As of 15 June 2006, officials have reviewed the death count and have reduced the number to 5,782 people. Number of people being displaced from their homes due to the 27th May 2005 earthquake still remains between 200,000 to 650,000

Yesterday, 15 June 2006, MERCY Malaysia sent its eighth Emergency Medical Relief team to Yogyakarta in its efforts to continually assist the affected communities. Three (3) members that were deployed were Nor Azizah Malik (Nurse), Fatmawati Latada (Counsellor) and Muhammad Hapis Jamil (Logistician). Thus, bringing the total deployment of mission members to 34 comprising of 22 medical personnel and 12 non-medical volunteers.

MERCY Malaysia has also begun its Psychosocial Intervention Programme with the local communities specifically in Yogyakarta and Bantul. Since the Emergency Response phase is slowly phasing out, MERCY Malaysia is shifting its concentration to efforts in helping children and adults to overcome their post trauma of the earthquake.

Another programme that MERCY Malaysia has embarked on is the Vaccination and Health Education programmes whereby it is being implemented through our Mobile Clinics in the areas of Klaten, Prambanan and Bantul. This programme is deemed necessary as there is a rise of tetanus cases in these areas.