Sept 2012 - MERCY Malaysia

PP16621/06/2013(032188) July - September 2012
Deployed!
Flood Preparedness Programme (FPP) pg. 2
UNHCR Vaccination pg. 3 AGM pg. 4
We Help to Bring Smiles to the People in
Pakistan pg.8

from the
PRESIDENT
Assalammualaikum and
greetings,
Dear Colleagues and friends,
Half of the year has passed and so far the world has
been rather fortunate where natural disasters are concerned
as we have not encountered any major ones. For that we are
indeed very thankful.
It does not mean that we can rest on our laurels however and
as such, efforts are still ongoing for MERCY Malaysia as we
roll out the first phase of our disaster preparedness programme
nationwide. MERCY Malaysia was also invited by the National
Disaster Management Center of Brunei to conduct the Training
of Trainers (ToT) programme, specifically for teachers in Brunei
to conduct their School Preparedness Programme. This is quite
an honour for MERCY Malaysia and we are grateful for the
trust and confidence given to us by the Brunei government. It
is testimony to the impact that MERCY’s School Preparedness
Programme has had not only in Malaysia but also in the region.
On 28 June, MERCY Malaysia held its Annual General
Meeting and discussions were focused on the organisation’s
strategic direction for the next three years. For the first time
in its thirteen year history, MERCY Malaysia has a strategic
plan meticulously planned and written on paper. It is also the
organisation’s intention to ensure that the plan is followed
through with implementation plans as we move into the next
phase of the organisation’s growth. MERCY Malaysia also
successfully released its 2011 Annual Report detailing our
progress for the past year.
In May, MERCY Malaysia also began to implement its
strategic partnership with Save The Children UK, a major
INGO, by instituting a strategic capacity building program for
MERCY Malaysia. We were pleased to receive two staff from
Save the Children UK who helped provide training for our
communications and fundraising (CFRD) team for a period
of two weeks. As MERCY Malaysia work towards sustainable
funding, this training is necessary for our team to gain much
needed exposure from an established and world renowned
humanitarian organisation. MERCY Malaysia also received
another staff from Save the Children UK who came to monitor
and help identify areas for improvement in the Operations
division.
On the fundraising front, we are delighted to have been chosen
by MRSM for a fundraising campaign that will see all MRSM
in Malaysia come up with innovative ways to collect donation.
We are truly grateful that MRSM has chosen MERCY Malaysia
to be the beneficiary for the campaign, in particular our project
in Somalia. Eventhough the situation in the Horn of Africa has
improved, a lot more needs to be done for the people. It is for
that reason that we are happy to accept a helping hand such as
the one extended by MRSM.
From Cambodia to Pakistan, the Philippines to Sri Lanka,
MERCY Malaysia’s projects are going strong. We are thankful
for all the support that we have received thus far and we look
forward to receiving the same support for the rest of the year
and the years to come.
Dato’ Dr. Ahmad Faizal Mohd Perdaus
President, MERCY Malaysia
MESSAGE
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MERCY Malaysia collaborates with ExxonMobil
Malaysia – 2nd Phase Flood Preparedness
Programme (FPP) for Children in Kerteh, Terengganu
MERCY Malaysia successfully conducted the 2nd
phase of its flood preparedness programme (FPP) in
collaboration with ExxonMobil Malaysia, in SK Kg. Baru
Kerteh, Terengganu from 22 to 23 April 2012. This phase of the
programme is mainly to examine the impact of the 1st phase held
on 14 & 15 November 2011 in which 230 children from eight schools
participated. A total of 180 school children from eight different
schools participated in the 2nd phase of the FPP programme.
The same children who participated in the 1st phase of FPP
attended the 2nd phase so that MERCY Malaysia is able to gauge
their level of understanding and observe whether they practice the
teachings. Activity books were used for these exercises.
School Preparedness Programme (SPP) Continues
its Journey in 2012
MERCY Malaysia began its first 2012 School
Preparedness Programme (SPP) in Kedah on 12 May to
provide an understanding on the importance of disaster
preparedness, to introduce the hazard mapping principles, to give
experience in risk mapping activities and to introduce the grab
bag concepts as preparedness measures. These were followed
by programmes in Pulau Pinang on 19 May, Sabah on 16 June,
Labuan on 30 June and finally Pahang on 7 July.
One of the presentations
on school-watching from
the school children
A total of 529 students participated in the one-day workshops facilitated by
15 MERCY Malaysia staff and volunteers. Various activities which included
nature power, grab bag game, school-watching, climate change activity,
health and hygiene early warning (story-telling) and awareness campaign
were carried out at the programmes.
