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Rumah kebajikan ikut kaum tidak wajar
(in the news ::: Utusan Malaysia, Pendapat, 11 Apr 2006)
DALAM kita ingin mengejar Wawasan 2020, perpaduan kaum akan menjadi penggerak ke arah menjadikan Malaysia sebuah negara maju. Jika kita sibuk bercerita berkenaan dengan sekolah wawasan atau masalah polarisasi di sekolah kebangsaan dan universiti, kita juga jangan lupa rumah kebajikan terutamanya rumah anak yatim turut berlakunya masalah yang sama.
Jika kita lihat di pelosok negara terlalu banyak rumah anak yatim untuk kaum-kaum dan agama tertentu. Anak yatim yang masih muda diajar bergaul dalam satu kelompok kaum sahaja dan cara ini hanya merugikan negara dalam membina perwatakan bangsa Malaysia. Amalan ini juga hanya akan menerbitkan sentimen kaum sahaja hingga menyebabkan perpaduan tidak dapat diasah di peringkat masih muda lagi.
Kementerian Pembangunan Wanita, Keluarga dan Masyarakat harus memantau penubuhan rumah kebajikan anak yatim agar lebih integrasi. Kita tidak mahu wujudkan sistem rumah kebajikan yang lebih bercorakkan perkauman dan agama.
Check segregation in welfare homes
(in the news ::: theSun, Speak Up!, 10 Apr 2006)
IN OUR race towards Vision 2020, national integration plays a very important role to help realise our dream of becoming a developed country. We often hear of stories about Vision Schools and polarisation in national schools and universities, but let's not forget that welfare homes face the same problem.
There are too many orphanages which are segregated according to race. Orphans who are often still young are mixing among only their own race, which will not help in building a "Bangsa Malaysia". The Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development should monitor the set up of these welfare homes to encourage integration.
My daily work revolves around implementing plans and organising activities for orphans in education, leadership and character-building programmes in 90 orphanages around the country. With these activities, we hope to help produce quality resources for the growth of our nation.
We need more organ donors
More needs to be done to create awareness
(in the news ::: The Star, Letters section, May 7th, 1999)
I refer to the article "High Cost of Staying Alive for Kidney Patients" (The Star, March 8). No doubt that dialysis treatment costs a lot and for most of the kidney patients, dialysis is the only way to extend their lives.
As National Kidney Foundation (NKF) medical director Dr Lee Wan Tin said in the article: "They have no choice, if they don't go for a dialysis or if they don't get a transplant, they will die."
How many of us really care for these people? That article has figured out the cost of staying alive for kidney patients. These people do have a choice. They either go for dialysis or transplant. Most of then will go for dialysis and yet not have enough money to survive.
Kempen derma organ selepas meninggal kurang menggalakkan
(in the news ::: Utusan Malaysia, FORUM, 24th March 2003)
Saudara Pengarang,
KEMPEN menderma organ selepas meninggal dunia masih kurang mendapat sambutan. Sambutan yang diterima apabila dibangkitkan topik pendermaan organ, amatlah rendah.
Ini dapat dilihat dalam peratusan penduduk negara kita yang telah berdaftar dengan Pusat Sumber Transplan Nasional untuk menderma organ selepas meninggal dunia.
Jikalau Sepanyol mencatat 27% penduduknya menderma organ dan Singapura kira-kira 2%, mustahilkah negara kita mencapai angka 5%? Bukankah rakyat negara kita sentiasa prihatin dan bermurah hati? Tetapi sedihnya, negara kita hanya mencatat peratusan KURANG daripada 1%!
Donate to save lives
(in the news ::: The Star, Youth2 section, February 18th, 1999)
If I ask people to donate money, some may say they have forgotten to bring their money or that they have no money. If I ask people to donate their eyes, will they say they have forgotten to bring their eyes, or that they have no eyes?
Modern medical technology has made it possible for organ transplants which have saved many lives and helped many people. However, hundreds are dying in Malaysia waiting for donor organs.
