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Thursday, 11 January 2007 |
The hallmark of a developed nation is not only of infrastructure, education or commerce, but of the will and ability of that nation to help suffering people of other countries with humanitarian support.
Today, the leadership of MERCY Malaysia and Global Flying Hospitals
signed a Memorandum of Understanding that moves Malaysia closer to
becoming a regional player in the humanitarian arena. This MoU now
enables MERCY Malaysia to create a broader footprint as they meet the
needs of suffering people in emergency, disaster or programmed missions.
Global Flying Hospitals is the exciting new paradigm in humanitarian
medical care for a very uncertain and hurting world. Known as GFH, the
organization has chosen Malaysia to base operations and build a hub.
The organization is currently sourcing aircraft in order to build a
fleet of flying hospitals; Boeing 747s refurbished into high-tech
surgical hospitals, supported by Hercules Cargo aircraft to ferry
medical field clinics to the world’s four corners.
Neill Newton, GFH’s Founder and Chairman said, “The GFH vision burns
with new hope for our world; to provide free medical treatment to tens
of thousands of suffering people in developing countries worldwide. Our
problems are mostly man-made, from terror, war, poverty and medical
needs. If this be the case, then surely healing and treatment should
also be man-made. GFH’s vision is to build a new way of healing, to
reverse the trends … and to transform our planet, on a grand scale!”
Said Datuk Dr. Jemilah Mahmood, President of MERCY Malaysia, “MERCY
Malaysia is indeed fortunate to foster this partnership with the Global
Flying Hospitals. We have always endeavored to be a rapid response
organization as saving time saves lives post-disaster. This partnership
will be able to offer us an opportunity to enhance our mobility and
impact in the delivery of emergency humanitarian services.
“ In addition, with the support of a flying hospital, we can also offer
capacity building and training in non-crisis situations and a wonderful
opportunity to expose Malaysian volunteers to humanitarian work and
make our mark globally,” added Dr. Jemilah.
This MoU will provide MERCY Malaysia the added advantage and ability to
mobilize its humanitarian missions through the use of fully-equipped
and crewed flying hospitals or cargo aircraft. MERCY Malaysia has a
proven track record of speed, immediate relief and sustainable aid with
high accountability commitments. In alliance with GFH, it will be able
to exponentially expand its work and reach greater numbers of people
previously unreachable.
GFH has chosen to offer these resources to MERCY Malaysia because as
Newton states: “The bottom line is people. Two billion of them who need
help, now! Two million women in Africa needing Fistula repair and no
help available, tens of thousands of children in neighboring countries
and ability needing cleft lip and pallet repair, millions needing
cataract removal to restore sight and a myriad of others with
everything from disease to dental. All in need! It is not about egos,
accolades or prizes, it is about combining resources to make the
biggest humanitarian dent and improvement of life in our planet’s
entire history!”
Present at the MOU signing were GFH Directors that included Dato’ Dr.
Daniel Chan, Neill Newton, Edwin Nicholas and various management
members. Representing MERCY Malaysia were its President, EXCO members,
partners and senior management members.
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GLOBAL FLYING HOSPITALS
CONTACT: Alexandra Ghazali, GFH National Fundraising Director
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MERCY Malaysia
MERCY Malaysia is a medical organization that provides medical and
humanitarian aid in crisis and non-crisis situations. We serve
communities living in remote areas in Malaysia by providing primary and
specialised healthcare that includes dental, eye and reproductive
healthcare.
MERCY Malaysia is also active internationally and has sent relief
missions to Kosovo, Cambodia, Indonesia (Maluku Island, Nias, Aceh and
Jogjakarta), Afghanistan, Turkey, Iraq, Sri Lanka, Iran, Sudan, North
Korea, Pakistan, Maldives, Lebanon and the Philippines.
Our services include Emergency Medical Relief, Psychosocial
Intervention, Humanitarian Relief and Recovery, Disaster Preparedness,
Prevention and Mitigation, Reconstruction and Rehabilitation, and
Capacity Building. Our focus for the future will be to ensure that
vulnerable communities are better prepared through risk education
reduction and disaster preparedness.
Please log onto www.mercy.org.my for more information.
For media queries, please contact:-
Ms Melani Delilkan, Sr. Media Relations Officer
Tel: 603 – 4256 9999 Fax: 603 – 4251 8435 Mobile: (019) 221 5759 Email:
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Website: www.mercy.org.my
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