Archbishop Julian Leow with the Tzu Chi Foundation delivering the medical supplies to Sungai Buloh Hospital on June 23, 2021.
June 26 2021
KUALA LUMPUR – On June 23, the Tzu Chi Foundation of Malaysia delivered another 50 sets of medical beds and four extra units of emergency trolleys to Sungai Buloh Hospital.
This order was placed much earlier but could only be filled now as the supplier was swamped with orders.
The equipment was bought with funds from the Solidarity Fund set up by Tzu Chi and supported by various interfaith and religious groups including the Malaysian Catholic Church which pledged RM1 million to this fund.
Hence, Most Rev Julian Leow Beng Kim, Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur, also joined in the distribution.
Hospital Sungai Buloh Director, Dr Kuldip Kaur, who was on hand to receive the items, expressed her deepest gratitude to all.
She was touched and inspired when told that the Solidarity Fund had received support and endorsement from interfaith groups. She told us to express her sincere appreciation to all of you and that she and her team will do everything to fight on.
She said “We cannot lose to COVID”. With the nation standing behind them, she said we have significantly boosted their strength to face the crisis together.
“Many of us are doing what we can to respond to this pandemic. There are pockets of communities, organisations and religious groups doing our bit to bring relief to the most vulnerable in our society. Malaysians organise essential food items to the poor and offer also financial, emotional and spiritual assistance to our flock,” said Archbishop Leow.
“When I heard of the tremendous work Tzu Chi is doing in helping our hospitals cope under these difficult circumstances, I decided to support this noble effort to ensure our healthcare system can continue to look after the soaring cases of COVID.
“Tzu Chi is well organised and is usually at the forefront of calamities and wherever humanitarian aid is needed. We invited the religious components of that Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism and Taoism (MCCBHST) to endorse and support this effort by Tzu Chi,” said Archbishop Leow, who is also the president of MCCBHST.
“Our Catholic Bishops of Malaysia also pledged to contribute to this Solidarity Fund,” added Archbishop Leow, who is also the President.
“I want to congratulate all Malaysians for rising to the occasion, and for contributing generously to this interfaith effort to support all our frontliners especially those in hospitals. #KitaJagaKita,” he said.
