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National Kidney Foundation of Malaysia 1

Opening of Nkf - Berjaya Resource CentrePg 7

Berjaya founder’s Daypg 9

9th Nkf Patient forum in kota Bharupg 11

PP9314/08/2012 (030426)Issue 3 2011

HealtH talk atNkF-BeRJaYaReSOURCe CeNtRe

2 National Kidney Foundation of Malaysia

PatroNYAB Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak

Board oF GoverNorsPresidentY. Bhg. Tan Sri Dato’ Dr. Abu Bakar Suleiman

deputy PresidentY. Bhg. Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Dr. Jeffrey Cheah

vice-PresidentMr. Lynn kulasingham

Board MeMBersY. Bhg. Dato' Lam Peng ChongY. Bhg. Tan Sri Datuk Clifford f. HerbertY. Bhg. Dato’ Syed Sidi Idid bin Syed Abdullah IdidDr. V. Sivabalasingam a/l VeerasingamY. Bhg. Tan Sri Dato' Dr. R. V. Navaratnam (Alternate to Y. Bhg. Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Dr. Jeffrey Cheah)

Board oF dIreCtorsChairman Dato’ Dr. Zaki Morad Mohd Zaher

vice-ChairmanDr. Tan Chwee ChoonDr. Thiruventhiran Thilaganathan

Hon. secretaryMr. Goh Seng Chuan

Hon. treasurer Mr. Leong Yeng kit

MembersDr. Lim Yam NgoDr. Lee Wan TinDr. SS GillDato’ Tan Gin SoonDr. J. D. John

edItorIal CoMMItteeChief editorDr. Lim Yam Ngo

ex-officioMr. Chua Hong Wee

editorial Co-ordinatorsS. ShobanaNawar AnisahDharshini Ganeson

Committee MembersDr. Tan Chwee ChoonDr. Sunita BavanandanMs. Shirley kohMs. Mah Ah NoyePuan Rashidah RobaniMs. Tay Bih LengMs. Ooi Cheng Im

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NKF dIalYsIs CeNtres tel No

1. tuanku syed Putra-NKF dialysis Centre, Kangar 04-9777411

2. Pusat dialisis NKF - superkids trinity, alor setar 04-7340215

3. Pusat dialisis NKF - Kelab lions alor star (Host) 04-7352190

4. Fo Yi -NKF dialysis Centre, Unit 1, Penang, 04-2824952

5. Fo-Yi -NKF dialysis Centre, Unit 2, Penang 04-2828701

6. Pusat dialisis NKF - lions Penang 04-2101555

7. Moral Uplifting society(MUls) - NKF taiping 05-8041633

8. Moral Uplifting society (MUls- NKF dialysis Centre, Ipoh 05-3215921

9. Ping rong-NKF dialysis Centre, sungai Way, PJ 03-78746707

10. Pusat dialisis NKF- dato’ dr. G.a. sreenevasan, PJ 03-79549048

11. Pusat dialisis NKF – rotary damansara, selayang, Kl 03-61371884

12. Pusat dialisis NKF – Fungates superflow, Kepong, Kl 03-62519850

13. Pusat dialisis NKF-apex, Klang 03-33417009

14. Nanyang-NKF dialysis Centre, setapak, Kl 03-40217704

15. Pusat dialisis NKF - Bakti, Klang 03-33239424

16. Pusat dialisis NKF – Charis, Cheras, Kl 03-91328193

17. Pusat dialisis NKF-Good Health, Kampung Pandan, Kl 03-92813451

18. Che luan Khor-NKF dialysis Centre, Kluang, Johor 07-7765313

19. Family development Foundation dialysis Centre-NKF,Johor Bahru 07-3866164

20. Pusat dialisis NKF, Kota Bharu 09-7475834

21. terengganu dialysis Centre-NKF, Kuala terengganu 09-6249423

22. Pusat dialisis NKF - tun abdul razak, Kuantan 09-5141566

23. Pusat dialysis NKF - Kidney association of sarawak/rotary 082-240927

24. MUIs-NKF Haemodialysis Centre, KK, sabah 088-538532

DisclaimerWhile all care is taken to ensure that the information in this newsletter is accurate, the authors and publishers of this newsletter cannot be held liable for any loss or harm suffered by any person, by any reason of information contained in this newsletter or any inaccuracies, omissions or misrepresentations in any article in this newsletter. Readers are at all times cautioned to consult a suitably qualified medical practitioner before acting on any information contained in this newsletter

Welcome to our 3rd issue for 2011. this issue is especially dedicated to Berjaya Corporation Bhd for its continuous support towards the National

Kidney Foundation of Malaysia.In this issue, you will read how Berjaya Corporation Bhd helped us to raise

rM 170,000 which we used to renovate and develop the “NKF-Berjaya resource Centre”, for our patients. Its subsidiary, singer Malaysia, also raised another rM 52,000 to help us manage the resource centre for another 2 years. We highlighted all the activities being carried out in our resource centre and we hope our patients will take the opportunity to participate in the many interesting activities being organised for them.

We are also proud to share with you a story about our 101 year old patient who currently seeks dialysis treatment in our dialysis centre in Kluang. We wish him many more good years ahead.

Congratulations to our NKF - lions Club, alor setar dialysis centre for receiving the “Best Centre award” for 2010/2011. You may read further about the judging criteria and the other winners, on page 4.

