KOTA KINABALU: The Osimal Foundation has donated two feeding pumps and a Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) machine to the Sabah Women and Children Hospital.
Osimal trustee Datuk Nellie Sikodol presented the equipment to the hospital's Paediatric Department head, Dr Heng Hock Sin.
Also present were the Paediatric Palliative Unit head, Dr Ng Su Fang, and Osimal trustee, Kevin Joibi.
The items, worth about RM20,000, will be used to support children requiring long-term medical treatment.
Additionally, another feeding pump was donated to the Paediatric Department at the Sandakan Duchess of Kent Hospital.
In a statement, the Osimal Foundation said: "The Board of Trustees would like to thank our generous donor, Lo Kui Foh of Lo Kui Foh Sdn Bhd.
"The Osimal Foundation is committed to assisting the Sabah Women and Children Hospital in caring for the welfare and health of children, especially those with chronic medical illnesses.
"We hope this small contribution will make a difference.
"The foundation is also working with the Malaysian Association of Paediatric Palliative Care (MAPPAC) to establish Sabah's first paediatric hospice.
"We hope the state government will support us in this important endeavour."