Health
Penang Pure Lotus Society Hospice of Compassion
Penang Down Syndrome Association
Our services Provide support to parents of children with Down Syndrome. Help individuals with Down Syndrome to lead meaningful lives. To educate the public in all aspect of Down Syndrome. To assemble and disseminate information addressing issues of health, social and educational concern of individual with Down Syndrome. To organise and support projects for the direct benefit of individual with Down Syndrome. To promote, encourage and participate in research into all aspects of Down Syndrome. The publication of the results of all relevant and the dissemination, and where appropriate, the...
Mount Miriam Cancer Hospital
Mount Miriam Cancer Hospital is a not-for-profit single disciplined cancer hospital which boasts of the latest-state-of-the-art cancer treatment in the Northern Region of Malaysia. To date, we have been treating cancer patients with three Linear Accelerators, PET-CT Scanner, and other diagnostic tools. Our medical team consists of highly qualified Clinical Oncologists and Radiotherapists, Medical Physicists, Therapy and Diagnostic Radiographers and Oncology Nurses. As a not-for profit organisation, our mission is to offer respectful, compassionate and integrated healthcare which will include...
Maaedicare Charitable Foundation
MissionProviding affordable dialysis and cardiac treatment and ensuring these treatments are readily accessible to underprivileged Malaysians.VisionTo provide charitable medical care to all underprivileged Malaysians.Established 30 years ago, the Maaedicare Charitable Foundation has been caring and making a difference for marginalised communities through the initiatives of its non-profit arms – Kidney Charity and Heart Charity. It all began when MAA-Assurance Bhd set up a kidney charity fund on December 28, 1994; initiated by its noble Founder Tunku Tan Sri Abdullah ibni Almarhum Tuanku...
Malaysian Parkinson’s Disease Association (MPDA)
Who are we MPDA is the first non-governmental and patient-based organisation set up on 12th September 1994 as support group for people with Parkinson and their caregivers in the country. It is also the third of its kind in Asia after Japan and Hong Kong at the time of its incorporation. The Association was initially registered as the Parkinson’s Disease of Selangor and Federal Territory (PERSATUAN PARKINSON SELANGOR DAN WILAYAH PERSEKUTUAN) with the Registrar of Societies of Malaysia bearing the Registration No: 5642/94 Selangor. In 1996, the name of the association was changed to...
Palliative Care Association of Johor Bahru (PCAJB)
Who are we PCAJB was registered in 2007 as an organisation with ROS and has made great progress since then. We started with one full time staff nurse and we now have two full time staff nurses, a part-time administrator and for the first time a full time doctor who was engaged in 2010. We provided care for more than 250 patients, considering the fact that the number of patients remained static, we are very concerned that many more did not get the benefit of our services. The challenge now is to be able to get most if not all of them referred to us. In an effort to make this possible we...
Diabetes Malaysia
Who are we Diabetes Malaysia (DM) formerly known as Persatuan Diabetes Malaysia is a non-profit, non-governmental organization formed in 1981 and registered in 1983 to help people with diabetes to lead healthy and productive lives. DM has 14 State Branches and 39 District Branches with about 13,351 active members in 2018 comprising people with diabetes, medical and health professionals and others interested in diabetes. Our mission is to promote diabetes care through awareness, prevention, education and management It is reported that some 3.6 million Malaysians are suffering from diabetes,...
Chempaka Buddhist Lodge (CBL)
History CHEMPAKA BUDDHIST LODGE (CBL), established since 1985, is managed by lay Buddhists and is located in Taman SEA, Petaling Jaya. CBL not only provides a contemplative place for devotees to study, absorb and practice the Buddha’s teachings, it also carries out Buddhist activities and ceremonies. Facilities are also available at CBL for quiet meditation, Buddhist research as well as basic necessities for our resident Banthes and visiting members of the Sangha. As lay Buddhists, the EXCO members of CBL have not forgotten the needs of the local community, the needy and the...
Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation Malaysia (Kuching)
Sister Lai Yi Feng used to visit the old folks’ home and hospital before she joined Tzu Chi. On one of her visits to the old folks’ home in 1996, Sister Lai met Brother Huang Wen De, Sister Shen Xi Chan, Brother Huang Mao Sheng and Brother Yu. Since that meeting, Sister Lai had been receiving the Tzu Chi monthly magazine and Still Thoughts Aphorisms booklet from these Tzu Chi volunteers. Sister Lai, however, did not really pay much attention to these printed materials. But on 7 October 1996, when she visited the Melaka Branch and met up with Brother David Liu, she came to fully...
Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation Malaysia (Tawau)
In 1997, Brother Ong Ji Long, from Tzu Chi Kota Kinabalu Liaison Office, brought a group of Tzu Chi volunteers to organize a tea reception at the Chinese Assembly Hall in Tawau. The hall was filled to capacity with interested audience and this was how Tzu Chi’s dharma ship sailed to Tawau. On 26 March 2000, volunteers from Kota Kinabalu went to Tawau again to investigate a case involving the brother and sister of a Malay student in Sabah University who needed financial assistance. In October 2000, Liang Li Qing, a Tzu Chi Kota Kinabalu Office staff, decided to return to her hometown in...
Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation Malaysia (Sandakan)
History On 17 April 1999, Brother David Liu and Sister Echo Chien from Melaka Branch, together with the brothers and sisters from Kota Kinabalu Liaison Office, went to Sandakan to present a talk on “Well Blessed Life”. After a few exchanges of views, they finally seized upon the opportunity to set up a contact point at this remote township in East Malaysia. In July 2000, a team of sixteen members from the Taiwan Teachers’ Association went to Sandakan to promote the teaching of Jing Si Aphorisms. The Sandakan people were very impressed and touched by the lively teaching...
Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation Malaysia (Tenom)
In 1999, Tzu Chi volunteers around Malaysia walked the streets seeking donation for the victims of the earthquake that took place in Turkey and Taiwan. Volunteers from Kota Kinabalu Liaison Office also drove three hours to Tenom, a small town in Sabah to raise fund for this purpose. This was how Tzu Chi sowed seeds of love and kindness in the town of Tenom. After the fundraising event, some Tzu Chi volunteers who travelled frequently for business between Tenom and Kota Kinabalu, brought some Tzu Chi Magazines and books to Tenom. In early 2000, and on the invitation of the Tenom Buddhist...
Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation Malaysia (Kota Kinabalu)
In August 1996, following a case referred to by Headquarters, Hualien, Brother David Liu, CEO of Melaka Branch, Sister Echo Chien and three others brought compassionate seeds of Tzu Chi to Sabah. After their two-and-a-half hour flight to Sabah to investigate the case that was referred to them, the team of six also seized upon the opportunity to get assistance from local Buddhist friends. As such, a Tzu Chi tea talk was then organized. Brother David Liu briefed the attendees on Tzu Chi’s missions and this home visit case in East Malaysia. Most of the Buddhist attendees were touched and...
Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation Malaysia (Kuantan)
Sister Gong Xiu Juan of Kuantan was very impressed and touched by Master Cheng Yen’s spirit of great compassion and vowed to follow the Master’s footsteps. However, as there was no Tzu Chi Office in Kuantan, her burning desire to do charity could not be realized. In November 2001, when she learnt that Tzu Chi Melaka people were coming to Kuantan to give a talk on “Well Blessed Life” the following month, she was very excited. She immediately contacted Sister Echo Chien and offered to help in the promotion of Tzu Chi’s missions in Kuantan. Then in December 2001,...
Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation Malaysia (Kota Tinggi)
Tzu Chi volunteers had to make the one-and-a-half hour journey from Kota Tinggi to Johore Bharu to attend the monthly fellowship or other activities. Taking into consideration the travelling time, which can be tiring, Brother Liu Han Shan decided to arrange with the local Hokkien Association for the use of their premises for Tzu Chi’s monthly fellowship. In December 2002, the daughter of Mr Lin Zi Liang, a donating member of Kluang, died in a road accident in Melbourne, Australia. With no relatives in Australia, Mr Lin contacted the Johore Bharu Liaison Office to seek help from Tzu Chi...
Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation Malaysia (Kluang)
In 1995, there was a group of Buddhists from Kluang who had high regards for Master Cheng Yen and, in support of her missions, they sent their monthly donations to the Tzu Chi Singapore Branch. In 1996, Brother Ong Seng Yeow from Kluang attended a function organized by Tzu Chi Johore Bharu Liaison Office. Then on 29 November 1996, Brother David Liu and Brother Liao Shu Ding from Johore Bharu held a talk at Chung Hua Old Boys’ Association in Kluang. That evening, Brother David Liu spoke to more than fifty attendees about Tzu Chi’s missions. It was at this meeting that Brother Ong...