PATRON
HRH Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah, the Sultan of Perak
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Tan Sri Dato’ Ajit Singh, Tan Sri Dato’ Ahmad Fuzi Haji Abdul Razak,
Toh Puan Dato’ Seri Dr Aishah Ong, Tan Sri Dato’ Dzulkifli Abdul Razak,
Datuk Johan Jaaffar, Mrs. Gaik Wong, Ms. Elizabeth Lee Fuh Yen
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT
Dato’ Dr. Ahmad Faizal Mohd Perdaus
VICE PRESIDENT (MEDICAL)
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohamed Ikram
Mohamed Salleh
VICE PRESIDENT (NON-MEDICAL)
Norazam Ab Samah
HONORARY SECRETARY
YM Raja Riza Shazmin Raja Badrul Shah
ASSISTANT HONORARY SECRETARY
Dr. Hariyati Sharima Abdul Majid
HONORARY TREASURER
Ir. Amran Mahzan
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Dr. Heng Aik Cheng, Mr. Tee Kam Bee, Dr. Shalimar Abdullah
CO-OPTED EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Prof. Zabidi Azhar Mohd Hussin, Dr. Jitendra Kumar S.N. Tejani,
Dr. Shahridan Mohd. Fathil, Dr. Helen Lasimbang
Students being taught on
how to choose items for
the grab bags
Malaysia
MERCY Malaysia Disaster Risk Reduction
Programme Officer, Ahmad Zaim facilitaitng
the ice-breaking session among the students
Students in full concentration answering
questions from their activity books
SECRETARIAT
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Puan Zahrah Yaacob
DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Ahmad Faezal Mohamed
GENERAL MANAGER - OPERATIONS
Takako Izumi
EDITORIAL
Nurliyana Fatin Bt Mohd Don Alfian, Zurina Ismail
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STORIES
Clinic for Myanmar Refugee Children at Jalan Pudu
A programme which started in mid-2010, MERCY Malaysia
continues its effort in giving immunisation, this time for the
Myanmarese Refugees from the Alliance of Chin Refugees
(ACR) in Pudu. The first clinic for 2012 started in May and two months
on, MERCY Malaysia has immunised 242 refugee children against
tuberculosis, diphtheria, tetanus,
pertussis, polio, haemophilus
influenzae type B, hepatitis B,
measles, mumps and rubella. The
clinic will run on a monthly basis
to provide follow-up vaccinations
where necessary.
We met with one of the refugee
children, Biak, who recounted her
journey to Malaysia with her family
as well as her hopes and dreams.
“My family brought me and my
three sisters to Malaysia since we
were small. We moved quite a lot
because we were not accepted in
a lot of places. I’ve joined the ACR
School for almost two and half
years already.”
Biak, who spoke fluent English also
mentioned that, “It is good to be
vaccinated; it is good for our health so we won’t get sick (two of her
sisters also study at the school)”. She also thanked MERCY Malaysia
for giving them a chance to have a healthy life and help prevent the
spread of diseases in the community they live in.
Cute stickers to keep the children motivated during the
immunisation
15 year old Biak looking at her
medical card
Risk mapping designed by
MERCY Malaysia volunteers after
identfying the risk in and around
the office compound.
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Participants setting up the Pakistani tents as part of a field hospital module
Emergency Response Unit (ERU) Training Lecture
Training Programme
The first Lecture Training for 2012 was conducted at HUKM,
Bandar Tun Razak, Cheras from 26 to 27 May. The twoday
course was facilitated by two MERCY Malaysia ExCo
members, Dr. Shalimar Abdullah and Dr. Heng Aik Cheng as well as
MERCY Malaysia staff members. 24 participants from both medical
and non-medical background took part in the two-day training course.
Among the topics covered in the training was the Humanitarian
Accountability case study, Sphere Code of Conduct, International
Federation of Red Crescent (IFRC) /International non-Governmental
Organisation (INGO), Code of Conduct case studies, setting up of field
hospital, setting up of Amplifier and Pakistani tent and how modules of
the ERU are laid out and used during disaster responses.
