KUCHING: Norwex, an international cleaning and hygiene solutions company, donated 10,000 masks as part of its global corporate responsibility initiative to St John Ambulance of Malaysia (SJAM) in response to the urgent call for the public and organisations to support the management of Covid-19 operations.
In Malaysia, this Norwex initiative included a donation of 500 units of their flagship cleaning and hygiene solution, the EnviroCloth, for use in SJAM ambulances and dialysis centres.
According to Norwex Malaysia managing director Tham Ying Hoong, Norwex is honoured to be partnering with SJAM in its ongoing initiatives of supporting frontline healthcare professionals, the government and the community to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic effectively.
“With its extensive reach through our nation’s largest privately-owned fleet of ambulances and paramedic expertise, SJAM is rightly positioned to ascertain where the greatest need is for these masks and EnviroCloth. It is our belief that creating safe havens will benefit not only these professionals but also the communities that they serve,” she said during the handover session at Bangunan Yeo Cheng Swee in Kuala Lumpur recently.
She further said Norwex’s aim is to reduce the risk of infections by ensuring the removal of undesired particles and bacteria from surfaces present in the spaces SJAM operate in.
“The EnviroCloth is able to remove dust or unwanted particles from any surface. They are absorbed effectively because of the exceedingly fine split of the fibre and its superior weave. This leaves the surface clear from dust and any residue,” she added.
Meanwhile, SJAM vice chairman Datuk Yeo Kim Thong said that SJAM will ensure that the masks and EnviroCloth are channelled to locations which require them the most, given the current shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE).
With the pressing need of personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline healthcare professionals and ambulance services, SJAM’s ongoing initiatives include the distribution of DIY (Do It Yourself) face shield and intubation barrier boxes.
SJAM continues to provide emergency and non-emergency ambulance services as usual, on top of supporting the Ministry of Health (MOH) in transportation of Covid-19 patients to gazetted quarantine stations.
