Bosch Malaysia Steps Up CSR Efforts With RM100,000 Equipment Donation To Hospitals

During the peak of Covid-19, Malaysia logged more than 20,000 new cases per day on average. With 78.1 percent of the Malaysian population being vaccinated and the continuous rise of vaccination rate, the new cases have subsided to a daily average of 6,000 lately with the lowest record of 4,782 cases on 25 October. Yet the long fight against the pandemic has caused a major strain on the medical field. According to World Health Organisation, Malaysia was reported to record over 80 percent of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) bed occupancy rate for more than 6 months and only dropped to an average of 66.6 percent in early October.

Responding to the specific and critical needs of hospitals, Bosch joined hands with Great Heart Charity Association to donate an Arterial Blood Gases Machine (ABG) for Hospital Sungai Buloh; an Intensive Care Closed Incubator for babies, 5,000 units of disposable face shield and 66 units of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Hospital Ampang worth over RM100,000.

Founded in 2010, GHCA is a tax exempted, non-profit charity association which initiated the Covid-19 Response and Relief Program (CRRP) at the dawn of the pandemic to aid key beneficiaries such as hospitals, underprivileged families and members who are greatly impacted by the pandemic. To-date, GHCA has successfully raised RM606,560 to support a total of six hospitals within Klang Valley via its CRRP Medical Equipment Donation Project, and Bosch is the biggest contributor to the project.

“These are testing times for everyone, and certainly a time for Bosch to step up to our promise of ‘Invented for Life’, which goes beyond manufacturing and innovating, but also caring for the wellbeing of people. Comparing to the
overwhelming medical situation across Malaysia, our donation may seem insignificant, but we hope our small gesture can enable these hospitals to cope with essential medical treatment and protection,” said Klaus Landhaeusser,
managing director of Bosch Malaysia.

Dr Rahimah Ismail, General Paediatrician of Hospital Ampang, received the incubator and other equipment on behalf of the hospital. She shared that each incubator supports up to six babies per month to monitor and regulate temperature of a premature baby, which also serves as a platform to conduct surgery. “With only ten incubators in the hospital to separate the suspected or confirmed Covid-19 infants from non-Covid-19 infants, every donated incubator could be life-saving,” said Ismail.

The ABG on the other hand will be dedicated to pregnant mothers and infants in Hospital Sungai Buloh labour room. With a total of 16 machines including Bosch contribution, each patient can measure the acidity, the levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood through the veins as short as 85 seconds. In addition to the medical equipment donation, Bosch Malaysia initiated “Share to Care Fundraiser” among its associates within Klang Valley, including those who are based in its Petaling Jaya head office, Bosch Home Appliances in Petaling Jaya, and Bosch Rexroth in Shah Alam.

“Bosch remains committed in the Malaysian market and will continue to make a difference to the local community through partnerships with like-minded organisations as well as initiatives, technology, and solutions that are invented for life,” concluded Landhaeusser.

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