Training-of-Teachers (ToT) across Peninsular Malaysia
MERCY Malaysia successfully conducted its Training of
Trainers (ToT) for volunteers from the Peninsula, Sabah and
Sarawak on 5 and
26 May 2012. A total of 35
volunteers, including MERCY
Malaysia staff participated in
the one-day ToT. The training
was specifically aimed
at sharing Disaster Risk
Reduction (DRR) information
and preparedness as well
as school preparedness
workshop module. All
volunteers who had
undergone the training
will be part of the School
Preparedness Team
(SPT) under the School
MERCY Malaysia Disaster Risk Reduction
Programme Officer, Anisha Rachel Mathan
explaning the key concept in disaster risk
Preparedness Programme
(SPP). The SPT was set up
to coordinate and implement
the School Preparedness
Workshops and the School
Preparedness Training-of-
Trainers throughout Malaysia.

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LOCAL
STORIES
MERCY Malaysia 13th Annual General Meeting
chaired by MERCY Malaysia President,
Dato’ Dr. Ahmad Faizal Mohd Perdaus
(third from left)
MERCY Malaysia’s 13th Annual General Meeting
MERCY Malaysia held its 13th Annual General Meeting
on the 23rd of June 2012 at Flamingo Hotel, Jalan
Ampang. It was attended by 26 members including
EXCO, a member of the Board of Trustees and two auditors who
were present as observers.
The meeting, chaired by MERCY Malaysia’s President, Dato’
Dr. Ahmad Faizal Mohd Perdaus, commenced at 2.45pm. The
meeting started off with the adoption of the 12th AGM Minutes and
continued with presentation of the 2011 Annual Report, approval
of 2011 statement of accounts, appointment of external auditor,
election of Board of Appeal for 2012 to 2014 and the introduction
of new BoT members. Apart from the agenda, members were also
informed of MERCY Malaysia’s new fundraising campaigns due to
be launched and of the 2012 Annual Fundraising Dinner.
There being no other matters arising, the AGM was adjourned at
approximately 5.30pm.
1st Basic Mission Training (BMT) for 2012
The first Basic Mission Training
(BMT) for 2012 was held at
Pusat Latihan Polis Gerakan
Am (PLGA), Ulu Kinta, Perak from 27 to
29 April 2012. A total of 36 participants
attended the session.
The training was conducted to develop
committed relief workers, promote
understanding of relief work, operations
and volunteer roles and responsibilities,
develop basic skills and knowledge, build
up mental strength and commitment when
going on relief missions to disaster areas,
promote team spirit and leadership quality
under trying conditions.
The training consisted several modules
which included radio communications
and evacuation protocols, navigation
skills, United Nations Safety and Security
Protocol, United Nations Department of
Safety and Security demo, introduction to
SPHERE, basic life support, field mission
and how to handle stress during missions.
Participants, facilitators and trainers at the 1st
BMT of 2012

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ABOUT US
MERCY Malaysia is a non-profit organisation and a registered society under the Societies Act
1966 (Society No. 1155) in Malaysia.
We focus on providing medical relief, sustainable health-related development, and risk reduction
activities for vulnerable communities, in both crisis and non-crisis situations.
We provide emergency medical and humanitarian aid wherever we are needed. We carry out
sustainable development, in terms of:
• Helping the communities find ways to prepare and protect themselves in the event of natural
disasters,
• Rebuilding and refurnishing hospitals and health clinics, and
• Providing health training and health education.
Our aim is to build resilience in all the communities that we touch.
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Dedicated team for the Emergency Response
Unit (ERU) 1st lecture series
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WANT TO
VOLUNTEER?
As part of our policy, we will only deploy volunteers
who have registered with us and have gone through
our basic trainings. As a professional organisation, we
need to ensure that you understand the requirements
of humanitarian work as well as our obligations to you
as a volunteer.
Our Training Programmes scheduled for the 3rd quarter
of 2012 are as follows:
Volunteer Induction Programme
• 22 September at MERCY Malaysia HQ in
Kuala Lumpur
• 29 September at UiTM Shah Alam
• 20 October at MERCY Malaysia HQ in
Kuala Lumpur
• 1 December at MERCY Malaysia HQ in
Kuala Lumpur
Basic Mission Training
• 9-11 November in Ulu Kinta, Perak
If you are interested to join, please contact Ms Noor
Ain Zaira Hasnan from the Volunteer Management
Department at 03-2273 3999 or ain@mercy.org.my
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Malaysia
Raja
Nazrin
LECTURE SERIES2012
THE ROLE OF REGIONAL NETWORK
IN HUMANITARIAN AID
20 October 2012, Saturday • 9.00am-12.00pm
Royale Chulan, Kuala Lumpur
Organiser:
2012 ANNUAL FUNDRAISING DINNER
INVITATION
9 November 2012 • Hilton Kuala Lumpur
No Stamp Required
Setem Pos Tidak Diperlukan
REPLY PAID / JAWAPAN BERBAYAR
MALAYSIA
No. Lesen : BRS 4392 K.L.