Please also read about our organ transplant patient and how the kidney transplant changed her whole life. We hope this article will inspire our patients who wish to go for kidney transplantation in the future.

our sincere appreciation also goes out to Yang amat Berhormat tuan Guru dato’ Bentara setia Hj. Nik abdul aziz Bin Hj Nik Mat, the Menteri Besar of Kelantan for gracing our “9th Patient Forum” in Kota Bharu recently. It was a successful event with over 300 participants. the forum was aimed at providing information on financial assistance for those on dialysis as well as job opportunities for those dialysis patients able to work.

We take this opportunity to thank each and every donor. You contribution will certainly help us to help Malaysians suffering from end stage kidney failure, who lack access to or cannot afford dialysis treatment. Currently, NKF has more than 1,445 patients receiving subsidized dialysis treatment in 24 dialysis centres nationwide.

Happy reading

Dr Lim Yam NgoChief Editorp/s-Soft copy of this "Share" newsletter is also available at our website, www.nkf.org.my


WELFARE TRAINING DIET ORGANDONATION EVENTS FUNDRAISING

The average life expectancy of a Malaysian man is that of 72 years, whereas a woman is about 76 years old. However we

are fortunate, that in NKF we have a patient who is 101 years old. Mr Chaw Kang Hoo begun his dialysis treatment with NKF on the 16th of May 2006.

Kang Hoo has always been a patient of NKF, since he began his treatment. Kang Hoo now resides in Kluang, Johor with his son. that is not his only child, as Kang Hoo has another 4 sons as well as 2 daughters.

Judging by how exhausting and time consuming a dialysis treatment can get, just like any other patients of dialysis, Kang Hoo was forced to leave his job as a labourer. He was 70 when he chose to retire. the main reason was that of kidney failure.

He seems very happy and at ease with NKF and the way the medical staff have been treating him all these while. the local committee also have been giving him a pleasant time, which makes his sessions at NKF much more tolerable. all these may seem irrelevant to us who are not dialysis patients, but to a patient who is going through dialysis treatment, good service from staff is crucial.

Kang Hoo loves his own home in Kg.Paya, Kluang, Johor. Many times, his children have proposed for him to reside with them, but alas, he refuses. to him, no other place is like his very own home.

due to this, his children will normally take turns to send him off for his dialysis treatment at the Che luan Khor-NKF dialysis Centre, Kluang.

His children consider themselves honoured to be serving their father in times such as this. they admit that during his younger days, their father has always been a very hardworking man. though just a labourer, he managed to successfully bring up 7 of his children. In return for his sacrifice to his children all these while, when tragedy hit and Kang Hoo is required to undergo dialysis treatment, his children are more than willing to tend to the wellbeing of their father.

We hope that the dialysis treatment will be easy on Kang Hoo, and that he will be able to lead a happy and normal life.

We wish Mr Chaw Kang Hoo all the best and may he have many more good years ahead of him.

CHAW KANG HOO - 101 YEAR OLD

NKF spent RM152,470.00 from Jan-July 2011 to

provide 100% subsidy on dialysis treatment for our hard core poor

patients

Mr. Chaw Kang Hoo undergoing dialysis treatment at the Che Luan Khor-NKF Dialysis Centre, Kluang



At the recent annual staff get together, the Medical department of NKF announced

the results for the “Best Centre award” for 2010/2011.

all centres were judged based on various criteria namely implementation of NKF’s standard operating procedures, standard of service and patient care, professional level of nursing, efficiency of centre management & administration, leadership qualities of centre manager and level of support for secretariat activities as well as occupancy rate.

the period of assessment was from July 2010 to June 2011.

FIRST PLACEthe Best Centre for 2010/2011 was awarded to Nkf – Lions Club, Alor Setar. lidia amir received the award on behalf of the Centre Manager, sister ang Bee Moy.

this centre tucked away up in the northern states of Malaysia scored 87% i.e. 18.3 out of a total of 21 points. started in Jan 1997 with ten machines, it has grown from one staff nurse, one dialysis technician, one dialysis assistant and one attendant to one centre manager, four staff nurses, one medical assistant, five dialysis assistants and one administration assistant. they currently see a total of 56 patients.

Second Placethere was a tie for the 2nd place, both scoring 17.3 points. dato’ G a sreenevasan dialysis Centre, Petaling Jaya as well as Bakti, Klang dialysis Centre were selected.

Third Placethe second runner-up for this award was our dialysis centre in Permas Jaya, Johor Bahru scoring 17 out of 21 points.

BeSt CeNtRe awaRd

Lidia Amir receiving the

award from Dato' Dr. Zaki Morad

Group 13 of dialysis assistant Course underwent the 3 months training from 3rd May to 29th July 2011. For the first time, the number of students increased to 40 as compared to the previous batch of 30 students. there were 14 NKF staff, 22 from private and other NGos

and 4 were from Pusat latihan Polis. the students received their certificates from Mr Chua Hong Wee, Ceo of NKF on their graduation day, 29th July 2011. Mr. Chua also presented the awards for 3 top students and the best student award went to vijaya a/p veloo, our very own staff from Fo Yi - NKF (Unit II) dialysis Centre, Penang.

DiALYsis AssistANt COuRsE GRADuAtiON DAY

Best student, Vijaya a/p Veloo receiving her award from Mr Chua Hong Wee

The graduates of Dialysis Assistant Course Group 13 with the CEO and tutors



NKF Northern Branch held its inaugural health screening and kidney awareness programme for the rural community

at Pematang damar laut, Batu Maung, Penang recently. the experience of conducting a health program for the local community was different compared to the urbanites.

Unlike the city dwellers, who usually come very early whenever we had our health screening activities, the rural community was more laid back and each of them took their own time to come by. However, that did not deter us from providing our service.

