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healthcare
Access to healthcare is a global challenge. Across many countries, this challenge
can be seen in patients’ inability to pay, long distances between home and
healthcare facilities or even complete unavailability of healthcare. We contribute
to address these issues not just financially but also by raising awareness towards
healthy living.
Healthcare—
Partnershipwith
HospitalSelayang
In 2002, we entered into partnership
with Hospital Selayang and our
longstanding support for access to
healthcare can be seen in the growth
of its Liver Transplant Centre (LTC).
With our support, medical costs are subsidised for underprivileged patients, and
to date the Hospital Selayang LTC has conducted 60 transplants. Maybank has
contributed RM6.2 million thus far, not only to support the centre’s operations but
also their medical endowment fund for patients-in-need. We also raise funds through
charity programmes held in conjunction with our annual Maybank Malaysia Open
(MMO) sporting events for the LTC.
BIISupportforPeoplewithRetinoblastoma
BII along with our partners, the Community of Running for Sharing (Berlari
untuk Berbagi/ BUB) delivered a Laser Indirect Ophthalmoscope (LIO) diode to
Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital (RSCM) to support the healing of children with
retinoblastoma. The handing over of the LIO diode is part of BII’s partnership with
BUB, which is centred in Anyo House, a shelter for children with retinoblastoma,
founded by Anyo Indonesia Foundation (YAI) in Slipi, Jakarta. On this occasion BII
employees and BUB members also shared the joy with children with retinoblastoma
through storytelling activities in collaboration with the Children’s Reading Lovers
Group (KPBA), learning origami and breaking fast together.
In Indonesia, retinoblastoma has become the number two cause of cancer-related
death after leukaemia. The eye cancer is most common amongst infants and children
and can lead to blindness and even death. Early detection followed by prompt and
proper treatment using diode laser beam therapy can maintain visual function of
children with retinoblastoma.
60
transplants
todate
COMMUNITyANDCITIZENSHIP
G4-SO1, G4-EC7, G4-EC8
Hospital Selayang doctors performing a liver transplant operation using medical equipment donated
by Maybank Foundation
