Overview
Health and poverty are deeply connected. When you’re homeless or barely surviving, healthcare becomes a luxury you can’t afford. But untreated health issues make it even harder to escape poverty. A person with untreated diabetes can’t work consistently. Someone with infected wounds can’t focus on finding employment. By addressing medical needs, we remove barriers that keep people trapped in cycles of poverty.
KSK’s medical programme has prevented blindness through cataract treatments, managed chronic conditions like diabetes and hypertension, treated infections, and provided medications to over 978 individuals in 2024 alone. For many, we’re the only medical care they receive.
What You’ll Do
If you’re a medical professional (doctor, nurse, pharmacist, medical student), you’ll provide direct care: conducting health screenings, treating minor ailments, managing chronic conditions, distributing medications, doing wound care, and referring serious cases to hospitals.
If you’re not medically trained, you can still help by assisting with administrative tasks in the medical programme: registering patients, organizing medical supplies, maintaining health records, accompanying patients to hospital appointments, and supporting medical staff during outreach sessions.
Itinerary
Saturday
- 08:00 PM — Gather.
- 08:15 PM — Briefing with preparations.
- 08:30 PM — Activity starts.
- 10:00 PM — Activity ends.
Gathering Point
General Notes Across Activity
- Dress code: KSK, company, or university t-shirt, long trousers, and sports shoes. Please refrain from bringing or wearing valuables.
- Given the uncertain weather conditions, please bring an umbrella or raincoat. Rain or shine, the activity will proceed.
- At the venue, volunteers have the option to purchase a KSK t-shirt for RM35, which is recommended for use when distributing items. Beneficiaries recognise and trust the KSK t-shirt. Alternatively, you may use your existing KSK t-shirt if you have one.
- Volunteers can opt for the New Volunteer Package for RM50, which includes one KSK t-shirt, one Empowerment cookie tub, and a tax-exemption receipt
- Proceeds from Empowerment cookie tubs will support the (B40) trainees of the KSK Empowerment programme. The tax-exemption receipt can be used by volunteers for their annual income tax