We started off at 9.00am with the Children’s Coloring Contest and by 9.30am more villagers were stopping by for their screening. The program was officially launched by YB Tuan Abdul Malik kassim, ADUN for Batu Maung & State Executive Councillor, Chairman of Religious Affairs, Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs. Dr Anita Bhajan, our newly elected Vice-Chairman was also there to unveil the “Love our kidneys” Message card with YB Tuan Abdul Malik kassim.

dato’ dr rozina Ghazalli, senior Consultant Nephrologist with Hospital Pulau Pinang shared her vast knowledge and experience in managing Chronic Kidney disease (CKd) with the community. all those present

benefited from her sharing and found the information useful.

to add to the excitement, the branch arranged for a “kerabu Preparation Contest” with the theme of “kurang Gula Dan Garam, Tapi Masih Sedap”. In total, 12 contestants participated with 2 male contestants emerging as the 2nd and 3rd winner. a talented lady chef emerged as the Champion after our 3 top chefs from the Chef association of Malaysia; Penang Chapter gave their final verdict. Chef thomas see, the Chief Judge mentioned that each of the Kerabu were unique in taste as there were no limitations on ingredients used. It had been a difficult choice but based on the requirement theme, they finally decided on the champion chef.

the program ended at 1pm and indeed it was a fruitful day.

KiDNEY CARE AWARENEss PROjECtAt PEmAtANG DAmAR LAut, PENANG

The scene at the recent Kidney Care awareness Program at Pekan darat, seberang Prai Utara was almost serene when

our team of health screening volunteers arrived. the only sound we heard were probably the chicks and geese walking on the village site compound. en salehin, the coordinator for the program arrived shortly with his team. all of us started to get busy with the setting up and within 30 minutes, a group of young kids started to arrive.

the enthusiastic kids were all anxiously waiting as we set up the health screening and games counters. they were all there for the Coloring Contest which was due at 9am. By then, several villagers had already come by for the health screening. the crowd started to peak after 10.30am with more villagers dropping by after their morning breakfast and marketing sessions. By then, the children's coloring session had ended and sr tan lay ai was seen sharing

PROGRAm PENjAGAAN BuAH PiNGGANG,PEKAN DARAt, sPu, 24 juLY 2011

some tips and word of advice to the young ones and also their parents on looking after their kidneys well.

the kids indeed listened and understood what was being mentioned by sr tan as right after the session, we conducted some educational games with them such as the "Kidney alert snake and ladder" game and "throw away the symptoms Game" and they were able to answer the questions without any hesitation! Mission accomplished!

For the health screening, we managed to screen around 66 villagers. though the number wasn’t that significant but we are glad we were able to play our role to detect and prevent more kidney disease in this society. We finished off the session with 15 lucky draw items for the participants who had came by for our health screening. By 1pm, we were all packed up and having our kampung lunch!

Participants in the Kerabu Preparation

Contest

Briefing

Urine Test

Snake Ladder Game



When lim Chu ee was 10 years old, she suffered a viral fever, which left her weak and unable to lead a normal life. little did

she realise that it would be a life changing experience. enrolled into a Chinese school, and enjoying her life as a school girl, with many friends and a happy family, it was an earth shattering experience to be informed by her doctor that her kidneys had failed as a result of the illness.

referred to Hospital Kuala lumpur (HKl), she became a patient with HKl, attached to the Paediatric Nephrology department where she underwent training for Continuous ambulatory Peritoneal dialysis (CaPd). However, it was a difficult time, coping with school work and at the same time being on dialysis, before school, after school, after homework in the evening and at night before lim went to sleep, in all 4 times daily.

at the same time she filled in the form for an organ transplant and was put on the waiting list. Her family, ever ready to help, underwent the test for compatibility for a transplant but none was successful. Her siblings were too young at the time and so lim shouldered on, waiting and hoping something would happen to change her life.

out of the blue in 1996, her parents received a phone call requesting them to make a trip to Kl as a child had died and the parents were willing to donate her kidneys. lim and her parents made the journey, hoping for good news and they were not disappointed. lim was one of the lucky recipients and the other kidney went to another school girl, known only to lim as ‘Haslina’.

they became good friends over the 3 months hospitalised in HKl.

today, at 26 years old, lim is happily married and four months pregnant with her first child, radiant and enjoying the experience. accompanied by her husband, Wong tian Goey, 30 years, lim attends regular check-ups and takes care of her health. lim is grateful to her donor but said that she was not aware who her donor was until she was shown an article in Utusan Malaysia, published in 1998. only then she knew her donor was a 2 year old child.

“the transplant changed my whole life, for the better. I could lead a normal life, have friends, go to school and my family was not worried about me anymore. My ambition was to be a teacher and I did have some temporary teaching jobs but with nothing permanent

I decided to be a tuition teacher,” said lim, who now resides in Gua Musang, Kelantan with her husband.

With ten students, lim feels fulfilled and together with her husband, can look forward to the birth of her baby. However, lim is aware that there are many dialysis patients who are not as lucky as her. Many children have been on the waiting list for years with no hope unless donors come forward.

