Deployed Goes Online!A P R I L 2 0 1 4

4T-System Cheque Handover 4Karisma Cheque Handover

4Basic Life Support4The 10th Mission of Salt Trail: Trek and Treat Mission

4Stories from Our Volunteers

4MERCY Malaysia Renewes MoU with Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

4School Preparedness Pogramme

4Message from the President

4How To Donate 4About MERCY Malaysia

4MERCY Malaysia completed its reconstruction project of Balion Elementary School in Ormoc, Philippines

4Universiti Malaysia Pahang Students’ Representative Council Initiates Volunteerism among its Students

4Opening of the Newly Renovated Outpatient Department of Angkor Hospital for Children (AHC)

4MERCY Malaysia Vaccination Outreach Clinic

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENTPATRONHRH Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah,the Sultan of Perak

BOARD OF TRUSTEESTan Sri Dato’ Ajit SinghTan Sri Dato’ Ahmad Fuzi Haji Abdul RazakToh Puan Dato’ Seri Hajjah Dr. Aishah OngTan Sri Professor Dato’ Dzulkifli Abdul RazakDatuk Johan JaaffarMrs. Gaik WongMs. Elizabeth Lee Fuh Yen

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

PRESIDENTDato’ Dr. Ahmad Faizal Mohd Perdaus

VICE PRESIDENT (MEDICAL)Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohamed Ikram Mohamed Salleh

VICE PRESIDENT (NON-MEDICAL)Hj. Norazam Ab Samah

HONORARY SECRETARYYM Raja Riza Shazmin Raja Badrul Shah

ASSISTANT HONORARY SECRETARYDr. Hariyati Shahrima Abdul Majid, PhD

HONORARY TREASURERIr. Amran Mahzan, PMP

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERSDr. Heng Aik ChengMr. Sam Tee Kam BeeProf. Dr. Shalimar Abdullah

CO-OPTED EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERSDr. Jitendra Kumar S.N. TejaniDr. Shahridan Mohd. FathilAssoc. Prof. Dr. Helen Benedict Lasimbang

SECRETARIAT

EXECUTIVE DIRECTORAhmad Faezal Mohamed

GENERAL MANAGER - OPERATIONAL SUPPORTRobert Taylor

SENIOR ADVISOR COMMUNICATIONS AND FUNDRAISINGMegawati Rashidi

EDITORIALNorehan SallehNur Atiqah Mohd NadzlimNur Hanis Mahad

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NOTE:News reported is as of April 2014. However, due to space constraints, not all news could be captured in this issue.

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Excerpts from Press Release - UKM and MERCY Malaysia MoU

“…There is an incorrect perception that MERCY Malaysia only requires

medical personnel as volunteers. Our operations are wide and extensive,

and we are in constant need of volunteers from various sectors, not just

in medicine. We need people from the finance, communications, marketing

and even logistics sector that can help improve our daily operations. MERCY

Malaysia has always spread the seeds of volunteerism early among university

students and even school children, and we hope that this volunteerism spirit

escalates in tandem with their strive for success in their career.”

Dato’ Dr. Ahmad Faizal Mohd Perdaus

President, MERCY Malaysia

LOCAL STORIES

On 23rd April 2014, MERCY Malaysia deployed its team for the 4th mission in its

vaccination outreach clinic programme. UNHCR and HELP Learning Centre

are the partners for this project. The vaccination clinic was held at HELP Learning

Centre, Kepong. Beneficiaries were the students of HELP Learning Centre aged

less than 18 years old. It was conducted for approximately two hours, between

1 pm till 3.30 pm. There were 78 students involved in the programme this

time. The free vaccination service aims to provide full course of vaccine to the

students. Diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis, measles, mumps and rubella

were the types of vaccination administered to the beneficiaries.

MERCY Malaysia Vaccination Outreach Clinic

The community interpreter’s plays an important part in ensuring the registration counter runs smoothly

The interpreter helps to calm down the patient before injection

Dr. Premala is assessing the patient and prescribing vaccines for the patient

LOCAL STORIES

The 10th Mission of Salt Trail: Trek and Treat Mission

MERCY Malaysia successfully

completed its 10th mission

of ‘Trek and Treat’ Mission. The

programme was held for five days,

from 22nd to 26th April. This mission

is a jointly organized programme by

MERCY Malaysia together with Sabah

Parks and Partners of Community

Organizations in Sabah (PACOS)

Trust. This project is funded by UMW

Holdings Berhad.

The objectives of the mission are to

provide health screening for women

as well as basic medical and dental

care to villages along the trail, to

give medical follow up to previous

treatment and also to promote

responsible eco-tourism by giving

opportunity for volunteers to enjoy the

Mother Nature and create awareness

on the importance of environment

among the public.

