PUTRAJAYA, Sept 24 — The Ministry of Health (KKM) today received a donation of medical equipment from five companies worth RM9.48 million.
Axiata Group Sdn Bhd donated RM5 million towards the purchase of medical equipment and peripheral health needs while the Malaysian Stock Exchange Foundation donated 310 units of oxygen generator worth RM1.99 million.
Ninety-Nine (99) Speedmart donated 142 units of oxygen generator, hospital beds and health accessories worth RM1.88 million.
Sime Darby Plantation donated 5,000 units of pulse oximeter estimated at RM375,000 while Wang Zheng Berhad’s donation included 600 cartons of adult diapers worth RM224,640.
Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin received the donations from representatives of all five companies at a presentation ceremony held at the MOH here today.
Khairy in a brief speech said the total in non-cash donations which the ministry has received since January 2020 have now breached RM148 million, with 70 per cent of the equipment comprising personal protection equipment (PPE).
“For a country bracing to enter the endemic phase, hopefully aside from PPE, we will receive more donations like pulse oximeter and self-test kits, because the RM19.90 retail ceiling price (for test-kit) is still a burden for B40 families,” he said.
Source: BERNAMA News Agency