LFL Prostheses Centre was officially opened on 23 February 2014.
The Centre is currently manned by an Administrator and three Technicians. The three Technicians are all amputees who have successfully undergone the prerequisite four months training at The Prostheses Foundation of H.R.H The Princess Mother in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
The poor and under privileged amputees who apply for FREE prosthetic limbs at LFL Prostheses Centre must undergo an Eligibility Evaluation Process. Once the application is approved, the amputee must be seen by an Orthopedic Surgeon and/or a Rehabilitation Doctor to be certified fit for the prostheses. For this purpose, LFL is working in close collaboration with a team of 18 volunteer doctors from University Malaya Medical Centre and other hospitals led by Assoc. Prof. Dr Azlina Amir Abbas (President of Malaysian Orthopaedic Association) who offer FREE consultation to amputees every Saturday morning. These volunteer doctors also ensure that the prostheses fitted on the amputees are suitable and allow them to have a natural walking gait. The doctors also provide advice to amputees on how to care for their stumps and prosthetic limbs. To further support the amputees with stronger stump muscle development and movements, LFL workshop also provides extra physio therapy services at the same venue via two volunteer physio therapists.
A Management Committee for the LFL welfare project was established in January 2014 to oversee the long-term management of LFL Prostheses Centre. Members of the LFL Management Committee (LFLMC) are as follows:
Bro. Chiam Swee Ann, Chairman
Bro. Teoh Tiang Kwang, Deputy Chairman
Bro. Chang Hong Yun, Legal
Bro. Lee Lean Hock, Treasurer
Sis. Khoo Cheng Cheng, Secretary
Bro. Tan Buck Soon, Ex-Officio
There were few major events taken part by LFL in 2015:
Berjaya Founder`s Day
In keeping with his philosophy of giving back to society, the annual Berjaya Founder’s Day is dedicated to corporate social responsibility. As such, Berjaya Founder`s Day is themed as “Building Communities, Enriching lives”. Berjaya
Founder`s Day was celebrated on 28 March 2015 with a family day carnival at Berjaya Times Square for Berjaya staff and family. LFL was among the selected 35 NGOs sponsored by Berjaya Group and invited to set up exhibition booth to raise awareness of their cause. Participation in Berjaya Founder’s Day has enabled LFL to create awareness about the provision of free prostheses among the public. An article about LFL, entitled “Giving a leg up on Life”, was published in The Sun Newspaper on 25 March 2015. In addition, LFL received a donation pledge of RM200,000 from Berjaya Corporation Berhad for the year 2015. Berjaya Founder’s Day has provided a great platform for partnership opportunity with various NGOs to reach out to more amputees in Malaysia. LFL has since received good feedbacks and an increased number of referrals of patients from various NGOs.
Circus of Dreams
“Circus of Dreams” is a charity carnival organized by Leo Club of Taylor's University, Leo Club of SMK Assunta and Leo Club of Seksyen 4 Bandar Kinrara to raise funds for the disabled in a fun, cheerful and creative way just like a circus. The funds raised were donated to LFL in aid of the disabled community. The event was held on 4 April 2015 at the Taylor's University Lakeside Campus. LFL participated in the carnival with an exhibition booth displaying a full range of prosthetic limbs samples, photographs of both their manufacturing process and amputees fitted with LFL prosthetic limbs.
45th Malaysian Orthopaedic Association Annual Scientific Meeting 2015
The above meeting was held from 22 May to 24 May 2015 at Shangri-La Hotel Kuala Lumpur. The theme of the 2015 meeting is “CURRENT TRENDS & FUTURE OF ORTHOPAEDICS”. Alongside with the meeting, exhibitions were held to share the current range of products as well as future products and technologies. LFL was invited to participate in the event and was provided with a standard booth and complimentary 2 Exhibitor Tags worth a total value of RM10,850 for free. The aim of LFL’s participation in this meeting was to create awareness about the provision of free prostheses for the poor among every member of the Orthopaedic team; from the specialists to nurses, allied health members, Orthopaedic trainees and junior medical staffs all over Malaysia. LFL managed to build further contacts with 26 new medical personnel for future cooperation and valuable partnership.
Visit by Rotary Club Kelana Jaya
A visit was made by Rotary District 3300 District Governor Cik Siti Subaidah Adil and members of the Rotary Club of Kelana Jaya to LFL Prostheses Centre on 19 November 2015. Through this visit, they have a better understanding of LFL’s operation and this has further enhanced our joint effort in helping the poor and underprivileged amputees. Rotary Club Kelana Jaya, through the effort of its active member Mr. Chow CP, is a strong supporter in funding free hotel accommodation for amputees from outstation when they visit LFL Prostheses Centre. A donation of RM4,500 to LFL was presented by the District Governor during the visit.
The LFL project continues to be well supported by individuals and corporations. As at 31 December 2015, there is a balance of RM1,416,999 available for the LFL project. Total expenditure for 2015 is RM324,187, a significant portion of which was expenses related to staff remuneration, rent, utilities, materials and parts for making of prostheses, depreciation and other administrative expenses.
And finally, the total number of FREE prosthetic limbs given out by LFL Prostheses Centre from October 2013 to December 2015 are as follows:
Type of prosthesis
Below knee: 102
Above knee: 18
Through knee: 2
Summary between Nov 2013 - Dec 2015
Number of Applications received: 153
Number of Applicants rejected: 1
Number of Cases dropped off: 10
Number of Applicants fitted with prostheses: 107
Number of Applicants in schedule: 0
Number of Applicants deferred: 32
Number of Prostheses made: 122