MERCY Malaysia Support Centre - The “Friendly Space”

The mission involved 48 volunteers including 20 from MERCY Malaysia and 28 from Sabah Parks trekking through primary jungle and across no less than eight rivers,

with the highest point of the route standing at 1320 metres and the lowest point measuring 220 metres above sea level . A total of 581 beneficiaries benefitted from

the mission.

The team successfully completed the Salt Trail Trek & Treat, Crocker Range (Mission 10)

LOCAL STORIES

Universiti Malaysia Pahang Students’ Representative Council Initiates Volunteerism among its Students

MERCY Malaysia is delighted with the effort conducted by Universiti Malaysia

Pahang (UMP) Students’ Representative Council to encourage volunteerism among

the fellow undergraduates. The response received for this event which was held on

the 30th April 2014 was good. MERCY Malaysia Vice President II Tuan Hj. Norazam

bin Ab. Samah presented a talk on humanitarian mission and role of students in

volunteerism. He inspired the students with his personal experiences working

with MERCY Malaysia in his capacity as an Exco member and country manager.

The event ended with the launching ceremony of UMP-MERCY Malaysia donation

drive. Universiti Malaysia Pahang Vice Programme Director, Mohd Syukran Ab.

Razak handed over an initial amount of RM976.80 from Universiti Malaysia Pahang

community to MERCY Malaysia.

Vice Programme Director Mohd Syukran Ab. Razak hands over their initial donation to MERCY Malaysia Vice President II, Tuan Hj. Norazam bin Ab. Samah

Students of Universiti Malaysia Pahang watching videos from various MERCY Malaysia missions with full concentration

LOCAL STORIES

MERCY Malaysia Renewes MoU with Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

MERCY Malaysia and Universiti Kebangsaaan Malaysia (UKM) continues

to foster its relationship with a signing ceremony on its Memorandum of

Understanding (MoU) between UKM’s Vice-Chancellor Profesor Dato’ Dr. Noor

Azlan Ghazali, and MERCY Malaysia’s President Dato’ Dr. Ahmad Faizal on April

26, 2014 held at Chancellery Building in UKM Bangi.

UKM and MERCY Malaysia launched its UKM-Mercy Malaysia Youth for

Humanity programme that will involve 80 to 100 UKM undergraduates for the

From left: MERCY Malaysia’s Executive Committee Member Prof. Dr. Shalimar Abdullah, MERCY Malaysia’s President Dato’ Dr. Ahmad Faizal Perdaus, UKM’s Vice-Chancellor Profesor Dato’ Dr. Noor Azlan Ghazali and UKM’S Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Industry and Community Partnerships) Prof. Dato’ Saran Kaur after the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signing ceremony

first programme under the new MoU. This programme aims to inculcate the

volunteering spirit of students in the humanitarian relief sector. This initiative

was jointly developed to celebrate the continuance of the UKM-MERCY

Malaysia partnership. This would promote and strengthen mutually beneficial

collaborations for the delivery of medical and humanitarian aid to vulnerable

communities. MERCY Malaysia was also invited to attend a community forum

entitled ‘Exploring Synergy and Driving Collaboration’, held after the MoU signing

ceremony.

LOCAL STORIES

BASIC LIFE SUPPORT

Basic Life Support program is an effort by MERCY Malaysia to provide the lifesaving skills to the

public as well as to the staff of MERCY Malaysia. This program is done annually by MERCY Malaysia

to educate the participants with the basic Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) techniques and its

practical training to enable the participants to provide an immediate response to the victim in case of

emergency. On 19th April 2014, MERCY Malaysia once again conducted a Basic Life Support program.

A total of 12 participants joined the half-day program, which includes 4 staff from MERCY Malaysia

as well as 8 volunteers. The session was conducted by Dr. Muhammad Hakim Nordin from My heart

Sdn. Bhd. Among the activities conducted by Dr. Muhammad Hakim Nordin are Cardiopulmonary

Resuscitation (CPR) and techniques in responding to choking victim for adult, child and infant. All

participants were given several minutes to practice CPR before they are required to take the CPR

practical test for the certification. The program concluded with an exchange of tokens of appreciation

from MERCY Malaysia to Dr. Hakim and team.

One of My Heart Sdn. Bhd. staff demonstrating on how to perform compressions to the affected baby

Dr. Hakim sensing the pulse of one of the participants

One of My Heart Sdn. Bhd. staff presenting a head tilt and chin lift method

LOCAL STORIES

SCHOOL PREPAREDNESS POGRAMME

Starting from April 2014, MERCY Malaysia will begin conducting the School

Preparedness Programs around the country. Among the states that has been

visited by MERCY Malaysia were Pahang, Melaka and Kedah.

