Hundreds of Chin Refugees Served Free Medical Treatment in Cameron Highlands Trip

3rd May, 2010

Kuala Lumpur

A medical team, which provides free medical treatment for hundreds of Chin refugees and migrant workers reached more than 100 of Chin refugees working at the biggest agricultural farm in Malaysia and offered medicines without charge on last Friday and Saturday.

It was said by community workers those accompanied mobile clinic team said most of the patients were suffering from diabetes, gastric and kidney problem due to their hard jobs and less times of rest.

Photo: CRC

Many of Chin refugees who came to Malaysia for seeking asylum has been sent back to remote area by their agents like Cameroon Highlands, Ipoh and boarder areas. Among them, several people have been out of contact and are in position of being unable to identify their tribulations by the community and UNHCR office base in Kuala Lumpur. Regardless of this challenge, important though it is, we can't rule it out until recently said the one who declined to mention his identity.

People waiting their turn to have consultation with doctors

The mobile clinic brought up by ACTS was run at two occasions, at where commonly the biggest populations are working around and can they gather most. The team then as usual was helped not only in terms of interpreting for the patients by Chin Refugee Committee (CRC) volunteers but also in all the basic needs for the refugees in ways registering in community and updating the information related to UNHCR.

Indeed, most of Chin refugees in Cameron highlands are direly in need of medical treatment because they cannot access to any Hospitals and Clinics even if they are in critical condition. The medical team not only donated medicines which are believed to be very helpful but also they learned what kind of medicines should be filled up with regard to their respective illnesses for the next two month return.

It is however a big worry over the sick that many are not allowed to go to the nearer Clinics with their own decisions whenever they get sick and unable to go to work because they are simply afraid that they will be discharged if they do their own-way without consulting and telling even the inkling information to the employers according to the eye-witness and the interviewer’s statement to VOCR.

Honestly and sincerely mentioning the heartfelt feeling on behalf of Chin communities, thanks be to the NGO, namely called ACTS on the priceless efforts and the gracious contributions to our people in order for reaching them to get an healthy and standard medical treatment which is ever essential of all time for them. 

by Salai C C