Post Offices Now With A Cause

By Chan Jou Liang, George
georgechan1us@hotmail.com

DONOR REGISTRATION FORMS NOW AVAILABLE

KUALA LUMPUR: Organ donor registration forms are now available at selected post offices and potential donors can get the form now. This is a cooperation project between Pos Malaysia Berhad and Health Ministry.

Image captured in Kelana Jaya Post Office.

The ministry has appointed the Pos Malaysia Berhad as an agent to enable Malaysians to obtain donor registration forms at 19 post offices, and in the future will extend the service to more post offices.

The donor banner campaign captured in the Kelana Jaya Post Office

According to Pos Malaysia group managing director and chief executive officer Datuk Syed Faisal Albar, interested recipients can get the forms from general post office (GPOs) and selected post office in the Klang Valley.

The pointed GPOs include Kuala Lumpur, Shah Alam, Kuala Terengganu, Alor Setar and Kuching. Furthermore, post offices like the ones in Medan Tuanku, Gombak, Bangsar, Kelana Jaya and Kampung Tunku.

“Currently, there are more than 147,092 people who have pledged to donate their organs and I believe that the number will increase soon.”

The organ donation registration forms are specially-made postcards with the organ donor pledge card attached.

Customers can easily fill up and keep the donor cards. Only an amount of 60 sen stamp is needed to be mailed to the National Transplant Resource Centre. 

The donor banner campaign captured in the Kelana Jaya Post Office

According to the National Transplant Resource Centre (NTRC) head Datin Dr Lela Yasmin Mansor, the previous common public complaints were that forms to sign up as organ donors were difficult to be acquired. With the pledge forms available at designated post offices, the public will be able to sign up more easily. 

Besides that, the post office staff will also assist recipients in filling up the forms and answering frequently-asked questions. The increasing number of pledged donors would help to create more awareness, said by Dr Lela.