Hon (front row, third from left) with other guests learning proper stretching exercises at the event.
OCTOGENARIANS Eng Yin Tuck and Chong Soo Moi were a picture of joy when they turned up at a senior citizens health programme run by the non-profit Negri Sembilan Chinese Maternity Association (NSCMA).
The association, which owns the CMH Specialist Hospital in Seremban, organised the programme with Neighbour Grace Assembly for over 100 senior citizens who were also given free medical checkups and health tips.
Eng, 87, who lives at Templer Flats, Seremban, praised the NSCMA for organising the event that taught seniors better ways of looking after their health.
“As we age, we tend to fall sick more often. But, simple exercises and health tips that we learnt today can do wonders for us,” he said.
Eng added that for B40 seniors like him, such events would help reduce medical bills.
Eighty-one-year old Chong, a Paroi resident who suffers from leg weakness, also received useful advice from doctors at the event.
“I learnt more about bone care. I hope with the doctor’s advice, I will get better soon,” she said.
Free medical checkups are part of the outreach effort.
NSCMA executive advisor Datuk Hon Choon Kim said the event was part of its outreach efforts.
He said NSCMA president Datuk Seri Lee Tian Hock had set up a welfare fund after his team took over the administration of the CMH Specialist Hospital in 2014.
Since then, the NSCMA has spent RM7.1mil for its welfare activities.
The non-profit hospital, previously known as Negri Sembilan Chinese Maternity Hospital, served the public for more than 90 years.
“Through the welfare fund, we provide financial assistance to needy patients as well as free medical consultation on the first Sunday of the month.
“We also provide subsidies to dialysis patients, hold public outreach activities and free medical treatment to refugees, in collaboration with the Malaysian Red Crescent Society,” he said.
Hon added that NSCMA assists orphanages and nursing homes.
The association, he said, has also been collaborating with corporate bodies and charitable foundations to donate basic necessities to needy communities.
He said the NSCMA was keen to work with any group or individuals to expand its outreach programmes.
Citing an example, he said the association works closely with dentists who were members of the Nilai Lions Club to provide oral health checkups for the elderly.
“Let’s work together to provide more care and attention to those in need.
“We should continue doing virtuous deeds so that the less fortunate will continue to be cared for,” he added.