“I am one of the lucky ones, without the donation of the kidney, I would not have been able to lead the life I have now," said lim,

while waiting for her check-up at HKl. she hoped others will come forward and donate their organs and make a difference in the lives of dialysis patients, especially children.

tHE CHANCE fOR A sECOND LifE –ORGAN DONAtiON

Lim Chu Ee

Lim Chu Ee with her husband

“I am one of the lucky ones, without the donation of the kidney, I would not have been able to

lead the life I have now"



Petaling Jaya, 29th July 2011 – National Kidney Foundation of Malaysia (NKF) is one step closer to achieving its vision of

becoming a National resource Centre in the prevention and treatment of kidney disease with the opening of NKF-Berjaya resource Centre. the resource Centre, located within walking distance from Pusat dialisis NKF – dato’ dr sreenevasan dialysis centre, in Petaling Jaya, will provide information on kidney care and kidney disease to patients, their families and healthcare professionals.

the resource Centre, made possible with sponsorship amounting to rM 170,000 from Berjaya Cares Foundation was launched by Mr tan U-Ming, executive director of 7-eleven (Malaysia) sdn Bhd and son of Berjaya’s founder, tan sri dato’ seri vincent tan Chee Yioun.

“We are proud to partner up with NKF in order to establish the NKF-Berjaya resource Centre. research has shown that sedentary lifestyle and poor food choice among Malaysians have increased the risk of many non-communicable diseases, including kidney disease. In line with our corporate social responsibility motto “Building Communities, Enriching Lives”, we hope to play a part by assisting the NKF in supporting their efforts toward containing and reversing this worrying health trend.” said Mr tan U-Ming.

also present at the launch was Mr Yeap dein Wah, Managing director of singer (M) sdn Bhd who presented a mock cheque of rM52,000 in support of 2 years’ operational expenses for the NKF-Berjaya resource Centre.

Currently equipped with reading materials on kidney and kidney related diseases health magazines and educational videos and newsletters, the resource Centre will act as a focal point for all kidney patients, their family members

or caregivers and students to obtain and access information related to kidney and kidney related diseases.

For the benefit of those visiting the resource Centre, educational kidney health posters and pamphlets are displayed as a source of information on signs, symptoms of kidney disease, prevention of kidney disease, dietary guidelines, the effects of diabetes and high blood pressure in the long term on the kidneys.

For those patients in need of a meeting place for their patient support group and other related activities, the resource Centre provides an ideal location as well as a centre of relaxation with a massage chair, tv and dvd player as well as computers on which to surf the Internet.

the resource Centre has organized a series of activities such as kidney health talks, patchwork workshops on producing aprons, tea-towels, attractive bags and other saleable items, from which dialysis patients can derive an income.

Mr Chua Hong Wee, Chief executive officer – (NKF), said providing affordable dialysis is just one aspect of NKF’s work. the emphasis is also to provide emotional support and guidance to dialysis patients so they can lead productive lives with their families.

With more than 24,000 dialysis patients nationwide and the numbers growing annually, it has become important to reach out and educate them on various aspects of the disease as well as leading a better quality of life through part-time incomes.

With time, counselling would be incorporated as part of the services of the resource Centre for the benefit of dialysis patients, their family members and caregivers.

“Counselling is an important aspect of rehabilitation as dialysis has an impact on the emotional and psychological make-up of the dialysis patient,” emphasized Chua, who hoped the resource Centre would attract those in the high risk groups for Chronic Kidney disease (CKd), kidney patients, students above 13 years and also

journalists to access the facilities of the resource Centre.

OPENiNG Of NKf-BERjAYA REsOuRCE

CENtRE

Staff members from Berjaya and NKF pose for a

group photo

Mr Chua receiving the cheque from Mr Yeap Dein Wah, Managing Director of Singer (M) Sdn Bhd.



NKf-BERjAYA REsOuRCE CENtRE

a partnership between National Kidney Foundation of

Malaysia&

Berjaya Cares Foundation

the funds for setting up of this centre was raised from

Berjaya Founder’s day 2011

Official Opening Ceremony of

Nkf-Berjaya Resource Centre

29 July 2011

NKF Berjaya resource Centre has already started catering

to our patients. several activities have been held here

over the last few months. Here are some of the interaction

we have had with our patients recently.

fUTURE PLANS

“Green Fingers” Gardening Project

Producing organic enzyme

Handicrafts – “soft-toys” & “Crystal Flowers”

Health Talks in Progress

Patients Surfing The Internet

Patients In The Library

“Patch-work” by Patients

Patient Resting on the Massage Chair

Patients Survey by Student Interns

Counselling Session

Patient Support Group Meeting

Patients Seeking Information



In February this year, BerJaYa Corporation

Bhd celebrated its inaugural Founder’s day at Berjaya

times square, Kuala lumpur with a fun-filled carnival to raise

funds for 28 selected charitable organisations and NGos.

the Founder’s day event was initiated to honour the philanthropic

efforts of tan sri vincent tan.

BERjAYA fOuNDER’s DAY

In keeping with tan sri's philosophy of giving back to society, Berjaya’s senior management decided to dedicate Berjaya Founder’s day to corporate social responsibility, where the Berjaya group of companies together with their community partners will raise funds for the needy.

there were host of activities including stage performances, special appearances by celebrities, exciting games and contests.

there were also booths set up by 34 NGos and charitable organisations to raise awareness of their causes.

vouchers in booklets of rM10 were sold for the purchase of food, drinks and merchandise at the carnival stalls, to participate in the carnival games.

the vouchers were also used as entrance fee to the Berjaya times square theme Park as well as to take part in the carnival’s raffle draw which offers a Mazda 2 worth rM85,000 as the grand prize and other prizes including holiday packages, sponsored by the Berjaya Corporation group of companies. NKF was one of the beneficiaries.

