By William Isau
SIBU, Oct 2: Non-profit organisation Sibu Kidney Foundation (SKF) is upgrading its facilities to provide better services to kidney patients.
“It is always our objective to provide the best dialysis service to kidney patients. We are also trying to do more by educating the public on how to prevent kidney failure,” said its chairman Temenggong Datuk Vincent Lau today.
Speaking to reporters after receiving four dialysis machines from Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, he said the foundation had recently bought two auto-HDF (Hemodiafiltration) machines.
It would also be replacing one of its reverse osmosis machines soon.
“We have been using the RO system for 30 years already since our formation. Now we have to replace one of them as it is old and breaking down frequently. The system is expected to cost us RM170,000,” Lau added.
SKF, he continued, is also looking at adding nine more dialysis stations to cater to the increasing number of patients.
“We are applying to the authority to add nine more dialysis stations. With that we can cater to 96 patients over two shifts. But we need to look at our financial capability as the more stations, the higher our cost,” he said.
SKF currently has 25 dialysis machines serving 83 patients in two shifts.
Lau stressed that SKF is able to continue providing dialysis treatment to its patients due to strong financial support from the community.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints-in-charge for East Malaysia, Elder Sandy Hall said their donation of two auto-HDF and two normal HDF machines costing a total of RM200,000 was part of their 20 projects in East Malaysia.
“Coming from North America, we are happy to be able to give back to the community here. We hope we will be able to help more in whatever way we can,” he added. — DayakDaily
