Walking aid for Tawau old folk, disabled

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Syed Mohd Faidz (second left) presenting the UWalkers to the Hotspring Old Folk home, received by Taufiq (third right), while Yahya (standing on the UWalker on the right) and Kasmo (left) and others look on.

Syed Mohd Faidz (second left) presenting the UWalkers to the Hotspring Old Folk home, received by Taufiq (third right), while Yahya (standing on the UWalker on the right) and Kasmo (left) and others look on.

TAWAU: Technology Park Malaysia via the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) has contributed 35 units of Universal Walkers (UWalker) each to Hotspring Old Folk Home and Sri Stella Disabled Children Centre here.

Its Senior Executive of Business Development & Corporate Services Division, Syed Mohd Faidz Syed Nokman, said they had contributed 340 units of UWalkers costing about RM400,000 to date.

Chen Old Folk Home in Malacca received 100 units, West Malaysia Welfare Centre Council in Johor (100 units), Harapan Old Folk Home in Sandakan (70 units), Hotspring Old Folk Home in Tawau (35 units) and Sri Stella Disabled Children Center (35 units).

Syed Mohd Faidz said the UWalker was a new product in the market with its three-in-one features that could be used as walking frame, seat and table. It is very suitable for people with disabilities (OKU).

He told reporters that at the UWalker presentation ceremony held at Hotspring old folk home here yesterday.

This was the first contribution of its kind in Malaysia.

Also present was Hotspring Old Folk home officer-chief Taufiq Leong.

“Last year, the government allocated RM20 million for 100 MOSTI Social Innovation Projects involving 26 implementing agencies under MOSTI and this year more innovation projects will be carried out due to high demand and good response from the community,” Syed Mohd Faidz said.

Meanwhile, Taufiq disclosed that a 65-year-old elderly inmate, Yahya Aman, would go for his Ummrah next month by bringing along his UWalker.

He also said that the oldest inmate in Hotspring Old Folk Home is Kasmo Mangun at 104 years.