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Issue 3 2011 PP9314/08/2012 (030426) Opening of NKF - Berjaya 9th NKF Patient Resource Berjaya Founder’s Forum in Kota Centre Day Bharu Pg 7 pg 9 pg 11 HealtH talk at NkF-BeRJaYa ReSOURCe CeNtRe National Kidney Foundation of Malaysia 1 Message from Chief Editor PATRON YAB Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak elcome to our 3rd issue for 2011. This issue is especially dedicated to WBerjaya Corporation Bhd for its continuous support towards the National Kidney Foundation of Malaysia. BOARD OF GOVERNORS In this issue, you will read how Berjaya Corporation Bhd helped us to raise President RM 170,000 which we used to renovate and develop the “NKF-Berjaya Resource Y. Bhg. Tan Sri Dato’ Dr. Abu Bakar Suleiman Centre”, for our patients. Its subsidiary, Singer Malaysia, also raised another RM 52,000 to help us manage the resource centre for another 2 years. We highlighted Deputy President all the activities being carried out in our resource centre and we hope our patients Y. Bhg. Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Dr. Jeffrey Cheah will take the opportunity to participate in the many interesting activities being Vice-President organised for them. Mr. Lynn Kulasingham We are also proud to share with you a story about our 101 year old patient who currently seeks dialysis treatment in our dialysis centre in Kluang. We wish him many more good years ahead. BOARD MEMBERS Congratulations to our NKF - Lions Club, Alor Setar dialysis centre for receiving Y. Bhg. Dato' Lam Peng Chong the “Best Centre Award” for 2010/2011. You may read further about the judging Y. Bhg. Tan Sri Datuk Clifford F. Herbert criteria and the other winners, on page 4. Who’s Who @NKF Who’s Y. Bhg. Dato’ Syed Sidi Idid bin Syed Abdullah Idid Dr. V. Sivabalasingam a/l Veerasingam Please also read about our organ transplant patient and how the kidney Y. Bhg. Tan Sri Dato' Dr. R. V. Navaratnam transplant changed her whole life. We hope this article will inspire our patients who (Alternate to Y. Bhg. Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Dr. Jeffrey Cheah) wish to go for kidney transplantation in the future. Our sincere appreciation also goes out to Yang Amat Berhormat Tuan Guru BOARD OF DIRECTORS Dato’ Bentara Setia Hj. Nik Abdul Aziz Bin Hj Nik Mat, the Menteri Besar of Kelantan Chairman for gracing our “9th Patient Forum” in Kota Bharu recently. It was a successful event Dato’ Dr. Zaki Morad Mohd Zaher with over 300 participants. The forum was aimed at providing information on financial assistance for those on dialysis as well as job opportunities for those dialysis patients Vice-Chairman able to work. Dr. Tan Chwee Choon We take this opportunity to thank each and every donor. You contribution will Dr. Thiruventhiran Thilaganathan certainly help us to help Malaysians suffering from end stage kidney failure, who lack Hon. Secretary access to or cannot afford dialysis treatment. Currently, NKF has more than 1,445 Mr. Goh Seng Chuan patients receiving subsidized dialysis treatment in 24 dialysis centres nationwide. Hon. Treasurer Happy Reading Mr. Leong Yeng Kit Dr Lim Yam Ngo Members Chief Editor Dr. Lim Yam Ngo Dr. Lee Wan Tin p/s-Soft copy of this "Share" newsletter is also available at our website, www.nkf.org.my Dr. SS Gill Dato’ Tan Gin Soon Dr. J. D. John EDITORIAL COMMITTEE Chief Editor NKF DIALYSIS CENTRES TEL NO Dr. Lim Yam Ngo 1. Tuanku Syed Putra-NKF Dialysis Centre, Kangar 04-9777411 Ex-Officio 2. Pusat Dialisis NKF - Superkids Trinity, Alor Setar 04-7340215 Mr. Chua Hong Wee 3. Pusat Dialisis NKF - Kelab Lions Alor Star (Host) 04-7352190 Editorial Co-ordinators 4. Fo Yi -NKF Dialysis Centre, Unit 1, Penang, 04-2824952 S. Shobana 5. Fo-Yi -NKF Dialysis Centre, Unit 2, Penang 04-2828701 Nawar Anisah 6. Pusat Dialisis NKF - Lions Penang 04-2101555 Dharshini Ganeson 7. Moral Uplifting Society(MULS) - NKF Taiping 05-8041633 8. Moral Uplifting Society (MULS- NKF Dialysis Centre, Ipoh 05-3215921 Committee Members 9. Ping Rong-NKF Dialysis Centre, Sungai Way, PJ 03-78746707 Dr. Tan Chwee Choon Dr. Sunita Bavanandan 10. Pusat Dialisis NKF- Dato’ Dr. G.A. Sreenevasan, PJ 03-79549048 Ms. Shirley Koh 11. Pusat Dialisis NKF – Rotary Damansara, Selayang, KL 03-61371884 Ms. Mah Ah Noye 12. Pusat Dialisis NKF – Fungates Superflow, Kepong, KL 03-62519850 Puan Rashidah Robani Ms. Tay Bih Leng 13. Pusat Dialisis NKF-Apex, Klang 03-33417009 Ms. Ooi Cheng Im 14. Nanyang-NKF Dialysis Centre, Setapak, KL 03-40217704 15. Pusat Dialisis NKF - Bakti, Klang 03-33239424 16. Pusat Dialisis NKF – Charis, Cheras, KL 03-91328193 17. Pusat Dialisis NKF-Good