THE Lions Club of George Town and JCI Bayan have come together for the first time to aid the medical frontliners of Penang Hospital by donating 5,674 personal protective equipment gowns.
Lions Club of George Town president Vincent Yen hoped that the PPE gowns could benefit the healthcare frontliners.
“The doctors and nurses have been working tirelessly since the pandemic hit us over a year ago.
“We want to show that we recognise and appreciate the sacrifices of our frontline heroes. We saw the urgent need to join in the fight against Covid-19 and therefore, we initiated the programme to help our frontliners.
“We managed to contribute 5,000 PPE gowns while JCI Bayan contributed 674 units,
“The contribution is valued at RM28,370.
“A total of 5,000 PPE gowns have been delivered to the Penang Hospital on July 1,” he said during a symbolic handover ceremony in Komtar today.
Yen said the contribution carried the message of love and care.
Penang Hospital director Datuk Dr Teo Gim Sian said the medical frontliners were comforted by the generous donations and support from the community and various organisations during this period of great uncertainty.
“We take this opportunity to express our greatest appreciation to the Lions Club of George Town and JCI Bayan for their support.
“Thank you for helping us during this challenging time so that we can provide the best healthcare service to our patients,” she said.
Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said the country is still facing a great challenge caused by the pandemic.
“We are in a more critical situation than before. Our frontliners are working so hard to prevent the spread of the infection.
“The Penang government appreciates the efforts by the non-governmental organisations and individuals. They came forward to support our frontliners.
“The state also records its appreciation to the Penang Health Department and the various medical bodies for rising up to the challenge to ensure that we are able to provide adequate facilities to cater the needs of the people during this pandemic.
“From the frontliners right up to those at the back end (performing analysis and so on), we thank you,” Chow said.
Chow said the Penang Health Department is doing everything it could to mobilise resources and to ensure that the healthcare system in Penang would not collapse.
“Let us play our part to break the infection chain,” he added.
Also present were JCI Bayan president Kenny Hing, Lions Club of George Town treasurer Por Chun Hau and Penang Hospital infectious disease consultant Dr Chow Ting Soo.
Story by Christopher Tan
Pix by Chan Kok Kuan
Video by Alissala Thian