NGO set up mobile clinic for refugees

VOCR

06 September, 2009
Kuala Lumpur
 

by Salai C C

On 3rd and 4th of September, one of local NGOs called A Call to Service (ACTS) set up mobile clinic in Malacca and Muar where many refugees live. ACTS in one of local NGO and based in Kuala Lumpur and it provides medical treatment to both legal and illegal foreigners in Malaysia.

The mobile clinic was conducted by two doctors and some volunteer workers from ACTS main office.
 

On the first day, only 15 of Chin refugees attended in mobile clinic to receive medical treatment because they had difficulties for transportation, as they stay in different places. But on the second day, the clinic set up at Saint Peter Church the downtown in Malacca and more than 50 patients from different places attended including Vietnamese and Indonesians. On that day, five volunteer workers from CRC also joint as interpreters for Chin refugees patients. After the patients in Malacca had been finished examining their health and received medical treatment, the mobile clinic teams sifted to Muar, about 60 kilometers away from Malacca.
 

When the mobile clinic team arrived to Muar, the Emanuel Church in Muar hailed them. Besides, the church also was offered as a clinic. In Muar, only 15 Chin refugee patients and some Nepalese could attend it.

“Many refugees have been suffering from variety of diseases, such as Tuberculosis, Kidney problem, scratch and womb problem. This is reliable for the Chin refugees who stay out of Kuala Lumpur area as they could not approach hospital” one volunteer worker said.

Last month, the ACTS had already conducted mobile clinic for Chin refugees in Cameron Highland and we hope that would be continued it.