Background

Cambodia Relief Mission 2012

Introduction:

The IMAM Cambodian Relief Mission was first introduced in response to the humanitarian crisis faced by the Cambodian population as a result of natural and man-made disasters like the 2001 flood and the subsequent drought which left more than 300,000 people in 12 provinces in dire need of food assistance. The aforementioned disasters alongside wars that had shaped Cambodia’s history had left the population, especially children, vulnerable to malnutrition, poor hygiene and sanitation.

This mission will hopefully be able to cater the needs for healthcare and basic necessities to Cambodians, as well as provide a platform for medical students to get acquainted with basic medical services especially in the field of humanitarian mission. We also want to bring the attention of the world on the conditions and environments that some Cambodians are living in.

Our objectives and visions are:

Cambodians:

- Providing free basic humanitarian and medical services especially to women and children

- Instilling awereness on healthy lifestyles and medical issues like family planning, sexually-transmitted diseases and basic hygiene

Volunteers:

- Creating golden opportunities for volunteering students to contibute back to society

- Offering once in a life time  and hands-on chances for students to experience real life problems, outside hospitals

- Providing a training platform for students to work under pressure in extreme conditions through team work and perseverance.

- Allowing clinical students to participate as a part of elective modules.

Throughout this project, we hope that we will be able to carry out several activities:

Proposed Activities before the project:

- Fundraising and donations

- Preparation training

Proposed Activities during the project:

- Medical Relief

  a) Population survey

  b) Mobile Clinic

  c) Circumcision and other minor surgical procedures

  d) Health Educational Programme and talks

- Social Relief

  a) Donations to orphanages and iftar with the less fortunate children

  b) Community work - Motivational talks to children

We also work hand in hand with two other organisations:

Islamic Medical Association of Cambodia (IMAC)

IMAC is a non-profit medical relief organisation dedicated to providing welfare and healthcare services to the Cambodian community irrespective of races, religions, cultures and boundaries, with the highest level of compassion and professional care. 

 

The objectives of IMAC are as follows:

- To offer medical consultations and services for the Muslim community in rural areas.

- To promote Da'wah through volunteeering works and medical activities.

- To establish volunteering opportunities in the healthcare for potential medical students

- To raise funds for several community activities

- To liaise with various local and international organisations involved in humanitarian relief activities.

- To set up Muslim clinics and hospitals in society

- To build the orphanage centers in various provinces

- To provide the welfare, social service, sanitation and water pumps to rural areas 

- To build the mosques, musalla and school in rural areas 

The activities of IMAC are as follows:

- To give general medical consultations and treatments for the Muslim communities.

- To provide assistance to the people in disaster.

- To set up mobile clinic for needed communities’ irrespective races, religions.

- To create awereness and promote healthy lifestyles in public.

- To organise health education programmes among people in the community. 

- To set up a clinic / health center 

- To cooperate with local and international organisations in involved in humanitarian relief.

- To perform circumcision on poor people.

- To build the orphanage center in Phnom Penh

Contact Details:

Phone

+855 232197610978989838

Email

imackm@yahoo.com

Islamic Medical Association of Malaysia

The Islamic Medical Association of Malaysia (IMAM) was established in Malaysia in 1990 and acts as a professional organisation that comprises of medics, paramedics and medical students, which carries out Islamic oriented medical work. Members have participated actively in medical and welfare services in war torn Iraq, Bosnia, Chechnya, Maluku and more recently in Afghanistan, Iran and Sudan. In unison with the Federation of Islamic Medical Association (FIMA) and MERCY Malaysia, medical aid and relief has been targeted to various areas of calamity.

A branch was then established in United Kingdom with the aim of gathering practising Malaysian medical professionals and students in United Kingdom & Ireland under one roof. Exclusively for the students, a student chapter was set up in both United Kingdom & Ireland offering various medical related activities and programmes.

The motto is 'Al-Hidayah, Al-Shifa', Al- Rahmah' (Guidance/Healing/Mercy, Petunjuk/Penawar,Rahmat)

This will hopefully be a continuation of the previoud Cambodian relief and also other humanitarian mission carried out by IMAM UK/EIRE for a better future.