The government has upgraded a clinic at a tahfiz centre in Riau, Indonesia, to provide better healthcare for students and the local community.
PEKANBARU: The government has completed an upgrade to a clinic at the Ma’had Tafaqquh Tahfiz Centre in Riau, Indonesia.
The project, named the Madani Clinic, was funded by the Malaysia-Indonesia Relations Strategic Fund managed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
It cost 89 million Rupiah (RM22,100) and was completed on Nov 25 after work began last July.
Malaysian Consul in Pekanbaru Mohammed Hosnie Shahiran Ismail handed over the clinic to the centre’s founder, Dr. Mustafa Umar, on Tuesday.
He stated that the effort stemmed from the spirit of compassion, a key principle of the MADANI Malaysian Government.
“Hence, the name Madani Clinic was chosen to reflect the noble values and concern of the Malaysian Government towards their ethnic kin in Riau Province,” he said.
The clinic will serve 370 students and 70 teachers and staff at the centre, which was established in 2018.
Previously, medical care was provided from a hostel within the compound.
The upgraded facility now includes a lobby, doctor’s consultation room, emergency room, inpatient area, pharmacy, and prayer room.
Mohammed Hosnie hoped the clinic would benefit students and the local community once approved by the Indonesian Ministry of Health.
The Malaysian Consulate in Pekanbaru was established in 1983 to look after Malaysia’s interests in Riau and Riau Islands provinces.
