KPJ Healthcare Bhd, through its philanthropic arm, Klinik Waqaf An-Nur (KWAN), has launched its ninth dialysis centre in Rembau, Negeri Sembilan, in collaboration with the Negeri Sembilan Islamic Religious Council (MAINS).
In a statement, KPJ Healthcare Officer-in-Charge Norhaizam Mohammad said KPJ Healthcare is grateful to MAINS for supporting its efforts as they are always proactively engaging the community to drive awareness of good health and healthy living, as everyone is entitled to quality healthcare.
Officiated by MAINS secretary Zainal Said, the dialysis centre was originally a Klinik Waqaf An-Nur before it was upgraded into the Waqaf An-Nur MAINS Dialysis Centre and began its operations on June 12, operated by KPJ Seremban Specialist Hospital in collaboration with MAINS and Waqaf An-Nur Corporation Bhd (Waqaf An-Nur).
The centre is equipped with five dialysis machines and offers services similar to other KWAN clinics nationwide, including health screening, treatment, and consultation. It is also the second centre to be opened in Negeri Sembilan in collaboration with MAINS.
The dialysis machines are progressively using single-use dialyser filters to remove excess fluid from patient’s blood instead of using recyclable filters to avoid infections and possible complications.
“From 1998 to May 2023, close to two million patients have been given treatment at KWAN clinics nationwide, and another 30,013 patients were seen via its mobile clinics from 2015 to May 2023.
“We believe our efforts in bridging access to quality care complements our focus in putting people first, recognising and valuing their unique journey and personal well-being above all else,” she said.
Meanwhile, MAINS has been instrumental in meeting the needs of the community throughout Negeri Sembilan, with constant engagements and various programmes targeted at the needy and the underprivileged.
KWAN, established by Johor Corporation (JCorp) through Waqaf An-Nur in 1998 and handed over to KPJ Healthcare on April 1, 2011, for its operation and management, is supported fully by specialist hospitals under the KPJ Healthcare network.
As of 2023, a total of nine mobile clinics have been deployed to rural areas across Malaysia. Its mobile clinics are designed to be able to perform basic healthcare services in remote areas.
KWAN’s static clinics and eight dialysis centres, three of which are Malaysian Society for Quality in Health certified, are scattered throughout Malaysia to help underprivileged patients in getting quality healthcare from medical professionals.
Located in Johor, Selangor, Perak, Penang, Kelantan, and Negeri Sembilan, patients are able to receive treatment from as low as RM10 per visit, and RM130 for dialysis treatment.
“We are also targeting to expand our mobile clinics reach by deploying even more mobile clinics in other areas in Malaysia. Towards the end of this year, we are planning to deploy two more mobile clinics, one in Pahang and another in Sabah, to expand our reach and further help the community,” said Norhaizam.
To date, about 350 dialysis patients have benefitted from KWAN’s services.
Source: BERNAMA News Agency