Health, Kampung Pandan, KL 03-92813451 18. Che Luan Khor-NKF Dialysis Centre, Kluang, Johor 07-7765313 19. Family Development Foundation Dialysis Centre-NKF,Johor Bahru 07-3866164 20. Pusat Dialisis NKF, Kota Bharu 09-7475834 21. Terengganu Dialysis Centre-NKF, Kuala Terengganu 09-6249423 22. Pusat Dialisis NKF - Tun Abdul Razak, Kuantan 09-5141566 23. Pusat Dialysis NKF - Kidney Association of Sarawak/Rotary 082-240927 24. MUIS-NKF Haemodialysis Centre, KK, Sabah 088-538532 Disclaimer While all care is taken to ensure that the information in this newsletter is accurate, the authors and publishers of this newsletter cannot be held liable for any loss or harm suffered by any person, by any reason of information contained in this newsletter or any inaccuracies, omissions or misrepresentations in any article in this newsletter. Readers are at all times cautioned to consult a suitably qualified medical practitioner before acting on any information contained in this newsletter 2 National Kidney Foundation of Malaysia WELFARE TRAINING DIET ORGAN EVENTS FUNDRAISING DONATION CHAW KANG HOO - 101 YEAR OLD he average life expectancy of a Malaysian man is that of 72 Due to this, his children will normally take turns to send him off for Tyears, whereas a woman is about 76 years old. However we his dialysis treatment at the Che Luan Khor-NKF Dialysis Centre, are fortunate, that in NKF we have a patient who is 101 years old. Kluang. Mr Chaw Kang Hoo begun his dialysis treatment with NKF on the 16th of May 2006. His children consider themselves honoured to be serving their father in times such as this. They admit that during his younger days, their Kang Hoo has always been a patient of NKF, since he began his father has always been a very hardworking man. Though just a treatment. Kang Hoo now resides in Kluang, Johor with his son. labourer, he managed to successfully bring up 7 of his children. In That is not his only child, as Kang Hoo has another 4 sons as well return for his sacrifice to his children all these while, when tragedy hit as 2 daughters. and Kang Hoo is required to undergo dialysis treatment, his children are more than willing to tend to the wellbeing of their father. Judging by how exhausting and time consuming a dialysis treatment can get, just like any other patients of dialysis, Kang Hoo was forced We hope that the dialysis treatment will be easy on Kang Hoo, and to leave his job as a labourer. He was 70 when he chose to retire. that he will be able to lead a happy and normal life. The main reason was that of kidney failure. We wish Mr Chaw Kang Hoo all the best and may he have many He seems very happy and at ease with NKF and the way the medical more good years ahead of him. staff have been treating him all these while. The local committee also have been giving him a pleasant time, which makes his sessions at NKF much more tolerable. All these may seem irrelevant to us who are not dialysis patients, but to a patient who is going through dialysis treatment, good service from staff is crucial. NKF spent Kang Hoo loves his own home in Kg.Paya, Kluang, Johor. Many RM152,470.00 from times, his children have proposed for him to reside with them, but Jan-July 2011 to alas, he refuses. To him, no other place is like his very own home. provide 100% subsidy on dialysis treatment for our hard core poor patients Mr. Chaw Kang Hoo undergoing dialysis treatment at the Che Luan Khor-NKF Dialysis Centre, Kluang National Kidney Foundation of Malaysia 3 WELFARE TRAINING DIET ORGAN EVENTS FUNDRAISING DONATION Dialysis AssistANt COuRsE GRADuAtiON Day roup 13 of Dialysis Assistant Course underwent the 3 months training from 3rd May to 29th July 2011. For the first time, the number of Gstudents increased to 40 as compared to the previous batch of 30 students. There were 14 NKF staff, 22 from private and other NGOs and 4 were from Pusat Latihan Polis. The students received their certificates from Mr Chua Hong Wee, CEO of NKF on their graduation day, 29th July 2011. Mr. Chua also presented the awards for 3 top students and the best student award went to Vijaya a/p Veloo, our very own staff from Fo Yi - NKF (Unit II) Dialysis Centre, Penang. Best student, Vijaya a/p Veloo receiving The graduates of Dialysis Assistant Course Group her award from Mr Chua Hong Wee 13 with the CEO and tutors BeSt t the recent annual staff get together, the Medical Department of NKF announced FIRST PLACE CeNtRe A The Best Centre for 2010/2011 was awarded to NKF – Lions Club, awaRd the results for the “Best Centre Award” for 2010/2011. Alor Setar. Lidia Amir received the award on behalf of the Centre Manager, Sister Ang Bee Moy.