Mr Chua CEO, NKF receiving the cheque from Datin Paduka Seri Rosmah Mansor

Patient Support Group Meeting

aBBOtt laBORatORieS MalaYSia HelPS NkFIn conjunction with abbott laboratories’ 45th anniversary in Malaysia, it has decided to put its company’s caring values into practice. on 22nd august 2011, abbott laboratories Malaysia donated 45 boxes of their drug which is used for Chronic Kidney disease patients which comes up to a retail value of rM 27,000 to the National Kidney Foundation. the donation was presented by the General Manager of abbott laboratories, Mr

Muru annamalai and the Us ambassador, H.e. Mr Paul Jones, to Mr Chua Hong Wee, the Chief executive officer of the National Kidney Foundation.

From left, Mr H.E. Mr Paul Jones, Mr Chua Hong Wee and Mr Muru Annamalai

tUkaR-Beli SaMBil BeRBakti –SiNgeR (M) SdN BHddate : 1 Jul 2010 – 30 sep 2010time : 3 months periodvenue : singer stores nationwide

Berjaya Cares Foundation contributed RM 52,000.00 through singer (Malaysia) sdn Bhd “tukar-Beli sambil Berbakti” nationwide campaign in which the public could trade-in any brand of tv and buy a new sINGer lCd tv with rM100 or rM200 vouchers. this campaign was carried out within a period of 3 months from 1st July – 30th sep 2010. the contribution from the funds raised will be given to NKF for two (2) Years Maintenance Fee of the newly opened NKF-Berjaya resource Centre, Petaling Jaya.



Chong on dialysis for the

past three years, is a

subject of much concern

by our dialysis centre

manager. as a patient, Chong’s disposition displays many symptoms

of excessive fluid intake, with swollen feet, bloated face and while

walking to his dialysis chair, appeared to be short of breath.

Ms sharleen lee, Head of department for Public education, NKF

said the project was on going since 2009, with Monash University,

sunway Campus, as a community based project related to health

promotion research. she felt one of the areas which required

educating patients was fluid intake as many problems controlling

their fluids, especially water. this had an impact, not only on dialysis

outcomes, but also on mortality rates of dialysis patients, where

many had died due to complications derived from fluid control.

thus, the project by five second year medical students from Monash

University, suebsakul Pripanapong, Manpreet Kaur, rahael alia, Joe

Wei and raevin Kumar was timely, “Effectiveness of Educational

Intervention on Compliance of Recommended fluid Intake”.

to make the message more effective, a health talk titled “Control

of fluid and Sodium Intake” by Halimah Ismail, Dietician, was

conducted to educate patients on how to control their daily fluid

intake by measurement of water intake with the use of measuring

jugs and even ice cubes when thirsty.

“High sodium foods are mostly processed and

preserved such as sausages, seasonings and

sauces, prawn paste and belacan and also western

food such as fried chicken, nuggets, burgers and

also frankfurters ,” said Halimah.

these foods have a high amount of sodium and as

a result water is consumed to satisfy the feeling of

thirst experienced by dialysis patients. Unfortunately, said

Halimah, the result, over consumption of water to the detriment

of patients, who can then become hypertensive or worse, water in

the lungs and heart.

the project involved selected dialysis patients from NKF centres in

the Klang valley, who were required to fill in questionnaires prepared

by the five students related to their fluid intake.

the questionnaires were required to be filled in both before and after

the talk on fluid intake in order to gauge whether the understanding

and compliance of the dialysis patients had increased after the

talk. after two weeks, the students would meet the patients in the

dialysis centre to discuss fluid compliance.

after this, dr Kyi Kyi tha, senior lecturer in Pharmacology from

the school of Medicine and Health sciences, Monash University,

sunway Campus and supervisor for the students, said the

questionnaires would be compiled and assessed for the final report

by the students.

dr Kyi said overall the whole project was to highlight to patients

the importance of controlling fluid intake and this is judged by the

weight of the dialysis patient taken both before and after dialysis,

as recorded by the dialysis centre. this interdialytic weight as it is

known should not exceed a safe range 2.0-2.5kg.

the importance of fluid

Control in Dialysis Patients

– Community Based

Practice Project by monash

university

Patients survey by student interns



Yang Amat Berhormat Tuan Guru Dato’

Bentara Setia Hj. Nik Abdul Aziz Bin Hj. Nik Mat, Menteri Besar kelantan was the Guest of Honour at our 9th Patient forum in kota Bharu.

Hassan bin Mat, 50 years, rolled his wheel chair down the aisle and joined more than 300 participants attending the Patient Forum in Kota Bharu, Kelantan. the seating capacity for the Patient Forum had reached its maximum and many had come from as far away as Gua Musang to attend the Forum titled, “The Role, financial Assistance and Job Opportunities of Agencies for End Stage kidney failure Patients”.

the Forum was aimed at providing information on financial assistance for those on dialysis as well as job opportunities for those dialysis patients able to work. during his address, YAB Tuan Guru Dato’ Bentara Setia Hj. Nik Abdul Aziz Bin Hj. Nik Mat, Menteri Besar kelantan admitted that the people of Kelantan’s love for sweet food had resulted in the rise of those with diabetes. He said many campaigns had been conducted by the state government to educate the people on the dangers of diabetes, which eventually could lead to kidney failure.

attending the Forum and representing NKF was dato’ dr Zaki Morad bin Mohd. Zaher, Chairman of the Board of directors and Consultant Nephrologist. He spoke on the dangers of a type of food known as “buah jering” that could cause kidney complications due to the presence of a type of acid that could paralyse the kidneys

temporarily. among those who attended the Forum was dr Jd John NKF Board Member and also advisor for the Forum and Mr Chua Hong Wee, Ceo, NKF. district Welfare officers from 8 districts in Kelantan

attended the Forum.

also present was dr shukeri Muhamad, Head of Nephrology Unit, raja Perempuan Zainab Hospital, Kota Bharu, who said those who consumed the “buah jering” would need temporary dialysis till their kidneys assumed back to normal function.

