MERCY Malaysia Donates RM45,000 worth of Medical Equipment to Libya

2 June 2011 – MERCY Malaysia has donated medical equipments worth over RM45,000 in its recent mission in Benghazi in Libya.

“We donated a suction machine and medical instruments for the Maternity Ward of Al Beyda Hospital, and The Central Medical Store (CMS) in Benghazi received medical supplies which include sterile gloves, defibrillator, patient monitor, stretcher, anaesthetic medicine, intravenous drips and oxygen cylinder. A total of USD15,000 was spent on the equipment and supplies, all of which were purchased in Egypt to minimise logistical costs”, said MERCY Malaysia President Dato’ Dr. Ahmad Faizal Mohd Perdaus.

The two locations were identified through a recent assessment in Benghazi. Prior to the donation, MERCY Malaysia sent two medical teams to Libya.

“The first team of nurses  have safely returned to Malaysia on 16 May after a 3-week mission of supplementing the medical services of the hospital there. Another team have just completed their mission last week on 22 May 2011. As we have a policy of not sending our teams to areas where active fighting is taking place, if we deploy future teams they will not be entering western Libya. At the moment, we will continue procuring medical supplies for CMS in Benghazi according to the needs list from World Health Organization (WHO)”, he said, adding that MERCY Malaysia is currently exploring various options to continue serving humanitarian needs in Libya.

Concerned individuals and organisations can donate to the MERCY Malaysia General Humanitarian Fund through the following bank accounts:

MAYBANK (account name: MERCY HUMANITARIAN FUND, account number: 5621-7950-4126, ABA Swift Code: MBBEMYKLA), or
CIMB Bank (account name: MERCY Malaysia, account number: 1424-000-6561053, ABA Swift Code: CIBBMYKL).

Donations via cheque are payable to MERCY MALAYSIA

To donate online, please visit www.mercy.org.my

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About MERCY Malaysia

MERCY Malaysia is a non‐profit organisation focusing on providing medical relief, sustainable health-related development and risk reduction activities for vulnerable communities in both crisis and non-crisis situations. MERCY Malaysia recognises the value of working with partners and volunteers as well as providing opportunities for individuals to serve with professionalism. We uphold the Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and NGOs in Disaster Relief and hold ourselves accountable to our donors and beneficiaries. As a non‐profit organisation, MERCY Malaysia relies solely on funding and donations from organisations and generous individuals to continue our services to provide humanitarian assistance to our beneficiaries.

For further information, kindly contact:
Juanita Johari, General Manager, Communications and Fundraising, MERCY Malaysia
Level 2, Podium Block, City Point, KompleksDayabumi, Jalan Sultan Hishamuddin, 50050 KL.
T: 6-03-2273 3999, F: 6-03-2272 3812, E: juanita@mercy.org.my W: www.mercy.org.my


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