KUALA LUMPUR: ProtectHealth Corporation Sdn Bhd has appointed IHH Healthcare Malaysia as the healthcare organiser to provide Covid-19 vaccinations to the public at Setia City Convention Centre starting June 7.
IHH Healthcare Malaysia chief executive officer Jean-François Naa in a statement today said the mega vaccination centre (PPV), set up by the COVID-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF) was aimed to inoculate more people per day without the risk of overcrowding.
"IHH Healthcare Malaysia will be providing the manpower and clinical resources including personal protective equipment and medical equipment to assess, vaccinate and monitor individuals as well as manage emergencies.
"Workforce from across our network in Malaysia – Pantai Hospitals, Gleneagles Hospitals, Prince Court Medical Centre and education arm International Medical University – will be joining hands to help out at the mega vaccination centre from its commencement until immunity in the community is achieved as targeted.
"My full appreciation goes to them for their commitment and tireless contribution in providing care at the hospital, operating vaccination centres at their own hospital and now going the extra mile to further expedite the public vaccination programme in the county," he said.
IHH Healthcare, he said, had been contributing to the fight against Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic.
Recently, its network of hospitals has more than doubled the total allocation of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds to treat Covid-19 patients and increased its total allocation of beds to 251 beds.
Early last year, IHH Healthcare also allocated 200 beds to treat non-Covid patients decanted from public hospitals.
Its laboratory arm, Pantai Premier Pathology, has also been supporting the nation by ramping up its Covid-19 testing capacity.
On May 30, Coordinating Minister for the Covid-19 National Immunisation Programme Khairy Jamaluddin said three mega-scale PPVs would be set up in Selangor, namely The Mines Shopping Centre, UiTM Puncak Alam and Setia City Centre.
This move, he said, was part of the CITF's plan to expedite the vaccination drive in Klang Valley.