LIMBANG: The Ministry of Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development has intensified its support for kidney patients by providing essential medical aid and donating a haemodialysis machine to Limbang Hospital.
Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah highlighted that the new machine will increase Limbang Hospital’s capacity to serve the growing number of patients requiring dialysis.
“Demand for haemodialysis machines is constantly growing.
“Through the BKPBP programme, we’re ensuring patients across Sarawak, including those in Limbang, receive the medical support they need,” she said during her speech at the machine’s handover ceremony at the Limbang Division Health Office on Monday (Nov 5).
Previously, the hospital operated with only four machines. It now has 12 machines in the Haemodialysis Unit, along with one machine for the Intensive Care Unit.
Fatimah further stated that, to date, the state has spent approximately RM9.9 million on the Kidney Patients Special Assistance (BKPBP) programme, supporting nearly 600 patients since its inception.
“The state’s commitment to expanding access includes the purchase of 24 haemodialysis machines this year, valued at nearly RM1 million in total, for distribution across hospitals, health clinics, and the Sarawak Heart Centre,” she added.
Also present were Deputy Minister for Food Industry, Commodity and Regional Development, Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Ismail; and Deputy Minister in the Premier’s Department (Law, MA63, and State-Federal Relations), Datuk Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali.