For all the participants, the Forum was an eye-opener and many had questions ready for the government agencies present at the Forum.

9th NKf PAtiENt fORumiN KOtA BHARu

1. From left - Dato’ Dr Zaki Morad bin Mohd. Zaher, Dato’ Bentara Setia Hj. Nik Abdul Aziz Bin Hj. Nik Mat and Dr JD John

2-4. Participants at the Patient Forum in Kota Bahru

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DiRECt mAiLAPPEALduration: 1 Jan - 30 July 2011amount raised: RM 311,517.84

our deepest gratitude to all the direct Mail donors who have supported NKF through this programme.Your generosity has enabled NKF to continue providing affordable dialysis treatment to more than 1,450 patients in 24 dialysis centre nationwide. donations big or small, make a difference.

DAmA ORCHEstRA-tHE mOON sPEAKs fOR mY HEARtdate : 22 May 2011(sunday)time : 3.00pmvenue : Pentas 1,Kuala lumpur Performing arts Centre

(Kl PaC)amount raised : RM 8,718.00

the concert was well attended and our sincere appreciation to all who supported and contributed towards the success of this concert.

special thanks to Galaxy Group of Companies for their support.

LiONEss CLuB OfsuBANG jAYA –HEALtH BAzAARdate : 11 Jun 2011venue : MPsJ subangamount raised : RM1,200.00

sPARE A CHANGE,sAVE A LifE

total Collections from January – august, 2011

sincere appreciation to the following esteemed partners for providing NKF an opportunity to place our donation boxes at their premise:-

rM

alpha alliance Pharmacies - (7 outlets) 2,818.00

Caring Pharmacy - (11 outlets) 1,635.35

Parkson Corporation sdn Bhd - (8 stores) 3,242.00

Health lane Family Pharmacy sdn Bhd -(11 outlets)

1,710.25

Uo superstore 1,399.90

Mercato Hypermarket 4,999.72

H & l supermarkets sdn Bhd 953.00

Nazs enterprise – stesen Minyak Petronas Jinjang Utara

86.00

Pasaraya F & G (UsJ) sdn Bhd 525.00

Wan seng acupuncture Centre 327.50

dave’s deli 952.00

Yik Mun Café 126.50

NKF dato sreenevasan dialysis Centre 210.05

TOTAL 18,985.27

thanks to all participating outlets for the funds collected.

still looking for new outlets to provide opportunities for

donors to drop their changes into the donation boxes to save

lives. Please contact us if you are interested.

“RECYCLE PAPERstO sAVE LiVEs”- Organised by theLions Club of P.j. metrodate : 19 June 2011time : 9:30am – 12:30 pmvenue : rt Centre, Jalan 14/26, 46100 Petaling Jayaamount raised : RM767.20

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our sincere appreciation to the following supporters for their total collection of old newspaper and magazines from January to July 2011:

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1. soka Gakkai Malaysia(sGM) 6,112.00

2. Flamingo Hotel & Institute 81.00

3. lions Club of PJ Metro 1,846.20

4. Generous Public and staff of NKF 414.90

8,454.10

2011 “A HEARt fORCHARitY” At sELANGOR tuRf CLuBdate : 19 June 2011 (sunday)time : 4.30 pmvenue : selangor turf Club

Mr Chua , Ceo received the mock cheque of RM 5,000.00 presented by royal Highness sultan saharafuddin Idris shah from the selangor turf Club, through the rM 1 Million Piala emas sultan selangor race.

DONAtiON(1 may 2011 - August 2011)

• TanSriLauTuangNguang-RM10,000.00• PetoskeySdnBhd-RM 4,000.00• OngLeanIm-RM 1,000.00• GoalJetTechnologySdnBhd-RM 2,000.00• FerozBinASMoidunny/SharifahFilmarizBinti

syed Munir - RM 500.00• CheahSekHon-RM 1,000.00• YouHingTransportTradingSdnBhd- RM 400.00• GurjitSinghA/LSurjitS-RM 1,000.00• YuAhNee&LimSaikBoey-RM 1,000.00• EsstialLogisticsSdnBhd-RM 2,000.00• NurasaktiCoprationSdnBhd- RM 1,000.00• LiewSuatCheng-RM 600.00• TheFamilyofTheLateMadamChongKonLen-

RM 3,000.00• SinThongFatt-RM 2,500.00• ThianHeuKiuangTemple-RM 1,000.00• TopGloveFoundation-RM 1,000.00• WMLinkConstructionSdnBhd-RM 10,000.00• AngaPlastic&CosmeticSurgerySdnBhd- RM 15,000.00• SkillcetConstructionSdnBhd-RM10,000.00

iN’HEALtH & BEAutE ExPO 2011date : 1-3 July 2011time : 11.00am- 9.00pmvenue : MIeCCamount raised : RM 1,414.00 our sincere appreciation to the Mines event Management sdn Bhd for the complimentary booth and also thanks to the following partners for their support.• CDMMarketingSdnBhd• AOBInternationalSdnBhd• MerckSdnBhd

Mr. Chua, CEO of NKF (right), receiving the mock cheque on behalf of NKF from Lioness Dorothy (left) at the NKF-Berjaya Resource Centre on 22nd June 2011

