Materia Medica Malaysiana

Mercy assists typhoon victims

INFANTA (Quezon, Philippines): The five-member Malaysian medical team has started helping Filipino children in typhoon battered Luzon where 1,500 people have died or are still missing.
Headed by Mercy Malaysia’s Sarawak chapter chairman Benjamin Chai, the team consisting of a general surgeon, two medical officers and a psychiatrist have been moving around mud-filled villages to provide assistance.
They also brought cheer to the children, many of whom had been orphaned and displaced by typhoons and floods.
“Stripped off their possessions and homes, the holiday season had a bitter twist,” said Mercy Malaysia team member Dr Cheah Phee Kheng.
The Mercy Malaysia team has set up a base camp at the Claro M Recto Memorial District here for the next two weeks to provide medical assistance and other immediate needs to the typhoon victims.