KUALA LUMPUR, 17 DECEMBER 2025 – No parent should ever have to say, “We can’t afford the treatment.” Yet for too many families, that’s the painful reality when a child falls seriously ill. Today, Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC Malaysia) is stepping forward with an additional RM480,000 in medical grants directed to six hospital‐linked welfare organisations so that children can receive timely, lifesaving care.

The six welfare organisations receiving the medical grant are:

• IJN Foundation
• Persatuan Kebajikan Pesakit Kanak-Kanak Hospital USM (PEKA)
• Tabung Kebajikan Pesakit Hospital TABTAR UKM
• Tabung Kebajikan Perubatan Malaysia Hospital Tunku Azizah
• PPUMCare
• Tabung Kebajikan Perubatan Malaysia HWKKS

This latest contribution follows RMHC Malaysia’s earlier grant in September 2025, when RM300,000 was awarded to the same six welfare organisations, reinforcing RMHC’s long‐term commitment to ensure that no child is left waiting for care due to cost. This brings RMHC’s total medical grants since 2018 to more than RM2.1 million, turning generosity into second chances for families across Malaysia.

“The hardest words a parent can ever say to a child are, ‘We can’t afford the treatment.’ No family should have to choose between their child’s life and a bill. These medical grants are our promise that every ringgit is a child’s chance to heal, to grow, and to simply be a child again. We will stand beside hospitals and welfare funds so families can focus on what matters most; and that is being there for their child,” said Mohd Nasri Nordin, General Manager, RMHC Malaysia.

Raja Datin Seri Zuraida Raja Mansur, Chairman, Social and Welfare Committee and Member of the Board of Trustees at IJN Foundation, also expressed her gratitude for the continued support from RMHC.

“We are deeply grateful to RMHC for their continued trust and commitment to our mission. While RMHC is well known for providing a ‘home away from home’ for families in need, their partnership with IJN Foundation extends even further -- helping us fund critical heart treatments and surgeries for underprivileged children.

“This contribution not only eases the financial burden faced by these families but also gives their children a renewed chance at a healthy future. We look forward to strengthening this collaboration so that together, we can ensure every child receives the lifesaving care they deserve,” added Raja Datin Seri Zuraida.

“For years, RMHC has been a name our community turns to in our toughest moments. Their medical grants don’t just help families like mine. This medical grant helps many families who are living through the fear and uncertainty of a child’s life‐threatening illness. We are deeply grateful for the support that has carried us, and so many others, through the most challenging periods of our lives,” said Sivabalan A/L Lecthuminadan, father to 2-year old Vellvilye Sivabalan, a beneficiary from Sungai Buloh.

RMHC Malaysia’s medical grant programme complements the organisation’s four flagship initiatives -- the Ronald McDonald House, Ronald McDonald Sensory Room, Gift of Smile, and the Back-to-School Pack Programme -- which collectively help remove barriers, strengthen families, and promote healing for underprivileged children nationwide. For 35 years, RMHC Malaysia has remained committed to its mission of developing, discovering, and supporting programmes that directly enhance the health and wellbeing of underprivileged children in Malaysia.

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