Our appreciation also goes to Datuk Chef Wan (NKF’s Ambassador) for his healthy cooking demonstration



sPONsORsHiP Of DiALYsis mACHiNE

May – July 2011

Donor Amount (RM) Centre

Mr. Jason loh 45,000.00 Pusat dialisis NKF Charis, Cheras

Mr. Jason loh 5,000.00(ademia system)

Pusat dialisis NKF - Permas Jaya, Johor

Madam ruby Yong Fong Ching

45,000.00 Pusat dialisis NKF Charis, Cheras

Mr. Periasamy a/l simakalai

40,000.00 Good Health, Kg Pandan, Kl

DONAtiON iN-CAsH fOR CENtREmay – Aug 2011

sincere appreciation to the following donors for their support:

Donor Amount (RM) Centre

Gammerlte sdn Bhd

45,000.00 NKF sandakan, sabah

PlC Plantations sdn Bhd

45,000.00 NKF sandakan, sabah

Total 90,000.00

Prestavest Bhd 43,000.00 MUls NKF-taiping, Perak

arowana aquaculture

43,000.00 MUls NKF-taiping, Perak

ong teng lam 43,000.00 MUls NKF-taiping, Perak

Ng Wing Hee 18,000.00 MUls NKF-taiping, Perak

Total 147,000.00

Freddy Moses 1,200.00 Good Health, Kg Pandan, Kl

Catherine Niap Foong lain

1,000.00 Good Health, Kg Pandan, Kl

Total 2,200.00

i-mELODY musiC & ARts YEN’s CHARitY ROAD sHOWdate : 17 July 2011time : 2pm – 4:30pmvenue : Cheras leisure Mall

Yen’s Charity road show was organised by i-Melody Music and arts on 17th July 2011 (sunday) at the Cheras leisure Mall. this show was to promote ticket sales for Yen’s Charity Concert 2011 on 3rd september 2011 which will be held at the Chin Woo stadium. donation of rM48, rM58, rM68, rM88 and rM118 will be entitled for exchange of a ticket for the concert.

the road show featured Yen’s performance, harmonica performance by Mr. Keith tan; Chinese musical instruments performance, dance performance from i-Melody Music and arts. there was also meet the fans /autograph session with Yen.

our sincere appreciation to PPB Hartabina sdn Bhd for providing complimentary stage and all the necessary support.

mAGNum CAREsdate : 22 July 2011time : 10 amvenue : Magnum 4d sdn Bhd

Mr. lawrence lim swee lin (centre), the Chief executive director of Magnum Corporation sdn Bhd, presented the mock cheque of RM15,000.00 to NKF received by Ceo Mr. Chua Hong Wee (second from right) and Ms. ooi Cheng Im, the Head of Corporate Fundraising (first from left).

our sincere gratitude to Magnum foundation for sharing our mission to save lives by setting up donation boxes at Magnum’s sales outlets in 7 states to raise funds for our poor and needy kidney patients.

GuARDiAN’s 44tH ANNiVERsARY2 – 22 june 2011amount contributed RM50,000

this year marks Guardian’s 44th anniversary and in conjunction with the anniversary festivities Guardian carried out its annual charity campaign to help generate funds for three non-profit organizations. NKF was one of the beneficiaries.

the contribution will go to the NKF children’s welfare fund where assistance is given to children of NKF patients for their educational needs and well being.

tHANK YOu tO OuR DONORs WELfARE CONtRiButiONs

(from 1 july, 2011 to 31 August, 2011)

• Mr.TanAhHeong - RM6,000• Mr.TanKimTeng - RM4,000• MadamLauChoyYin- RM1,350

fROM 1 JAN - 31 AUGUST, 2011Individuals and supporters - RM116,826.10

YAYAsAN NEP DiAmOND tRust Of DiAmOND GROuPdate : 19 august 2011time : 7pm – 9pmvenue : Menara PGrM, Cheras

on 19th august 2011, at the luminaries touching Moments talk show by Chua lam on “Why people should not be “afraid to die”, neither should they “seek to die”? of the diamond love Can Be More Project and RM1,310.00 were collected upon selling of the entrance tickets and from donations.

the beneficiaries for the said event are Yayasan sin Chew Jit Poh, NKF and other charitable and educational bodies. our sincere appreciation to diamond Group who have funded and organised this event.

Ceo NKF Mr Chua and Head of General Fundraising Ms shirley Koh presenting a gift and green packet to teen ambassador of NKF azizi Zakaria for his support towards NKF health awareness programme to the school and also many fundraising activities.

1. Harmonica by Mr. Keith Tan

2. Yen performing with the Chinese Orchestra

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stANDERtON AND ALBERtON LiONs CLuBs Of sOutH AfRiCARM500 cash was donated by the lions Clubs from south africa who believe in the good work done by NKF.

Dearest Shirleyon behalf of standerton and alberton lions Clubs of south africa, we would like to present to you this

donation towards the National Kidney Foundation. We salute you for all the hard work you do to help improve the quality of life for others not as fortunate as ourselves. May you always be blessed for your kindness.

With lots of fond love,

fEstiVE CONtRiButiON BY LiONs CLuB Of DAmANsARA mEtRO NEW CENtuRYHari Raya Festive Contribution.date : 11 august 2011time : 5.00 p.mvenue : subang Parade

fEstiVE GREEtiNG CARDs 2010-201130 Cents per card Contribution from multi Art&things services

RM 3,372.90 was contributed through the 2010 Festive and 2011 Chinese New Year Cards sold to securities Commission.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

utm YOutH CHALLENGE 2011date : 14 august 2011venue : Banquet Hall,Canseleri sultan Ibrahim Buildingtime : 5.30 p.m

student from UtM Kolej Perdana organized a programme “Youth Challenge 2011”.the programme took place in 3 states,Kuala lumpur,sarawak and Johor. RM4,384.00 was raised.

