Over the past two months, Mercy Relief’s personnel have been back on the ground to continue with relief efforts in the quake devastated areas of Padang and typhoon-hit Vietnam and the Philippines. In the months ahead, MR will be expanding its engagment into the...
Mercy Relief’s 6-member response team returned from the Philippines on Wednesday 7 Oct having delivered and distributed essential supplies to the communities hit by Typhoon Ketsana. The team arrived in Manila on the Friday (2 Oct) after Ketsana struck Luzon and caused...
The 7-member medical relief team jointly deployed by Mercy Relief and SingHealth institutions returned on Saturday, 17 Oct from Padang, having completed their eight-day tour of duty there, addressing the nedical needs of the quake victims. Static clinic at MR’s...
Mercy Relief’s aid workers are still on the ground in the worst-hit areas in Sumatra to operate evacuation services and distribute food supplies and water. The devastation Since last Saturday 3rd October 2009, MR has distributed packed hot meals (lunch) and drinking...
Straits Times- Tuesday 29 Sep 2009 (please click on article to read) Other reports: Reuters AlertNet – London, England, UK 28 Sep 2009 Direct Relief is currently collaborating mainly with Mercy Relief, a Singaporean-based secular non-governmental organization….....
Tropical Storm (Category 1) Ketsana a.k.a. Ondoy, landed in Luzon on Saturday morning, 26 September, bringing over 400mm of rainfall within 6 hours, causing severe and deadly flash floods (water level 6 feet) in 25 provinces and cities. As at 0600 hrs on Tuesday, 29...
In support of Mercy Relief’s humanitarian efforts for the Java Quake victims and the thousands of people displaced in the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan as a result of the military conflict, the management and staff of the Royal Bank of Scotland have come...
Last weekend, Mercy Relief held a charity concert cum road show at Bugis Junction to raise funds for those affected by Typhoon Morakot in Taiwan and the Philippines. The concert featured musical performances by artistes including local celebrities Kelvin Chen Weilian...
Mercy Relief sent a 4-man team last weekend in response to an appeal by its Indonesian NGO partner, the IBU Foundation, to assist in their relief efforts to the West Javanese victims of the 7.3 Richter earthquake which rocked the island on 2nd September 2009. IBU...
Mercy Relief is saddened by the sudden loss of its Senior Manager for International Programme, Shalahudin Johari in the Philippines due to a mishap. Mr Shalahudin, aged 38, died of a cardiopulmonary arrest and acute respiratory failure near the team’s abse camp in...
