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BASF donates equipment to Ampang, Selayang and Sg Buloh hospitals

Contribution expected to reduce burden, set for delivery by the weekend

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 23 Aug 2021 7:31PM

BASF donates equipment to Ampang, Selayang and Sg Buloh hospitals
Health Ministry secretary-general Datuk Mohd Shafiq Abdullah (left) and BASF Malaysia managing director Goh Eng Leong during the ceremony to mark a donation of medical supplies to the government today. – Bernama, August 23, 2021

PUTRAJAYA – The Health Ministry has received contributions in the form of medical equipment from German chemical company, Baden Aniline and Soda Factory (BASF) Malaysia today, to be distributed for use at three Covid-19 hospitals in the Klang Valley.

The three are Selayang Hospital, Sungai Buloh Hospital and Ampang Hospital.

The contribution by BASF Malaysia includes medical equipment such as – ventilators for intensive care treatment, high-performance digital ultrasound systems, digital hand ultrasound systems, C-Mac video laryngoscopes, disposable video laryngoscope packages, High-Flow Nasal Cannula humidifiers, centralised patient monitoring systems, flexible intubation video endoscopes and syringe pumps.

Health Ministry secretary-general Datuk Mohd Shafiq Abdullah received the contribution presented by BASF Malaysia managing director Goh Eng Leong in a brief ceremony here.

“The equipment is expected to be delivered to the three hospitals this week to help reduce the burdens of the public healthcare facilities,” Shafiq said to the media after receiving the contribution. – Bernama, August 23, 2021

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