MCO: Hospital staff member prepares burger, formula milk for needy
IPOH: Staying at home and complying with the Movement Control Order (MCO) does not prevent a private hospital’s staff member here from taking the initiative to assist front line workers and the public affected by the COVID-19 outbreak.
For Eddy Irwan Mahmud, 37, otherwise known as ‘Mohd Sabtu’ on his Facebook social page, he had his own way of helping people who were impacted like making burgers on the weekends and placing 30 packs of children’s formula milk daily in front of his home in Halaman Meru Permai, here for the needy.
“I find that many are impacted during the MCO to the point of running out of food and have also no wage … from there, came the idea to help people in need.
“I realised many would have contributed kitchen items already. So, I opted to cook burgers besides providing formula milk especially to help infants or children in need,” he told Bernama here recently.
Eddy Irwan said he offered the help by posting on his Facebook page through the ‘Food Hunterz’ group while targeting more than 70 residents around the housing area to benefit from his efforts.
“Usually, I would tell the Food Hunterz group if I wanted to make burgers. There are days when I cook 200 ‘crispy burgers’ and also prepare the Dumex-Dugro formula milk for children, ages one to six years old.
“To a certain extent it can help relieve the anxiety of parents with young children who have run out of formula milk supply,” he said.
In addition to using his own money, Eddy Irwan said that the formula milk and burgers were made possible via funds raised by members of the ‘Food Hunterz’ group as well as donations by individuals concerned with the plight of the people affected by the MCO.
“I am happy to be able to ease the burden of the community and this effort is one of my services to help the country in such a difficult situation,” he said.
— BERNAMA
