Persatuan Dialisis Kurnia Petaling Jaya (or PDK) was set up as an outreach and care ministry of Trinity Methodist Church Petaling Jaya (TMCPJ), where it forms part of the Social Concerns ministry.
PDK was birthed in response to the Government’s call to Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) for the setting up and operating of more haemodialysis centres in the country, due to the inability of government hospitals to cope with the yearly increase in the number of renal failure patients. Haemodialysis is one of the options to keep these patients alive until they can receive a kidney transplant.
This call was heard by TMCPJ and on 26th June 2001, PDK was registered as an NGO with the Registrar of Societies, with the objectives of “receiving and administering funds for charitable and educational purposes for the care of persons suffering from end-stage kidney failure and requiring haemodialysis or related treatments”.
End-stage kidney failure is a life-taking and very expensive disease to treat, with the life-giving haemodialysis treatment requiring three sessions, each four hours long, every week for the rest of a patient’s life. This can cost between RM2,000 to RM3,000 a month – beyond the affordability of many wage-earners without help or subsidy from the Government or NGOs. In fact, many homes have been broken because of this exorbitant cost.
At PDK, the cost is not the focus; the well-being of the patients and their families is. PDK does not discriminate in accepting patients for treatment, irrespective of race, age, religion or gender as long as they qualify in terms of their income – they must be from the B40 and below groups).
To sustain the Centre, PDK charges the government’s approved rate of RM60 per dialysis, with the Government, through the Ministry of Health, subsidising RM50 per dialysis. But even if a patient is unable to afford the RM 60 per dialysis, treatment will still be given – after all, everyone deserves a lifeline!
Currently, PDK has 15 modern haemodialysis machines and employs six staff nurses and seven nursing aids who can look after a total of 70 patients a day. Most nurses are trained in renal care and are regularly sent for courses to upgrade and improve their nursing skills.
There are also two nephrologists (kidney doctors) who come to the Centre to monitor the health of the patients.
Patients in PDK can look forward to undergoing dialysis treatment in a friendly, clean and holistic environment, with family members and caregivers encouraged to give self-help procedures to prepare the patients for pre-treatment.
PDK also provides free blood tests and consultations with doctors, in addition to much-needed counselling. Prayer meetings are also organised to help patients with their spiritual needs.
The management of PDK praises and gives thanks to God that the Centre has been able to provide life-giving treatment for over two decades now, and it is also grateful beyond measure to the sponsors and contributors who have stepped up with financial support. (about RM300,000 a year is needed to provide the best possible treatment).
If you would like to support PDK with a financial donation, please email [email protected]
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