KUALA LUMPUR SENTRAL – March 24, 2003 : Malaysian Medical Relief Society (MERCY Malaysia) sent its first team of two doctors and a nurse to Jordan tonight to help refugees who are expected to flock to the Iraqi-Jordanian border for shelter.
The team leader, Respiratory Physician Dr Jeffrey Abu Hassan (experienced in providing relief during earthquake in Turkey), Paediatric Surgeon Dr Lai Fui Boon, (veteran of Turkey, Afghanistan and Cambodia missions) and Nurse Mathina Bee Gulam Mydin will join MERCY’s International Relief Manager Anita Ahmad who had earlier arrived in Amman on March 15, 2003.
MERCY Malaysia’s President, Dato’ Dr Jemilah Mahmood, who was at KL Sentral to see the trio off, said the situation was still uncertain in Iraq, as relief organisations had yet to detect the path of the refugees' flow.
The team will be based at the refugee camp, operating Basic Health Units (BHUs), set up at Ruwaished, about 60km from the Iraqi border. Dr Jemilah said the trio will be there for at least three weeks before another team takes over, under a rotational basis.
We wish them a fruitful and safe journey and hope that they achieve our mission’s objectives.
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