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1. Educating the public about diseases and providing health screening for the community is a continuous effort

Steadfastness in Promoting Health Awareness

Educating the public about diseases and overall healthcare and wellbeing is a continuous effort and key initiative of the KPJ Group.

Every month, Medical Consultants at KPJ hospitals throughout the nation will conduct a series of health talks on various medical-related topics, to reach out to the local community and share knowledge on prevention of diseases and solutions to medical conditions. During these events, KPJ hospitals will also display information and set up booths to provide free basic medical screening services to the public, such as blood test and blood pressure screening. This is aimed at getting the society to take a greater interest in their health and promote healthy lifestyles and wellness programmes, where those with high risk of diseases are encouraged to undergo screening for early detection.

KPJ’s efforts to raise public awareness were intensified when the Group jointly launched an anti-Aedes campaign on 16 March 2010 together with Reckitt Benckiser, manufacturer of the globally-recognised brand, Shieldtox Its objective was to raise public awareness about maintaining clean surroundings and healthy living. KPJ’s six hospitals in the Klang Valley, namely KPJ Ampang Puteri Specialist Hospital, KPJ Damansara Specialist Hospital, KPJ Tawakkal Specialist Hospital, KPJ Selangor Specialist Hospital, KPJ Kajang Specialist Hospital and Sentosa Medical Centre, participated in this consumer-focused activity.

Aside from this initiative, KPJ hospitals also carried out gotong-royong activities to clean up their grounds ~ even joining hands with resident associations in the hospitals’ vicinities. The shared effort helped to strengthen ties while simultaneously improving the condition of the surrounding areas.

Contributing to Sustainable Communities through CSR KPJ has always maintained great empathy for the needy. The Group’s main Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative is the Klinik Waqaf An-Nur (KWAN) programme, which aims to help the underprivileged obtain medical care that would normally be beyond their reach.

The KWAN charity outpatient clinics and dialysis centres, launched by Johor Corporation (JCorp) and KPJ in 1998, provides medical assistance to patients who earn less than RM1,000 a month at a fat rate of just RM5.00. KPJ also operates Hospital Waqaf Pasir Gudang, a 30-bedded charity hospital in Johor, which was offcially opened in April 2006.

The KWAN network has been growing since the frst was opened in Johor, and KPJ unfailingly receives strong support from JCorp for Klinik Waqaf An-Nur ~ which currently operates one hospital and 15 clinics. The number is expected to increase in the near future.

Since its inception, KWAN has helped more than 660,000 patients with KPJ providing the clinical resources and paying for the cost of medication provided to patients. KPJ also contributes more than RM1.75 million annually in fnancial aid in support of the KWAN initiatives.

Our Medical Consultants play their part by contributing to the Consultants’ Charity Fund and a number of them have also been at the forefront in raising funds for humanitarian causes.

KPJ and i ts hospi tals per form thei r obl igat ions through zakat contributions. The Group also conducts and participates in fund raising activities for the less fortunate through events such as golf tournaments, jumble sale, charity bazaars and other meaningful projects.