Donation to benefit low-income dialysis patients nationwide

(From left) Dr Lim, Anne, Kiew and Dr Parathythasan at the equipment handover in Kuala Lumpur.

MAAEDICARE Charitable Foundation has become the first dialysis provider in Malaysia to adopt ultrasound-guided cannulation across all 11 of its charity centres.

Backed by a RM275,000 donation from Thor Specialties Sdn Bhd, the initiative brings advanced vein-imaging technology to centres serving 750 predominantly low-income patients, according to the foundation’s media release.