It is adorned by artwork done by the patients there, who immersed themselves in drawing and painting before and during the movement control order brought on by Covid-19.Mostly in their 80s, many of the artists have been permanently disabled by leprosy, but that did not stop them from tapping into their creative side.
“As these old folks have no foundation in painting, and have not received any formal training, volunteers would go into the wards from time to time to help them,” it said in a statement. The National Leprosy Control Centre, Hospital Sungai Buloh, and Care & Share Society, with the support of Muzium Negara, organised a public exhibition of these artworks, which will run until today.
“I am very happy to see our idol, Dr Noor Hisham. I felt very excited to present him a portrait I drew. Tan Sri gave me a lot of encouragement and wished me good health.