Cancer patients and caregivers can stay at RM1 home while receiving treatment

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Another Rumah RM1 Uncle Kentang opens in Putrajaya on July 19 to cancer patients and their families who travel from where they live to the National Cancer Institute for treatment.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00My father was a cancer patient.

00:19I hitchhiked a lorry to come to Templer Hospital at that time.

00:26When I reached Templer Hospital, I sat behind the lorry, my face was all black, there was no place to bathe.

00:31I believe that many cancer patients who come afar, they need lodging.

00:37And I don't want them to sleep in the car or the corridors.

00:41RM Warangya House is nearer to IKN, it's about 5 minutes drive, 10 minutes walk.

00:47I believe it can help a lot of cancer patients who come from outstation.

00:50Donaza, an old woman, 72 years old, she has a pension, she doesn't know what to do for her child.

00:57She asked me, where do you want to build the house?

01:01I said, let her find it at IKN.

01:04So she searched and found it.

01:06So she told me, just build a house.

01:11It's not a house, it's a house for us to live freely.

01:14And we use a hotel for RM1.

01:16We have a hotel that the patients can stay for RM1 only, overnight.

01:22We pay the balance.

01:23Now we use about 5 hotels.

01:26We have 5 houses.

01:28Not only that, we also provide temporary accommodation for domestic abuse.

01:35If they are kicked out of the house at night and can't find a place to sleep, they can go to our house.

01:40The crisis has been resolved.

01:47I feel very supportive.

01:48When cancer patients have new ideas, we grab the chance and opportunity to work with them.

01:54So I'm very grateful.

01:57The purpose of RM1 is more for non-Muslim caregivers and patients.

02:03So it's easier for us because there are a lot of people.

02:07We see an increase from year to year.

02:10For example, the rate of occupancy is already 66%.

02:15On a daily basis, it can reach 90%.

02:18Because of RM1, the patients who are forced to move to IKN

02:23don't have to go back to their place.

02:26Maybe they are kicked out.

02:28So they stay here during the treatment.

02:31We see that in the report, there is a decrease in the number of cancer survivors

02:36because of our campaign to vaccinate them.

02:39So it's the same for the others.

02:41So if there are early signs, we vaccinate them.

02:46It's faster to get the vaccine.

02:48Or if they are under 40 years old, we vaccinate them.

02:52It's prepared in the clinic.

02:54So we grab the chance to get the vaccine early.

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