Friday 29 Mar 2024
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KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 8): Pharmaniaga Holdings Bhd has established a special operation centre to distribute medicines and medical devices to all government hospitals and clinics affected by floods in several parts of the country.

In a statement today, Pharmaniaga, a unit of conglomerate Boustead Holdings Bhd, said the centre had been assisting with urgent deliveries of medicine, food supplies and daily necessities to the flood victims.

Its managing director, Datuk Farshila Emran, said the centre had been operational since the first flood occurred on 20 November.

She said it was initially set up to help deliver emergency medical supplies to government hospitals and clinics that faced difficulties due to the floods.

She also said that an agreement had been made with another member of the Boustead Group, MHS Aviation Bhd, to make deliveries by air if necessary.

Farshila said when the second wave of floods hit at an unexpected scale recently, Pharmaniaga in collaboration with Boustead, expanded the operation centre’s functions to include the distribution of food and other daily necessities to victims that were badly affected.

Pharmaniaga chief operating officer and coordinator of of the centre, Mohamed Iqbal Abdul Rahman, said the company had sent aid to affected areas including Sri Iskandar, Kuala Kangsar, Kuantan, Kemaman, Temerloh, Tanah Merah, Gua Musang, Tumpat, Pasir Mas and Pekan with the cooperation of the districts’ respective Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat (JKM) or Social Welfare Department.

“Provision of supplies to JKM Machang, the department that coordinates the flood relief efforts in Kuala Krai, was done with the support of the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) as all roads have been closed. We have also sent 20,000 bottles of mineral water to Kota Bharu and Kuala Krai via the RMAF,” he said.

Meanwhile, Farshila said that the Boustead Group had launched a “Sekampit Beras” campaign where all employees were encouraged to donate RM30, a sum that was equivalent to the value of a bag of rice.

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