One group of students from SMK Muadzam Jaya presenting

their findings after school watching activity

Students of SMK Canossa Convent were asked to sort

the cards in sequence for pre-disaster, during disaster and

post-disaster

Happy faces of students from SMK Muadzam Jaya who successfully undergo School Preparedness Program Phase 1

Students of SMK Malim playacting duck, cover and hold technique

States

Pahang

Melaka

Kedah

Schools

SMK Selancar

SMK Tg Gemok

SMK Muadzam Jaya

SMK Canossa Convent

SMK Malim

SMK Sg. Udang

SMK Alor Janggus

SMK Megat Dewa

SMK Tunku Indera Putera

No. of participant

40

37

41

40

38

38

40

37

40

No. of volunteer

12

15

11

This program is to promote a culture of

disaster preparedness amongst students

and to increase capacity of schools and

students in responding to disasters. This

is an integral part of MERCY Malaysia’s

approach in Total Deduction Risk

Management (TDRM).

APPRECIATION TO DONORS

On April 9, 2014 T-System Malaysia visited MERCY Malaysia’s office for a

cheque handover ceremony. MERCY Malaysia received a donation cheque

of RM18, 000 for its Philippines Relief Fund (Typhoon Haiyan) from T-Systems

counterparts in Hungary and Slovakia. MERCY Malaysia Senior Advisor of

Fundraising and Communication, Megawati Md Rashidi received the cheque

from T-System Communication Specialist, Mahirah Abdul Mubin.

On 12th April 2014, MERCY Malaysia was invited to the Karisma English

Explorer 2014 graduation ceremony held at Renaissance Hotel, Kota

Bharu. Pusat Tuisyen Akademik Karisma kindly donated RM12, 279.10 to

the Syria Relief Fund. The check was handed over to the MERCY Malaysia

Senior Advisor of Fundraising and Communication, Megawati Md Rashidi

by Mohamed Ameer Mohd Suki, the student representative of Pusat

Tuisyen Akademik Karisma. This fundraising effort was a group project

done by students for them to learn the challenges of getting donations for

a cause; MERCY Malaysia’s Syria Relief Fund which provides humanitarian

aid to the internally displaced populations.

From left: Mahirah Abdul Mubin, Communications Specialist from T-System Malaysia Sdn Bhd handing over a cheque to Megawati Md Rashidi, MERCY Malaysia Senior Advisor of Fundraising

and Communication during cheque handover ceremony at MERCY Malaysia office

The students representative, Mohamed Ammer Mohd Suki handing over mock cheque to the Senior Advisor of Fundraising and Communication, Megawati Md Rashidi

T-System Cheque Handover

KARISMA Cheque Handover

INTERNATIONAL STORIES

Opening of the Newly Renovated Outpatient Department of Angkor Hospital for Children (AHC)

Angkor Hospital for Children invited MERCY Malaysia to the opening of its outpatient

department on 28th April 2014. MERCY Malaysia has been deploying mission members

to AHC to provide medical assistance since 2004. In 2005, MERCY Malaysia funded an

Oral Rehydration Therapy (ORT) corner at the outpatient department in Angkor Hospital

for Children and continues to support the project until today. ORT corner is a project

established to treat mild dehydration or diarrhoea.

Over the years in support of the hospital, MERCY Malaysia has donated medical equipments

such as ventilator, incubator and refrigerated centrifuge to Angkor Hospital for Children.

Apart from medical equipment donations, MERCY Malaysia also employs local people; a

nurse and two trained OPD family service assistants. Their employment is to ensure that

there is enough support to complete the ORT work.Inauguration of the Outpatient Department at Angkor Hospital for Children atttended by H.E. Mam Buheng, Minister of Health

Oral Rehydration Therapy corner at Angkor Hospital for Children

Patients and mothers listening to the OPD

family service assistant

INTERNATIONAL STORIES

Home care visit programme conducted by AHC

A: Checking the health of the baby

B: A mother asking advice on how to cook nutritious meal

C: Checking the health of HIV child patient

D: The nurse giving a nutrition advice

Case: An abandoned baby suffering from malnutrition receiving treatments and care

Oral rehydration therapy leaflet and patient record form

at AHC

Medical equipments donated by MERCY

Malaysia at AHC neo-natal section

A C

B D

INTERNATIONAL STORIES

MERCY Malaysia completed its reconstruction project of Balion Elementary School in Ormoc, Philippines

Typhoon Haiyan that hit Phillipines in December 2013 has caused serious physical and

economical damaged in the country. With the assistance of MERCY Malaysia since 13

November 2013, key places have been reconstructed again. Among the beneficiaries of

MERCY Malaysia is Balion Elementary School. Balion Elementary School was opened since

1971 with 203 students registered ranging from the kindergarten to grade 6. After the

Typhoon, there are only 198 students left with 7 instructors on duty. The other students

relocated to another place with their family members. The school reopened a week after

the disaster with the help of local communities as well as PHP 30,000 fund received from

the government to build a temporary learning center.

