KUALA LUMPUR: Leading direct-selling company Amway (Malaysia) Holdings Bhd today handed over 150 units of atmosphere air purifier worth RM858,600 to Ministry of Health (MOH) to be distributed to the emergency and trauma units of public hospitals all over Peninsular Malaysia, Labuan, Sabah and Sarawak.
This second batch of donation of air purifiers to MOH, is in addition to the first batch of air purifiers distributed last month to public hospitals, bringing the total number of air purifiers donated to MOH thus far at 250 units, worth RM1.4 million.
The earlier batch of 100 units were distributed to 11 government hospitals in Selangor last month, with Hospital Sungai Buloh, one of the main battlefields in Malaysia for fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, the first to receive the atmosphere air purifier units on 17 March, 2020.
"It means a lot to us that Amway Malaysia was early to donate these air treatment systems and quick to respond to our additional request in times of need. The first donation to Hospital Sungai Buloh was in preparation of the impending COVID-19 crisis. Now that we have entered the Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO) phase, although our healthcare professionals are in high spirits, their health and well-being is always top of mind," MOH secretary general Datuk Seri Dr Chen Chaw Min said i a statement.
“They have been working long hours at the emergency and trauma units. Such lengthened period of work exposure in these units can lower their immunity against other illnesses and diseases caused by bacteria,” Datuk Seri Dr. Chen said.
The non-internet connected model of atmosphere air purifier handed over to the Ministry, has a built-in sensor and an activated HEPA Filter that can eliminate 99.99% of airborne particle contaminants that pass through the filter, including pollen, bacteria, dust mites, viruses, smoke and impurities as small as 0.009 microns.
“Amway is happy to support Ministry of Health and the frontliners with this additional request for help following first batch that was distributed in March," Amway Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei managing director Mike Duong said.
Apart from government hospitals, Amway Malaysia had also reached out to the National Cancer Council (MAKNA) by donating 25 units of the same air purifiers to its centers and 71 units to shelters under the Social Welfare Department nationwide.
These bring the total of atmosphere air purifier donated to date to 346 units, worth up to RM2 million of in-kind donation.