MERCY Malaysia,
Level 2, Podium Block, City Point,
Kompleks Dayabumi,
Jalan Sultan Hishamuddin,
50050 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

international
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Filtered Water to Over 500 People in Jadupur Village,
Pabna District, Bangladesh
The River Sand Filter (RSF) Project is a project which
aims to provide arsenic-free water to the arsenic affected
community in Jadupur Village. The project is for a period
of one year from May 2011 to May 2012, delivering filtered water
to more than 500 people in the village, through the 30 tap points at
household level and 3 outlets at the RSF unit itself.
Having water supplied directly to their houses has helped reduce the
safety risk of young children, women and the elderly who collect water
up to three times a day (as much as 60 litres a day) from locations
which can be as far as few kilometers from their houses.
Multivitamins
and salicylic acid
ointment were
also distributed
to 150 confirmed
arsenic patients
for a period of 12
months to reduse
the symptoms
caused by arsenic One of the tap point owners, utilising the tap water for
poisoning such cooking and drinking purposes
as melanosis,
keratosis and gangrene.
244 families benefitted from 80 Rainwater Harvesting
(RWH) Units in Pabna District, Bangladesh
Pabna District is categorised as one of the districts with the
highest level of Arsenic contamination (>0.05ppm) which is
higher than the national permissible level. The RWH was
set up from May 2011 until May 2012 in Pabna District, Bangladesh
to help the arsenic-affected communities by providing safe arsenicfree
water. 80 RWH units were installed with a capacity of 3,000 litres
each, benefitting up to 244 families (equivalent to 1,225 people). The
units were installed in 5 villages namely; Raghurampur, Mahedinagar,
Chandipur, Ratongonj and Jadupur.
A series of activities had also been carried out, such as mobilisation
of community members, Health and Hygiene Training Sessions and
continuous Monitoring & Evaluation to inculcate a sense of ownership
as well as to educate the RWH owners
on rainwater use and maintenance of the
RWH units. A total of 458 participants (of
which 250 were females) took part in the
health and hygiene training sessions.
Topics covered were diarrhea, personal
hygiene, preparation of saline at
household level, highlighting importance
of rainwater and maintenance of the
RWH units, etc…
Another owner
seen collecting
water from the tap
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“Pregnant Exercise Good for Pregnant Mothers” –
Ernawati, 30
On 9 June 2012, MERCY Malaysia visited one of its project
sites, Mother and Child Health Programme in Kisaran,
Asahan and met with 20 expectant mothers. With the help
of our experienced volunteer midwives, we will train the midwives in
Indonesia as there are still many who have not received adequate
training, especially in dealing with emergency cases related to
mothers and newborns.
MERCY Malaysia
Communications Officer,
Nurliyana Fatin met up
with one of the expectant
mothers in Kisaran,
Indonesia who shared her
experience with us on the
KIBLA project.
Ernawati (Erna) a mother
of two and now expecting
her third child has joined Exercise for expectant mothers
this programme for
almost four months. For her first and second births, she did not
undergo the proper training for expectant mothers and had hardly
any exposure to maternal health activities or programmes. “Since
I was a teenager, I have been helping the midwives (Kader) in my
village. However, I did not gain much knowledge since midwives in
some parts of rural Indonesia do not have adequate knowledge or
awareness on early pregnancy care”.
After joining this programme, Erna feels very happy as she gets
the chance to learn many new things about pregnancy apart from
meeting new friends. “I feel healthier and more energetic after joining
this programme. I have learned a lot of things such as proper diets
for expectant mothers, the right sleeping position, exercises for
pregnant mothers and even the right way to deliver. I can feel the
difference compared to my previous pregnancies. Now I don’t feel
exhausted as before”, said Erna.