The new look of Balion Elementary School

The reconstruction of Balion Elementary School in progress

The destroyed building caused by the Typhoon Haiyan

The reconstruction work for Balion Elementary School has been fully accomplished

by the end of April, 2014 with the help of MERCY Malaysia’s technical team since their

deployment in 24th January 2014. Typhoon Haiyan has caused significant damage to

Balion Elementary School, almost 80% of roofs were blown up during disaster, a major

structural damaged to one of the main block where the library and

teachers’ rooms were located and other facilities were destroyed

such as water systems and electrical wiring damage. Thus, the

deployment of the technical teams at the Balion Elementary

School was to assist with the reconstruction work encompasses

designing, planning, work implementation, monitoring and

supervision of the project. MERCY Malaysia funded the roofs of

Balion Elementary school to be repaired and other areas needed

for the reconstruction. The new design incorporated an anti

seismic and anti-typhoon elements to the building structure that

provide the safety level against earthquakes and typhoons.

MERCY MALAYSIA ACCOUNTS Announcements

As a non-profit organization, MERCY Malaysia relies solely on

fundings and donations from organization and generous individuals

to continue our services to provide humanitarian assistance to our

beneficiaries. Your contribution could make a difference in someone’s

life. No matter how small, it goes a long way.

MERCY Humanitarian Fund MERCY Malaysia

MBB 5621 7950 4126 CIMB 1424-0006561-05-3

Swift Code: MBBEMYKLA Swift Code: CIBBMYKL

For online donations, please visit our website,

and

Malaysian Medical Relief Society (RN: 1155)

No.4, Jalan Langgak Golf,

Off Jalan Tun Razak,

55000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Tel No.: +603 2142 2007

Fax No.: +603 2142 1992

Basic Mission Training Opens For Registration

Basic Mission Training programme will be conducted on the 13th to 15th June

2014 at Pusat Latihan Gerakan Polis Am, Ulu Kinta, Perak. The main objective

of this programme is to develop participants’ basic skills and knowledge

that can be applied on a mission. Registration is open for those who have

attended our Volunteer Induction Programme.

If you have any inquiries or interested to join please contact azril@mercy.org

or ain@mercy.org. Please spread out the words to your friends and family.

Emergency Response Unit Lecture Series Opens For Registration

This is two days programme which give participants a practical training

approach in basic life saving and to educate on emergency and proper

treatment. It will be held on 27th and 28th September 2014 at Hospital

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Cheras Kuala Lumpur. Registration is open

for those who have attended our Volunteer Induction Programme.

If you have any inquiries or interested to join please contact azril@mercy.org

or ain@mercy.org. Please spread out the words to your friends and family.

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ABOUT US Stories From Our Volunteers

MERCY Malaysia focuses on providing medical relief, sustainable health-

related development and risk reduction activities for vulnerable communities,

in both crisis and non-crisis situations.

We provide emergency medical and humanitarian aid wherever we are needed.

We carry out sustainable development, in terms of:

• Helping the communities find ways to prepare and protect themselves in

the event of natural disasters,

• Rebuilding and refurnishing hospitals and health clinics, and

• Providing health training and health education.

Our aim is to build resilience in all the communities that we touch.

Attending to a little patient

Ikatan Pelajar Islam Poland (IPIP) organized a MERCY Malaysia Volunteer Induction Programme

Director of IPIP, Mohd Hadinur Jufri, a 5th year medical student from Medical University of Warsaw, when asked about Volunteer Induction Programme conducted by MERCY Malaysia which was held

on the 19th and 20th April 2014 said “We are honored that MERCY Malaysia agreed to be in Poland to conduct a Volunteer Induction Programme (VIP) to our Ikatan Pelajar Islam Poland members and other Malaysian students residing and studying in Poland and Czech Republic. Thank you to MERCY Malaysia’s representatives and all who have helped in organizing this programme”.

“We have learnt a lot during this programme whereby it has opened our eyes to understand a wider scope of what it is to be a volunteer. It changed our perception towards volunteerism which we thought that volunteerism only happens when disaster strikes for example, flood in Malaysia”.

“I truly hope that this type of programme will be participated by a lot more Malaysian citizens who are well-known with their generosity and kind-heartedness. Apart from this, I hope that each participant who attended this MERCY Malaysia VIP programme continues to be active with the organization personally and in general, the organization’s humanitarian work”, Hadinur Jufri, ended his conversation.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohamed Ikram, Vice President I of MERCY Malaysia receiving a token from Hadinur Jufri, Director of IPIP

A group photo of Ikatan Pelajar Islam Poland (IPIP) members with MERCY Malaysia’s representatives during the training at Krakow, Poland