Sunday, June 7, 2009

Mercy Malaysia's Second Mission For Lanka War Victims

MERCY Malaysia, one of the few medical relief agencies authorised to work in Sri Lanka's camps for war victims, has begun its second mission in the northern region.

Currently, it is working on its second project in Menik Farm in Vavuniya, for the internally displaced persons (IDPs), to set up a medical referral centre in Zone 3 which accomodates 50,000 victims.

MERCY is working with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and Sri Lanka's Ministry of Healthcare and Nutrition to establish 16 bedded referral centres, complete with outpatient and in-patient facilities which include an outpatient room, pharmacy, medical screening counter, emergency room, wards and doctors' quarters. Read more ...

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