PENANG, Thurs: Khoirul Naim Zulkify, a seven month old boy born with three holes in the heart, will be undergoing surgery on Tuesday. It will be carried out at the Penang Adventist Hospital and financed by the hospital’s Heart Fund. Khoirul, the fifth child of Zulkify Othman and Mazidah Musa, was confirmed to be having the three holes after three day after birth when he had problems consuming milk. "I wish to thank the hospital, especially the Heart’s Fund for paying for my son’s operation," said Zulkify at a après conference arranged by the fund administrator.

Apart from Khoirul, 18-month old Nor Shahira Natasha and Teoh Hong Hooi 47, are also receiving money from the fund to finance their operations. Fund Chairperson Lim Chooi Eng said the fund was set up in 1988 to raise money from the public to help heart patients who could not afford to pay for their surgeries. Present at the press conference was Penang Adventist Hospital president Teddric J.Mohr-Bernama.