Thursday, 12 November 2020, Kuala Lumpur – Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Berhad (Bank Pembangunan) once again collaborated with Yayasan Ikhlas to produce and donate approximately 10,000 sets of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to healthcare front liners in Sabah. The PPE sets will be utilised by two selected hospitals in Semporna and Tawau, Sabah.
BPMB’s senior management team represented by its Chief Financial Officer, Zulkeefli Mad Karim and Group Head of Shariah Management, Mohamad Salihin Deris attended the donation presentation ceremony recently in Petaling Jaya. Also present at the ceremony were YBhg. Dato’ Mohd Rosli Ramli, Chairman, Yayasan Ikhlas and Ir. Haji Kamaruddin Kassim, General Manager, Yayasan Ikhlas.
President/Chief Executive Officer of BPMB, Arshad Mohamed Ismail said that this contribution signals Bank Pembangunan’s commitment in helping to ease the burden of the healthcare front liners in Sabah who are working tirelessly to ensure the safety of all Malaysians.
“Sabah has seen a rapid surge in COVID-19 positive cases recently. Thus, BPMB heeds to the call to continue playing our role as a responsible corporate citizen to join the efforts to address the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Through our humble contribution, we hope that this will serve as an impetus for the government to help curb the spread of the pandemic, whilst also positively impacting the nationwide prevention, detection, and health treatment efforts – especially in Sabah,” said Arshad.
This marks BPMB’s second collaboration with Yayasan Ikhlas, whereby approximately 17,500 sets of PPE were successfully delivered to Sabah and Sarawak in July and September 2020 during the first collaboration. In total, this partnership has borne fruit to approximately 27,500 sets of PPE to Sabah and Sarawak amounting to approximately RM1, 064,700.
The collaboration between BPMB and Yayasan Ikhlas was formed with BPMB allotting the funds and Yayasan Ikhlas as the project manager in production of the PPE sets from sourcing of raw materials, sewing process by volunteers and the Asnaf group to the delivery of the completed PPE sets to the targeted recipients. The production of the PPE sets has been approved and monitored by the Ministry of Health Malaysia to ensure that it adheres to the ministry’s guidelines and is safe to be used by the healthcare front liners.
(From left) – Muhammad Syafiq Syahmi, Executive, Zakat Management, Group Shariah Mangement, BPMB; YBhg. Dato’ Mohd Rosli Ramli, Chairman, Yayasan Ikhlas; Zulkeefli Mad Karim, Chief Financial Officer, BPMB; Ir. Haji Kamaruddin Kassim, General Manager,Yayasan Ikhlas; Mohamad Salihin bin Deris, Group Head, Shariah Management, Group Shariah Management, BPMB
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About Bank Pembangunan
Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Berhad (Bank Pembangunan) was incorporated on 28 November 1973 with a role in the development of the Malaysian economy by assisting entrepreneurs involved in small and medium-sized industries through the provision of various financing facilities, training and advisory services, particularly to Bumiputera entrepreneurs. Today, BPMB is providing medium to long-term financing to the strategic sectors of the economy.
Owned by Minister of Finance Incorporated, BPMB has been accorded the highest rating ‘AAA’ by both RAM Rating Services Berhad (RAM) and Malaysia Rating Corporation Berhad (MARC). It is regulated and supervised by Bank Negara Malaysia under the Development Financial Institution Act 2002.
With a Group Total Assets value of RM25 billion (as at 31 December 2019), the Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Berhad Group is well-positioned to meet the financing and business development needs of Malaysian businesses.
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Anita Ramly
Head, Corporate Communications
Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Berhad
Tel: (03) 2611 3346
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Izzat Ratna
Senior Executive, Corporate Communications
Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Berhad
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