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MERCY Malaysia Launches Pakistan Flood Relief Fund
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 11 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Medical Relief Society (MERCY Malaysia) has launched a disaster fund to provide relief efforts in Pakistan following its worst floods in 80 years.
Its president, Datuk Dr Ahmad Faizal Perdaus said MERCY would help restore the Pakistani health care services in areas badly-affected by the floods.
"Apart of providing humanitarian and medical aid to flood victims, we hope to continue assisting the affected communities after the floods subside, especially on recovery and rehabilitation," he said in a statement Wednesday.
Donations to the fund could be channelled to MERCY Humanitarian Fund Maybank account number 5621-7950-4126 or to MERCY Malaysia CIMB Bank account number 1424-000-6561053.
He said in collaboration with Pakistan International Medical Association (PIMA), MERCY had set up two clinics, namely in Nowshera and Charsadda districts to cater for over 3,000 flood victims.
Each clinic is manned by a local doctor and three medical staff.
"Another MERCY Malaysia team will be deployed to Pakistan tomorrow to provide assistance to the clinics and supply hygiene kits to flood victims as they are susceptible to water-borne diseases such as diarrhoea.
"We have allocated a budget for 1,000 hygiene kits to be distributed to the affected communities through selected local organisations and will conduct briefing sessions on hygiene for them," said Ahmad Faizal.
MERCY Malaysia received the HAP (Humanitarian Accountability Partnership) certification in 2007 and subsequently revamped or introduced methods and processes in order to be truly accountable to donors, partners and beneficiaries.
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