KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 (Bernama) -- PETRONAS, through its corporate social responsibility arm Yayasan PETRONAS, is reaching out to 757 residents from eight old folks’ homes with the contribution of hand sanitisers and dispensers to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, particularly amongst the elderly.
 
Yayasan PETRONAS will be distributing the items to old folks’ homes in Johor, Kedah, Melaka, Perak, Sabah, Sarawak, and Terengganu in collaboration with Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat (JKM), as part of its ongoing commitment in ensuring the well-being of the people and communities around PETRONAS’ areas of operations.
 
Through this contribution, Yayasan PETRONAS hopes to encourage the practice of good personal hygiene amongst the senior citizens.
 
Commenting on the initiative, Yayasan PETRONAS Chief Executive Officer Lita Osman said: "Yayasan PETRONAS believes in the importance of ensuring good health and well-being for all, in line with PETRONAS’ commitment in support of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We hope that with our contribution of hand sanitisers and dispensers, these senior citizens are able to reduce the risk of contracting COVID-19 as well as other viruses, as they are amongst those who are most vulnerable to disease.”
 
This latest initiative is part of Yayasan PETRONAS’ contribution of critical medical equipment and supplies worth RM20 million to aid the country’s hospitals, healthcare front-liners and high-risk groups in mitigating the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
 

About Yayasan PETRONAS 
 
Yayasan PETRONAS is the Corporate Social Responsibility arm of PETRONAS. Its mission is to enrich lives for a sustainable future. Yayasan PETRONAS aims to deliver sustainable impact, improving the quality of life and socio-economic outcomes for communities across the nation through its focus areas in Education, Community Well-being and Development and the Environment.
 
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Photo 1: One of the beneficiaries at The Hope Village, Tuaran, Sabah is using the hand sanitiser dispenser installed at the entrance of the building, as a female staff of the old folks’ home looks on.
 
Photo 2: Noor Arifin Othman, CEO of PETRONAS Chemicals Fertiliser Kedah Sdn Bhd (left) and Zukifli Othman PETRONAS Head of Government & Regulatory Advisory for Northern and Central, handing over the hand sanitisers and dispensers to beneficiaries at Rumah Orang Tua Chu Ai in Kedah.
 
Photo 3: Sazli Zakaria, PETRONAS Head of Southern Region, (right) is handing over the contribution of hand sanitisers and dispensers to Azmir Kassim, Director of the Senior Citizens Division of Social Welfare Department (JKM) to encourage the practice of good personal hygiene in selected old folks' homes in Melaka.

Source: Yayasan PETRONAS

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Name: Estee Aina Huslan
Tel: +6012 2283377 
Email: esteeaina.huslan@petronas.com 

--BERNAMA