Centre Manager sister Norita from NKF Permas Jaya Centre received the mock cheque.thanks to the organizing Committee and all who have contributed to this programme.

timELEss ELEGANCE 2 ORGANisED BYmiss WiNNiE LOO & mR. mELViN LAmdate : aug 2010 – June 2011venue : starhill tea salon (cheque presentation)Contribution : RM32,000

on 27th July 2011, at the timeless elegance 2 Hi-tea, portraits of donors, painted by Mr. Wong Foon liung, Mr. tan Kok Cet and Mr. Philip Wong from art seni Gallery were displayed. there was a fashion show by eight Miss Malaysia finalist 2011, featuring designs of hair accessories and hats by Miss Winnie loo.

our sincere appreciation to all those who supported this event.

DiRECt DEBit DONOR PROGRAmmE (DDDP)

our sincere gratitude to all dddP donors who supported us through this programme. Your contribution gives hope and provides our patients a second chance to live.

We would also like to extend our appreciation to the following organizations for supporting us by providing complimentary booth space for our road shows in the month of June to august 2011.

auto City 1 stop, Penang•desa Park City, Kl•east Coast Mall, Kuantan•expo Grand Consultancy (M) sdn Bhd•Fitness First Gym & Health Club outlets, selangor, Kl •& PenangHospital Kulim, Kedah•Hospital Pulau Pinang, Penang•Hospital sultan abdul Halim sg Petani, Kedah•Hospital tawakal, Kl•IPd timur laut, Penang•Komtar, Penang•loh Guan lye specialists Centre, Penang•Menara tM-Jln Pantai Baharu, Kl•Metro specialist Hospital, Kedah•Prangin Mall, Penang•sunway Medical Centre, selangor•tesco Kajang, selangor•the Curve shopping Mall, selangor•tNB Bandar Perda, Penang•viva Home, Kuala lumpur•Wisma Persekutuan seremban, Negeri sembilan•

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mingKumPuLAN fARmAsi VitACARE – “tOuCH A LifE”oct 2011 to Feb 2012

Kumpulan Farmasi vitacare is organising a “touch a life” campaign to raise the 8th dialysis machine for NKF.

1 piece of organic handmade soap will be given to donors for a minimum rM10 contribution during the campaign. NKF lifeCheck Mobile will also be conducting a public health screening exercise at the following vitacare’s 11 outlets during the campaign:• FarmasiVitacareKelanaJaya• FarmasiVitacareTamanMelawati• FarmasiVitacareSetiawangsa• FarmasiVitacareGizaMall• FarmasiVitacareAmpangJaya• FarmasiVitacareCittaMall• FarmasiVitacareTheMall• FarmasiVitacareAmcorpMall• FarmasiVitacareIdaman• FarmasiVitacareDesaPandan• FarmasiVitacareWangsaWalkMall

DONAtiON fOR NKf LifECHECK mOBiLE HEALtH sCREENiNG PROGRAmdate : 29 July 2011 time : 10am-11amvenue : NKF HQ

tuan syed abdull aziz Bin syed Kechik (right), the director and Ceo of oCBC al-amin Bank Berhad presented the mock cheque of RM20,000.00 to NKF, received by Ceo Mr. Chua Hong Wee (left) for the sponsorship of NKF lifeCheck Mobile Health screening Program for 2011.

LiONs CLuB Of Pj mEtRO –“tHE HERO’s CHARitY DiNNER”date : 2 oct 2011time : 7pm - 10pmvenue : thean Hou Multi Purpose Hall, Kuala lumpur

lions Club of PJ Metro is organising a charity dinner aimed to contribute one unit of dialysis machine to NKF. For donations of rM100, rM150 and rM200, donors will be entitled to a ticket for the 8 course sitdown chinese dinner with varieties of performances.

There will be dancing, singing, harmonica and Hip Hop performances.

LAuNCHiNG Of tHE LARiAN sAHARA sAiLiNG tHE sAND Of sAHARAdate : 11 November 2011time : 11.11 amvenue : sahara desert

a former member of the royal Malaysian air Force (rMaF), suwaibah Muhammad Nasir, 37, wants to conquer the sahara desert by running as far as 1111 miles to set a world record as the first woman to do so. the run is expected to take 35 days and would start from aswan, egypt to rafah, the Gaza strip.

the National Kidney Foundation of Malaysia is one of the beneficiaries of this event.

“Care to Give”date : 1 august, 2011 to 31 July, 2012venue : at Klang valley & Penangamount raised: RM 1,288 (for August 2011)

“Care to Give” coupon booklet with a compilation of vouchers, offering attractive deals and special discounts for the enjoyment of your family and friends. the participating merchants range from various food chains, retail outlets and many more.

For rM39.90 you get the “Care to Give” booklet and NKF will receive rM2/=. Your support is very much appreciated. thank you for “Giving Hope” to our poor needy kidney patients.

For enquiries, you may contact their Customer service line : 1800-88-1043 from Mon-Fri @ 9am to 5pm.


a community service message by

YAYASAN BUAH PINGGANG KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIANATIONAL kIDNEY fOUNDATION Of MALAYSIA regd. No. 659 (sel)

70, Jalan 14/29, 46100, Petaling Jaya, selangor darul ehsan, Malaysia. Hotline: 1300-88-3110tel: 03-7954 9048/49 Fax: 03-7954 0535

Web: www.nkf.org.my

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