MMA aims to raise more funds for Covid-19 relief work in Perak


Dr M. Premananda Raja (second left) presenting the PPE to state Health Department director Datuk Dr Ding Lay Ming. Looking on is MMA committee member Dr Farah Aishah Hamdan (left) and the department’s deputy director (Pharmacy Section) Zaiton Kamarruddin. (Right)

IPOH: The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) Perak branch, which launched a Covid-19 fund last month, needs to raise more money to cope with the rising cases.

Its chairman Dr M. Premananda Raja said the money would help them buy healthcare equipment, medical supplies, personal protective equipment (PPE), and other Covid-19-related relief efforts in the state.

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