Ready to use rainwater harvesting units with
the capacity of 3,000 litres each
Ernawati, an active member in the Mother
and Child Health Care Programme
Book with tips on pregnancy
for the expectant mothers

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We Help to Bring Smiles to the People in Pakistan
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Project in Pakistan
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MERCY Malaysia is currently implementing several health-related
programmes and WASH project in flood-hit Sindh, Pakistan. Three
major districts were identified for the project namely, Mirpurkhas,
Umarkot and Badin. In line with the guidelines and framework prepared by
the Pakistani Government and the United Nations. The following projects
are currently being implemented:
• Primary healthcare service (mobile clinic)
• Hygiene awareness campaign and distribution of hygiene kits
• Safe water project (installation of hand pumps & water filtration systems)
• Construction of latrines
• Reconstruction / rehabilitation of health facilities
MERCY Malaysia Hands Over Dialysis Machine to Mirpurkhas Civil
Hospital in Pakistan
MERCY Malaysia donated a dialysis machine to the District Headquarters
(DHQ) Civil Hospital in Mirpurkhas. This is part of an effort to reconstruct
and rehabilitate health centres in flood-hit areas. The Consul General of
Malaysia to Karachi, Abu Bakar Mamat handed over the dialysis machine to
the hospital’s Head of Dialysis Centre, Dr. Tariq Arain at a ceremony held at
the hospital on 1 June 2012.
Approximately 9 million people were hit by severe flooding last year which
affected the Sindh province and northern parts of Punjab. In response,
MERCY Malaysia set up two mobile clinics in March, providing primary
OUR SUPER SUPPORTERS
MERCY Malaysia has received continuous strong support from
generous parties all this while and it shows that people are hoping
to see our work continually reach our beneficiaries. During the
last three months, we received big contributions from several donors which
greatly helped to replenish our depleting fund.
MERCY Malaysia Vice President, Norazam Ab Samah and Consul General of
Malaysia, Abu Bakar Mamat in Karachi at Darga Ghazi Village Mirphurkhas,
Pakistan inspecting the installation of latrines, part of the Water, Sanitation &
Hygiene (WASH) project in Sindh. A joint collaboration between MERCY Malaysia,
the people and government of Malaysia
healthcare to beneficiaries in the flood-hit areas. The clinics, set up in
collaboration with a local organisation, have so far provided consultations
to more than 21,000 individuals. MERCY Malaysia has also distributed
hygiene kits to more than 1,500 families this year and has begun projects
of installing latrines, hand pumps and water filtration systems to villages in
the Sindh province.
From right: Commissioner of
Mirpurkhas, Ghulam Hussain
Memon, MERCY Malaysia Vice
President II, Norazam Ab Samah,
Consul General of Malaysia to
Karachi, Abu Bakar Mamat and
Head of Dialysis Centre, Mirpurkhas
Civil Hospital, Dr. Tariq Arain
MERCY Malaysia President,
Dato’ Dr. Ahmad Faizal Mohd Perdaus
(left) explaining MERCY Malaysia
projects and programmes to
HRH Raja Dr. Nazrin at our booth
On 26 April, we received a donation from Golden Screen Cinemas (GSC)
worth RM33,060.15 which was the amount collected through GSC’s
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) fundraising activity: GSC ‘Alvin and
the Chipmunks 3’ recyclable tote bag promotions with GSC Combo 3 that
ran in GSC cinemas nationwide from December 2011 till February 2012.
The donation given will be channeled to MERCY Malaysia’s General Fund.
Another helping hand came from Toppzeller Sdn Bhd.’s (NSK) branch in
Sri Rampai, Setapak. They had offered to fundraise for MERCY Malaysia
through their CSR activity which is carried out every Saturday in conjunction
with the ‘No Plastic Day’ campaign. Through this campaign, every sen paid
by customers for plastic bags is placed in our donation boxes which are
stationed at all their cashier counters.
Generous
contribution
collected
from the
public
GSC Senior Manager, Marketing, Ms Claudia Gan (left) handing over the
mock cheque to MERCY Malaysia Executive Director, Pn Zahrah Yaacob
His Royal Highness, The Crown Prince of Perak Darul Ridzuan, HRH Raja Dr. Nazrin
Shah Ibni Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah officiated at the Maktab Rendah Sains
Mara (MRSM) Innovative Community Event to raise fund for the people of Somalia
On 19 May 2012, Maktab Rendah Sains Mara (MRSM) launched the MRSM
Innovative Community Event, a Fundraising project involving all 46 MRSM
nationwide. The programme which was launched by HRH Raja Muda
Perak, Raja Dr. Nazrin Shah Ibni Sultan Azlan Muhibuddin Shah is the
effort of MRSM in giving support to MERCY Malaysia by raising fund for us,
specifically for our humanitarian project in Somalia. This programme which
is scheduled to run until November 2012 is the largest student fundraising
and innovation competition programme amongst MRSM students in raising
fund for the famine-stricken Somalis is a pilot project by MRSM. In this
competition, each school is tasked to come up with the most innovative way
to raise fund.
MERCY Malaysia would like to extend our appreciation to everyone who
contributed towards making our effort in providing medical relief and
sustainable health-related development possible.