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Headline Community Engagement with MERCY Malaysia

Description Malaysian Medical Relief Society (MERCY Malaysia) representatives conduct the community awareness and engagement session.MERCY Malaysia has built trust by serving refugees and asylum seekers with inexpensive or free health care, health education and promotion, mental health care, childhood vaccination and other services.Recognising the vulnerability of refugees during the pandemic and the importance of reliable information from a credible source, WHO is supporting MERCY Malaysia’s risk communication and community engagement work with more than 130,000 refugees and asylum seekers. This is part of WHO’s Civil Society Organization (CSO) Initiative, under which the Organization is supporting a total of 11 agencies in Malaysia, Papua New Guinea and the Philippines.

Related: Community connections key to reaching refugees in Malaysia during COVID-19
Disclaimer: This image was captured during the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The contents of this image reflect the guidance communicated by local public health authorities at the time of its capture. Please note, public health guidance differs among countries and is indicative of the local context.

Asset date 12/18/2021

Country, area, WHO office Malaysia

City Kuala Lumpur

State/Province Kuala Lumpur

Location Zomi Community Centre Setapak

WHO Region WPRO

Consent No

File size 6.77 MB

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