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The proposed expansion of Miri Kidney Dialysis Centre (which as established in 2004) will need additional RM3.5 million to construct. The new building is crucial with increasing number of patients registered and undergoing dialysis in Miri. The centre is also receiving patients from the dialysis centre in Miri Hospital.

One wonders why is the state government or the Ministry of Health not chipping in this project. Probably they have contribute but the amount is peanut. The federal government is very ambitious to spend hundred of million of Ringgit to send a space tourist to space but our medical welfare is still in a poor state.




From TheBorneoPost

Centre needs another RM3.5 million
By Anthony Joseph

New building crucial with increasing number of patients registered and undergoing dialysis, says chairman

MIRI: The proposed expansion of Miri Kidney Dialysis Centre will need at least RM3.5 million to construct.

Centre chairman Lee Kim Shin who is also Assistant Minister of Infrastructure Development and Communication, disclosed that the new building was crucial with the increasing number of patients registered and undergoing dialysis at the centre.

Earlier, he received a donation of RM35,000 from the management of Dynasty Hotel through their charity fund.

Anticipating the increase in the number of patients, Lee disclosed currently there were 190 patients at the centre with another 20 still on the waiting list.

The centre would be running full capacity once those on the waiting list were accepted, he added.

Apart from that, the centre is also receiving patients from the dialysis centre in Miri Hospital.

It costs RM2,000 a month for a patient undergoing 13 treatment in the centre while in a private medical centre, it is more than RM3,000. Most of the patients at the centre are of the low-income group.

Lee said the generosity of the public, non-governmental organisations and bodies and corporate bodies in Miri had enabled the centre to provide dialysis at a very minimal cost of RM1 per treatment.

Commending the hotel, Lee said that the donation was timely as the centre run by Malaysia Red Crescent Miri Chapter was currently raising fund for its expansion.

Meanwhile Dynasty Hotel general manager Dennis Ngau disclosed that the money was raised through their annual charity events such as jogathon and food fair.

The hotel’s charity fund has donated over RM165,000 to the centre since its inception in 2004.

The less fortunate among the society have also benefited from the fund, through their festive goodies giveaway during Chinese New Year, Gawai Dayak and Hari Raya in collaboration with the Welfare Department.

The fund was set up with the main objective of giving back to the society and fulfilling their corporate duty in term of charity works, said Dennis who thanked the public and corporate organisations for their unfailing support for their charity fund.

For this year, the next charity run has been tentatively scheduled for July and the food fair, November.

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