Kuala Lumpur – Chemical Company of Malaysia Berhad (CCM) has contributed 29,000 sets of personal health kits worth RM660,000 to pilgrims preparing for the Haj through the Sahabat Korporat Tabung Haji programme this year.

Since 2004, CCM has donated 233,000 health kits worth more than RM4.7 million in line with the Group’s pledge to contribute towards the well being of Malaysian pilgrims.

This year, CCM’s corporate social responsibility initiative also benefits Singaporean and Bruneian pilgrims who received 2,500 and 2,000 sets respectively, worth over RM90,000.

CCM Bhd Group Managing Director, Dato’ Dr Mohd Hashim Tajudin said the Group is committed to make the Haj a safe, healthy, memorable and hassle-free spiritual journey for the pilgrims.

"During the Haj, millions of pilgrims from all over the world converge and travel extensively to holy sites in and around Mecca and Medina under extreme heat and dusty conditions. These circumstances expose them to possible ailments such as headaches, eye irritation, sore throat and muscular pain. Therefore, it is important for pilgrims to pay extra attention to their health and strengthen their immune system to avoid from falling sick during this demanding period, especially in the wake of the A (H1N1) pandemic," said Dato’ Dr Mohd Hashim.

"Our health kits contain items to treat and manage simple ailments as well as improving the pilgrims’ overall health. The kits are small and portable, enabling pilgrims to conveniently carry them around wherever they go," added Dato’ Dr Mohd Hashim.

Each health kit includes CCM Pharmaceutical Division’s products such as Flavettes Vitamin C to strengthen body’s resistance by boosting the immune system; Uphamol 650 for safe and effective relief from headaches, pain or fever; Sloans ointment to provide relief for muscular aches and pains; O-Fresh for daily oral hygiene and protection against germs that cause bad breath and dental plaque; Flavettes Lozenges to provide instant relief for sore throats and Eye Glo to relieve eye irritations caused by dry conditions.

CCM, Malaysia’s largest generic pharmaceutical manufacturer, is listed on the main board of Bursa Malaysia and is a key player in the fertilizers, chemicals and pharmaceuticals industries.

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