Yayasan Hasanah distributes snack packs to 3,200 medical frontliners

By ANIS FARHANAH MALEK
anisfarhanah@dagangnews.com

KUALA LUMPUR 23 March – Yayasan Hasanah, the impact-based foundation of Khazanah Nasional Berhad, recently distributed snack packs for 3,200 medical frontliners in 16 COVID-19 designated hospitals nationwide.

Organised to showcase appreciation and support for medical frontliners, this initiative is part of the foundation’s effort to recognise and thank Malaysian medical personnel for their unwavering dedication in helping communities during these challenging times.

“When we heard stories about our frontliners not having time to eat their meals due to their busy schedules, my team came up with the idea to chip in and prepare snack packs and energy food for them”, said Managing Director of Yayasan Hasanah, Shahira Ahmed Bazari,

She said, although the vaccine programme is underway, they know that the medical frontliners are still working hard to contain the spread of the virus.

“Through this initiative, we want them to know that they are always in our thoughts and in our hearts.

“We will continue to intensify our efforts and extend our support to hospitals and medical frontliners who have selflessly served those in need throughout this difficult period,” she added.

Organised under the Humanitarian and Disaster Relief (HDR) initiative, 40 volunteers and staff from both Yayasan Hasanah and Khazanah Nasional spent 5 days preparing food packs comprising dried fruits and nuts, chocolates, Vitamin C, packs of Maggi Cup and Ribena which is valued at RM166,536 in total.

A volunteer from Yayasan Hasanah, Azlin Hashima Mt Husin said: “Many of us wanted to show our appreciation for the care the medical frontliners have shown Malaysians. To all our frontliners, thank you for never giving up on Malaysia.

“It has been more than a year since the pandemic changed our lives, but their tireless commitment has given us hope for a brighter future,” she further noted.

In addition to providing food packs, Yayasan Hasanah has undertaken various initiatives to help combat the pandemic.

Apart from medical frontliners, in 2021, Yayasan Hasanah also provided 15 detention centers with approximately 45,000 reusable masks via Malaysian Red Crescent Society.

To date, some RM5,071,603.62 has been spent in 2020 to support Yayasan Hasanah’s HDR initiatives, covering 99 projects.

A total of 18,200 families, 6,961 individuals and 131 institutions have been reached comprising B40 communities, COVID-19 frontliners (including health officers, police and army), underprivileged communities (including vulnerable women and children, stateless, undocumented persons) refugees, senior citizens, persons with disability, students and flood victims. – DagangNews.com