LUMUT, Aug 18 (Bernama) — The Perak Islamic Religious and Malay Customs Council (MAIPk) allocates more than RM16 million annually from the zakat (tithe) funds to cover dialysis treatment expenses for about 600 recipients.
Its chairman, Tan Sri Mohd Annuar Zaini, said that MAIPk haemodialysis funding for patients includes the cost of blood cleaning treatment 14 times a month, at the rate of RM170 per session, and eight injections a month, at the rate of RM60 per jab.
“The total cost of dialysis treatment for one patient is RM34,320 per year,” he said, after officiating the Waqf Perak Ar-Ridzuan Hemodialysis Centre at Alang Iskandar Mosque, Manjung here today.
The RM3.3 million haemodialysis centre, which started operating in December last year, provides 12 dialysis machines and is able to accommodate 36 patients daily.
Mohd Annuar added that the establishment of the Waqf Perak Ar-Ridzuan Hemodialysis Centre (WPAR) since 2015 could accommodate the needs and requests for hemodialysis treatment in line with the increase in the number of patients, especially those financed by MAIPk through zakat collections every year, thus maximising the benefits of waqf property.
According to him, the project manager for the haemodialysis centre is the Ar Ridzuan Medical Group, which is a subsidiary of Perak State Islamic Economic Development Corporation, which is a wholly owned company of MAIPk; it has a team of medical officers, specialist doctors and trained and skilled personnel providing haemodialysis treatment services.
“Waqf Perak Ar-Ridzuan is a legal channel for individuals as well as any organisation to contribute waqf, thus increasing public confidence regarding waqf administration in Perak.
“The implementation of the project in a transparent and tangible way, that benefits the community, will help further develop community members’ understanding of the wisdom of waqf.
Source: BERNAMA News Agency