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Community Support

KPJ nurtures a spirit of caring among its employees and demonstrates this strong sense of compassion for the people around them in various ways.

This is driven by the belief that investing time and effort in developing a healthy community is a great way to give back to those who have helped support the Group’s business.

And to fulfil its responsibility as a dependable corporate citizen, KPJ has continuously lent a helping hand to the less fortunate and underprivileged through various initiatives.

Giving Back to the Community

Central to KPJ’s CSR initiative is its contribution through the Klinik Wakaf An-Nur (KWAN) network where, together with parent company Johor Corporation (JCorp), the Group provides basic medical care for the underprivileged.

In November 1998, KPJ together with JCorp established the frst KWAN charity outpatient clinic in Johor Baru, Klinik Waqaf An-Nur Kotaraya, to provide fundamental medical treatment and medicine at a token RM5.00 for patients earning less than RM1,000 a month.

KPJ supports the initiative by providing medical staff and doctors to attend to patients at the clinics and sponsors all medication for KWAN patients. The Group also contributes more than RM1 million annually in fnancial aid to support this effort.

In 1999 and 2001, two additional clinics were established in Johor and in 2003, the network expanded to Negeri Sembilan. By year 2008, the KWAN network also had its presence in Selangor and Sarawak with a total of nine clinics.

Three clinics were established in 2009, one each in the states of Sarawak, Selangor and Johor. The three were Klinik Waqaf An-Nur Semariang in Sarawak, Klinik Waqaf An-Nur Bukit Indah Ampang at Ampang, Selangor, and Klinik Waqaf An-Nur Larkin Sentral at Johor Baru.

The Group achieved another milestone in year 2010 with the successful establishment of another three new KWAN clinics.

On 15 January 2010, Klinik Waqaf An-Nur Gugusan Manjoi began its operations in Ipoh, Perak, and on 31 December 2010, two new clinics were opened in Selangor, namely Klinik Waqaf An-Nur Masjid Jamek Pekan Kajang and Klinik Waqaf An-Nur Masjid Al-Falah USJ 9, Subang Jaya.

To date, the KWAN network has expanded to 15 clinics operating in fve states in Malaysia as well as a 30-bedded charity hospital in Pasir Gudang, Johor, Hospital Waqaf Pasir Gudang, which was offcially opened in April 2006.

Since its inception in 1998, KWAN has provided basic medical care for more than 660,000 patients. In fscal 2010 alone, KWAN clinics served more than 110,000 patients.