Medical Outreach

A medical outreach is a regular activity of Tzu Chi, and a common routine for many Tzu Chi volunteers. However, for the residents of Kampung Lok Urai, who have no IDs, no money and are suffering from illnesses, it is a major event that they look forward to.

On February 17, 2019, Tzu Chi Kota Kinabalu organized a medical outreach session in Kampung Numbak, Kota Kinabalu, where the majority of villagers endure poor living conditions and are of undocumented status.

Suffering from illness is a tremendous torture to one’s life. Many medical professionals, who have treated various diseases, believe that dispensing medicine to stop pain and providing surgical operation to cure illnesses are the best treatments they could give patients. However, their perception has changed after participating in a medical mission to rural areas. They experienced that love is the best medicine as it comforts the patients’ hearts.

Tzu Chi Kuching organized a 2-day medical outreach mission with the support from Bintulu 4WD Challenge Club, benefiting 793 villagers from 15 long houses in Kampung Long Urun, Belaga.