HIV shelter badly needs funds to stay afloat


Elizabeth (red T-shirt) talking to the residents of Mercy Home at Taman Teluk Molek in Teluk Air Tawar, Butterworth. With them is Dr Shreen (in orange).

A HIV shelter home at Taman Teluk Molek in Teluk Air Tawar, Butterworth, is in dire need of funds following the Covid-19 pandemic, which has kept its regular donors away.

Penang Catholic Diocese AIDS Mercy Home administrator Elizabeth Thomas said the home needs RM15,000 a month for its maintenance.

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