RM1.8mil raised for HIV cause

Tengku Amir (centre) with (from left) Cheah, Dr Adeeba, Marina, Jamilah, Jasmin and Pemandu Associates joint managing director and partner Larvin Rengasamy at MAF’s Red Ribbon Gala. — IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star

Malaysian AIDS Foundation (MAF) has raised RM1.8mil via its 14th Red Ribbon Gala.

Funds raised at the foundation’s flagship annual fundraiser, through donations from table sales and contributors, will be directed towards its Medical Assistance Scheme, a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) treatment programme for underserved people living with HIV (PLHIV).