BINTULU: PETRONAS is boosting the overall efforts under the COVID-19 national immunisation programme in Bintulu by donating several essential items for use at the vaccine dispensing centres (PPV) here.
The company’s subsidiaries, namely Malaysia LNG Group of Companies and PETRONAS LNG 9 Sdn Bhd, PETRONAS Carigali Sdn Bhd – Sarawak Gas and ASEAN Bintulu Fertiliser Sdn Bhd (ABF), have collectively contributed eight laptops, 20 sets of queue-up stands and five units of medical grade vaccine cooler boxes worth RM52,000 to the Bintulu Division Health Office today.
ABF Managing Director Aslam Khan Mohater Khan handed over the items to Bintulu Division Health officer Dr Melvin Chung at the newly set up Pusat Pemberian Vaksin Industri Minyak dan Gas (PPVIN) in Kidurong today.
The PPVIN, which opened yesterday, will roll out the COVID-19 vaccines for some 4,800 oil and gas workers here.
“We are doing our part to help accelerate the pace of COVID-19 national immunisation programme, to assist the country’s progress towards achieving herd immunity. This initiative is also part of PETRONAS’ efforts to safeguard the wellbeing of local communities during the pandemic,” said Aslam.
The subsidiaries had previously contributed 6,200 disposable personal protective equipment (PPE) items to front-liners from six agencies – Bintulu General Hospital, Bintulu Police Department, Bintulu Health Office, RELA Bintulu, BOMBA Bintulu and Civil Defense Force Bintulu.
PETRONAS’ contributions to curb COVID-19 transmission here also included medical and food supplies to front-liners and quarantine centres, Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) machines to the Bintulu Disaster Management Committee, eight laptops for the COVID-19 national immunisation programme in Tatau and Sebauh districts, reagent test kits to Bintulu Hospital as well as school supplies and personal hygiene kits to primary school students.
Also present at the function were Bintulu Member of Parliament Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing, MLNG Senior General Manager Shariman Daud, PETRONAS Carigali Sdn Bhd – Sarawak Gas General Manager Shamsawi Ahmad, PETRONAS Carigali Sdn Bhd – Sarawak Gas Head of Health, Safety and Environment Cecilia Lakai and PETRONAS Sarawak Senior Manager Norazibah Rabu.
ABF Managing Director Aslam Khan (front left) handing over the items contributed to Bintulu Division Health officer Dr Melvin Chung (front right), witnessed by Dato Sri Tiong King Sing (middle) at Kelab Kidurong here on Tuesday.
