The Philippine Embassy in Brunei Darussalam sponsored a Lecture-Forum on Health Consciousness on 24 July 2015 at the Chancery, as part of its Gender and Development (GAD) program.

169 participants, composed of 110 females and 59 males participated in said event.

The lecture-forum provided an opportunity for the Filipinos in Brunei to gain awareness and deeper understanding of ailments affecting many Filipinos like prostate cancer, sexually transmitted diseases, breast and ovarian cancers. The participants also had a chance to have their blood test for hemoglobin, blood typing, blood pressure and blood donation conducted by Jerudong Park Medical Center (JPMC).

The lecture-forum was conducted in coordination with Dr. Joseph D. Castro, Dr. Ma. Theresa C. Castro and Dr. Maria Susie J. Magpusao of the Ministry of Health in Brunei Darussalam, who acted as speakers.

Because of the good reception and feedback from the participants, this Embassy plans to undertake this similar events in the future.