Cure Cataract Campaign 2

Monday, 28 August 2017

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Overview: Sabah Credit Corporation (SCC), a Government-linked corporation under the Sabah State Ministry of Finance, undertook this initiative as their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) project.  SCC donated three vital pieces of portable eye surgery equipment to the Hospital Queen Elizabeth Kota Kinabalu (under Ministry of Health, Malaysia). These are, namely:

1. Portable Operating Microscope
2. Portable Phaco-Emulsification System
3. Portable Autoclave

Total cost of the equipment is RM 352,980. The Donation was officially made in the form of presentation of a placard showing all 3 systems by the Chief Executive Officer of SCC Datuk Vincent Pung to the Director of Hospital Queen Elizabeth, Dr Heric Corray, witnessed by Hon Chief Minister of Sabah Datuk Seri Panglima Musa Haji Aman, senior officials of SCC and President Dr Ravi Mandalam of Rotary Club of Kota Kinabalu (Picture). Sabah Credit Corporation has conducted a number of similar projects together with Rotary Club of Kota Kinabalu as Partner in Service and Datuk Vincent Pung is a senior member and Past President of the Club (2000-2001). SCC Chief Finance Officer Rotarian George Taitim Tulas is the Hon Secretary of the Club, this Rotary Year. The donation of these three portable systems will facilitate the performance of cataract operations in the district hospitals of Sabah.