more Diagnostic Centres in Sungai Petani, Parit Buntar and Tanjung Malim, which brought the total to 30 Diagnostic Centres throughout the nation. This year the group is setting up another five Diagnostic Centres and enhancing imaging facilities in three more specialist Diagnostic Centres.

The group is expected to spend another RM100 million in the next three years to further expand our range of facilities and services.

In 2009, our Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR Project on promoting cervical cancer awareness and prevention by providing “extremely affordable” vaccination to the public was a great success. This CSR benefitted thousands of young ladies.

We launched the BP Flu Kit in response to market demand due to the outbreak of the H1N1 flu virus in June 2009. Thanks to our supporters for having faith in our proprietary products like the BP Travel Kit, the response was encouraging. The group hopes to develop more new products in the future.

BP Food Testing (BPFT) is continuously investing and introducing more advanced testing equipment to widen our range of food and industrial testing services to meet the growing demand from customers.

These are just a few of the many undertakings which we have succeeded in 2009 and we are excited for more development and projects to take place in 2010. I would like to applaud my fellow staff members for their undying commitment and diligence in making 2009 a successful year.  

Best wishes.