Services are fully funded by Mais and Bank Muamalat via wakaf donation

By SHAHEERA AZNAM SHAH / Pic By MUHD AMIN NAHARUL

Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah last Friday launched Wakaf Selangor Muamalat (WSM) mobile health clinics that will provide free medical services in the state.

WSM chairman Tan Sri Dr Abdul Rahman Arshad said the services are fully funded through wakaf donation received by the Selangor Islamic Religious Council (Mais) and Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd.

“The mobile clinics are a collaboration with certain hospitals which are interested in providing free treatments to the people in Selangor.

“It is a project spearheaded by WSM, providing three vehicles that are suitable to be modified into mobile clinics,” he said at the launch in Shah Alam last Friday.

The mobile clinic services are a result of collaboration between WSM — a joint entity between Bank Muamalat Malaysia and Mais — and two private hospitals, KPJ Healthcare Bhd and Beacon International Specialist Centre Sdn Bhd.

“We have two modified vehicles that are providing free services in Selangor, one each for KPJ Damansara Specialist Hospital and Beacon Hospital. We collaborate with medical officers from the two hospitals to give weekly free treatments in Selangor,” Dr Abdul Rahman said.

“For KPJ Healthcare, they have requested for another mobile clinic to be provided for KPJ Perdana Specialist Centre in Kota Baru, Kelantan,” he said, adding that although the clinics’ locations are decided by the Ministry of Health, each mobile clinic is allowed to extend the treatment hours according to demand. Among available treatments at the mobile clinics are medical check-ups for blood pressure, diabetes, eyesight and health consultations.

At present, WSM has contributed RM8.8 million in education and healthcare services for the state, of which RM3 million has been allocated for health purposes.

“Contributions for education include donations for school buildings, vans and projectors, while for healthcare include mobile clinics, dialysis machines, nitrogen storage tanks and other medical equipment,” he said.

WSM is a charity fundraising programme which was launched on Sept 27, 2012. It is looking to expand the number of mobile clinics in the future.