UEM Edgenta Berhad (“UEM Edgenta” or “Company”), the region’s leading Asset Management and Infrastructure Solutions company, has rolled-out a COVID-19 screening programme for all of its essential front liners nationwide. The programme is part of the Company’s corporate responsibility towards employees, clients and other key stakeholders, and will provide added assurance that the services delivered by the Company are in line with current health and safety protocols.

Syahrunizam Samsudin, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of UEM Edgenta said, “Our employees on the front lines deliver essential services at the hospitals, highways, offices and industrial assets under our care. We wish to inspire confidence among our clients through efforts such as proactive COVID-19 screening, as well as our commitment to continue playing our role effectively in the post-pandemic era. We offer the market with convenient access to the highest-grade solutions available to combat the coronavirus, for businesses to operate safely and safeguard their employees’ well-being, especially as the nation continues ramping up economic activities.”

The month-long screening programme is expected to involve 3,755 UEM Edgenta employees at 31 locations nationwide and will be managed through the Company’s recently launched virtual clinic platform, ‘QuickMed’, a digital healthcare solution which offers society an alternative for primary healthcare management. Designed to connect both doctors and patients, QuickMed’s ease of use and convenience provides a complete primary healthcare ecosystem online.

UEM Edgenta’s essential services front liners undergoing COVID-19 screening as part of the Company’s corporate responsibility initiative at multiple locations nationwide.

On recent reports of hospital cleaners being identified as early recipients of the COVID-19 vaccine, which was mentioned by YB Khairy Jamaluddin, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Malaysia (“MOSTI”), who also heads the National COVID-19 Immunisation Task Force, Syahrunizam said, “All Malaysians are excited with the arrival of the COVID-19 vaccine, including us. We welcome the good news that our very own employees in the Healthcare Support business could be among the first to receive the vaccine. Nevertheless, our screening programme nationwide will continue as we utilise every available resource in our arsenal to win in this battle of attrition against the coronavirus.”

UEM Edgenta offers drive-through and on-site COVID-19 screening services which is approved by the Ministry of Health Malaysia (“MoH”). The service is part of the Company’s holistic suite of COVID 19 business solutions focused on workplace safety & health and the public is welcome to enjoy the convenience of this drive-through screening service at its service locations in Selangor (Jalan Universiti, Petaling Jaya) and Melaka (Jalan Taming Sari).

More information on UEM Edgenta’s screening programme for corporate organisations and individuals as well as COVID-19 Business Solutions can be viewed at www.uemedgenta.com. For enquiries, please call 03-2773 3888 or email [email protected].

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