Australian Mercy is pleased to announce that it has been awarded Provisional Membership status by the Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) Executive Committee at their March 2013 meeting. Provisional Membership status will last until the next annual ACFID Council in October 2013, at which time our Full Membership will …
Primary healthcare training is paying great dividends!
Australian Mercy has just completed its Primary healthcare training on the Thai / Burmese border. This year there were 35 trainees who completed the training. This course has been invaluable in improving the health care in the region – today we received this email. Marion Wilbraham leads the course and …
Buzz Off’s 20,000 LLIN challenge for 2013
Our challenge for our Buzz Off malaria campaign in 2013 is to buy and distribute 20,000 LLIN nets into remote communities in malaria endemic areas. Buzz Off has seen a 40% growth in the LLIN nets it distributed in 2012 distributing 14,350 LLIN nets into remote areas of Burma, Papua New Guinea …
The Board of Australian Mercy are pleased to announce that we have finally completed our Annual General Meeting process and have therefore released the 2011-2012 Annual Reports. These reports have been up loaded to the website and can be down loaded here – https://australianmercy.org/about-us/annual-reports/ The reports show growth in all …
Australian Mercy seeks to extend Buzz Off funding in Burma for three more years
Australian Mercy is looking at innovative ways through which it can extend its Buzz Off initiative in Burma. At the present time are seeking a new round of funding for 2013 and three years beyond but have not as yet heard back from the anonymous donors who have funded us …
Buzz Off launches Burmese site
Buzz Off, Australian Australian Mercy’s international initiative against malaria has launched a Burmese version of the Buzz Off site. The site makes resources available to speakers of Burmese and other languages spoken in Myanmar. We believe that this site could be the first Burmese malaria site. The site can be …
ARMS AGM – Adjourned again
The 2011 – 2012 audit for Australian Relief & Mercy Services Ltd is still before the auditor. This has made it impossible for Australian Mercy to complete its AGM. The reconvening of the Australian Mercy AGM will take place on Friday October 12, 2012 at 2 Wentworth St Port Kembla …
ARMS Overseas Aid Fund
Australian Mercy is happy to announce that after a two year process invovlving AusAID, the Australian Tax Office and Treasury, Australian Relief & Mercy Services Ltd has been authorized to operate an approved Overseas Aid Fund. (item 9.1.1). The ARMS Overseas Aid Fund has now been gazetted and is now …
Father Abrahams Clinic
If you take a 5 hour drive along rugged roads north of Jayapura in Papua – you will be likely to come across a little shack on the side of the road – this is Father Abraham’s clinic. Abraham is a retired medic of 35 years experience who runs …
Buzz Off begins distribution of Malaria meds into remote IDP clinics in Burma
In May the monsoons will come again to Asia and with the increased rain will come a sharp increase in the numbers of cases of Malaria as mosquito populations soar. In order to prepare for this event Buzz Off has commenced distribution of Artesunate into remote clinic inside Karen and Shan …
Australian Mercy launches an appeal for Jember centre
Australian Mercy is seeking to raise funds for the Kanaan Centre in Jember, Indonesia. The centre provides care, training and support for 33 homeless children and 8 homeless old people on premises that are close to Jember. This project has been running in the same premises for 21 years, its …
Threat of malaria heightened in Thailand floods
Record flooding in Thailand has given rise to large numbers of mosquitoes breeding in flooded areas. Instances of malaria and dengue fever are expected to increase in the coming weeks as mosquito lavae hatch. ARMS through Buzz Off is appealing for funds with which to buy mosquito nets that can …
ARMS Annual Reports for 2010-2011 have been uploaded
The ARMS Annual Reports have been up loaded and can be downloaded here. These reports cover our Australian and overseas operations for the year 2010-2011 and have financials attached – careful if you are downloading – this is a very large file.
Focus On Mercy – September 2011 has been uploaded
The latest edition of Focus on Mercy has been uploaded and can be viewed here. Project updates and news from all over. This edition also covers important information about our new branding “Australian Mercy“. The PDF version is downloadable here .
ARMS 2011 AGM
The reconvened ARMS AGM will be held at 2 Wentworth St Port Kembla NSW 2505 at 1:00 P.M. – should the audit documents still not be available then the meeting will be adhjourned for another 7 days.
