NKF MALAYSIA RECOGNISED WITH PRESTIGIOUS BRANDLAUREATE CSR AWARD


National Kidney Foundation (NKF) Malaysia has recently been recognised for its efforts towards kidney health management and education when it was awarded the prestigious Brandlaureate CSR Brandleadership Award 2018 by the Asia Pacific Brands Foundation in a gala ceremony held recently at The Majestic, Kuala Lumpur.
The inaugural award, conceptualised by the Asia Pacific Brands Foundation, recognises corporations, NGOs, societies, institutions and individuals that have gone out of their way to give back to the community.

Receiving the award on behalf of NKF Malaysia was Dato’ Dr Zaki Morad Mohamad Zaher, Chairman of Board of Directors of NKF.

“We are truly grateful to be recognised by this award, which certainly bears testament to the tireless efforts championed by the often unsung heroes at NKF towards our combined efforts to fight kidney-related disease while increasing public awareness about kidney health. In Malaysia, unfortunately, our lifestyles have led to an increase by thousands of new patients every year who are diagnosed with kidney failure every year. This clearly indicates that there is an urgent need to increase public awareness on personal health, especially on diseases related to end stage renal disease,” said Dato’ Dr Zaki.

Indeed, over the past decades, NKF Malaysia has proven to be a robust champion of kidney health while increasing public knowledge and awareness in maintaining kidney health while striving to raise the standards of care to patients with kidney failure and those suffering from various kidney-related illnesses.

It has also been actively involved with incorporating and conducting fundraising, public education, training and welfare initiatives as they champion kidney health and lead the battle in Malaysia against kidney disease.

In 2018, among some of the major initiatives towards this goal included NKF’s annual Open Day, World Kidney Day celebration, Patient Forum, Green Pen Organ Donation Project, Annual Dialysis Meeting, and the Renal Nutrition Seminar to increase awareness and battling kidney disease.

For more information about NKF or to donate towards the organisation’s efforts, please visit www.nkf.org.my or call 03-7954 9048.   

National Kidney Foundation of Malaysia
The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) Malaysia is a non-profit charitable organization dedicated to helping Malaysians suffering from end stage kidney failure who lack access to or cannot afford dialysis treatment. NKF currently has over 1,600 dialysis patients receiving subsidized dialysis treatment in over 28 dialysis centres nationwide.


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