18-07-2025
KPJ Sabah hosts organ donation workshop to enhance staff awareness and save lives
Dr Lim Keok Tang, Medical Director of KPJ Sabah and Mohamad Faizal Mohamed, Chief Executive Officer of KPJ Sabah (both seating at the center), Low Lieh Yong, Sabah State Transplant Coordinator Chief (seated fifth from left), Dr Darlene Flavius Ongkili, Emergency Physician, QEH (seating at the right of Dr Lim) together with the speakers and staff of KPJ Sabah Specialist Hospital.
KOTA KINABALU (July 18): KPJ Sabah Specialist Hospital recently organized a two-day Donor Management and Coordination Workshop to raise awareness and improve understanding of the organ donation process among its staff.
The workshop was held at the hospital hall and conducted in collaboration with the Sabah Transplant Resource Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH).
Its objective was to increase staff knowledge on donor management best practices, enhance operational effectiveness, and improve the hospital's donor-related services.
'This two-day workshop helps raise awareness of organ donation among KPJ Sabah staff. As a Malaysian Society for Quality in Health (MSQH)-accredited hospital, it is crucial for staff to be knowledgeable about organ donation, which falls under the Patient & Family Rights requirements. Organ donation is a selfless act that gives the gift of life to others,' said Mohamad Faizal Mohamed, Chief Executive Officer of KPJ Sabah Specialist Hospital, in his welcoming speech.
The workshop featured five expert speakers in the field of organ donation: Low Lieh Yong, Chief Transplant Coordinator, Sabah Transplant Resource Centre, QEH; Dr Darlene Flavius Ongkili, Emergency Physician, Emergency and Trauma Department, QEH; Esterclare Damianus, Clinical Matron, ICU 1 & Respiratory Ward, QEH; Matron Roslina Jenang, Nursing Matron, ICU, QEH II;
Raynee Kumilau, Nursing Lecturer, Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, UMS.
