Pos Malaysia raises RM80,000 to support Ministry of Health’s Tabung AmanahAugust 28, 2023
Zaini Yahman, Director of Operations of Pos Malaysia Berhad (left), and Dato’ Sri Norazman Ayob, Deputy
Secretary-General (Finance) of the Ministry of Health at the cheque presentation ceremony.
Pos Malaysia Berhad - Malaysia's postal and parcel service provider has raised RM80,000 where five per cent from the Ubat Melalui Pos (UMP) service’s revenue over a six-month period from January to June 2023 to benefit the Ministry of Health (MOH)’s trust fund for the financing of treatment costs, medicines and equipment for cancer patients.
The initiative is part of Pos Malaysia’s corporate social responsibility, aimed at assisting underprivileged cancer patients. Dato’ Sri Norazman Ayob, Deputy Secretary-General (Finance) of MOH said through this donation, various medical equipment was purchased to help underprivileged cancer patients. Among the medical equipment purchased are chemo ports, oxygen concentrators, pleural and peritoneal indwelling catheters, infusion pumps and so on. Launched in 2011, the Ubat Melalui Pos (UMP) service offers the delivery of prescribed medication to the patients' preferred location within the PosLaju area of coverage for a minimal fee. This service provides patients with the convenience of receiving their medicine supply right at their doorsteps, thereby reducing wait time at MOH healthcare facilities (government hospitals and clinics). The service also ensures the uninterrupted continuity of patients' monthly medication supply and increases the patient's compliance toward their medication therapy. EXPLORE FURTHER
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