Despite our shipment of 6000 nets arriving in Mae Sot  we need more nets – we will need to raise funds for a further 3000 nets by May this year.  In May the wet season starts and mosquito numbers will increase as with the malaria. The nets we have sent …

After months of delays 6000 LLIN nets purchased by Buzz Off have arrived in Mae Sot for distribution into the IDP areas and also the Mae-la refugee camp. This purchase was made possible through the generous support of an anonymous Singapore based foundation who have been providing funding for Buzz …

  The Board and all of the staff of Australian Mercy would like to extend their warm Christmas greetings to all our friends and donors. Thank you for your support and may you and your families have the best Christmas and safe and happy New Year.

It is hard to believe, but Christmas is just around the corner!  As we prepare for our family celebrations, many of the people that Australian Mercy cares for will be having a much different sort of Christmas. On November 1, 2013, the Mae-La refugee camp that we work in had …

RescueNet are a unique ministry that have been developed to be first responders in a disaster context. RescueNet go into a disaster well before other NGOs and stabalize the situation whilst other NGOs prepare their longer responses. By doing this hundreds of lives are saved that could have been lost. …

RescueNet have been formally thanked by the Mayor of Tanauan for the amazing work they have done there, the letter reads as follows; Dear RescueNet,   I’d like you to know the people of Tanauan are very grateful for what you have done. You came in a time of our …

An article in the US press that includes an interview with RescueNet disaster workers on site in Tanauan can be found here. This team is doing a magnificent job, working long hours and ministering to many hundred of victims each day. Your donation will help to keep them in the …

Buzzoff is continuing to raise funds for free net distribution by our sale of Mosquito Nets online at http://buzz-off.org/shop/mosquito-nets/. IF you are looking to travel or simply to gift a net please visit the site. WE are also selling Rapid Diagnostic Testing kits which make it easy to correctly diagnose …

Today several RescueNet team members have gone out into the outer neighbourhoods of Tanauan, Philippines. Together with military personnel and local people they recovered six bodies out of the residing water. Daily up to 60 patients, many are children, are treated in the hospital that has been set up in …

Footage of the RescueNet team in the makeshift hospital set up by the Mammoth Medical Group, Tanauan, Philippines. ‘We’ve been waiting for a team like you to pass this on to!’, they said. http://www.nbcnews.com/video/nightly-news/53585169#53585169   This second video from CBS is bout the Mamoth Medical group but they use footage …

The RescueNet team is flying into Tacloban, Philippines, to join in relief efforts on the ground. Together with the military, government and other NGOs RescueNet is assisting in search and rescue, emerThe RescueNet team is flying into Tacloban, Philippines, to join in relief efforts on the ground. Together with the …

Our RescueNet team members have arrived safely in Cebu, Philippines. Thanks to Korean Air, Virgin America and Qantas for waiving the extra fees for gear and supplies. Today the team has spent time on dividing the different roles and practical preparations before heading off into the devastated areas. We thank …

In the wake of typhoon Haiyan, hundreds are dead, thousands are without electricity and many thousands more are at risk from disease bought on by water borne diseases. RescueNet is responding to this disaster. Trained disaster workers from Australia, Europe and the US are preparing to fly to the Philippines today, …

Australian Mercy is pleased to announce that it has received confirmation from ACFID that it was awarded  Full Membership by the Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) Council at the ACFID AGM on 1 November 2013. The Board of Australian Mercy take their membership of ACFID and their adhesion to the standards …

The Australian Mercy AGM was completed today and the 2012 – 2013 Annual Reports will be uploaded to this site in the next 7 days and will be available from here. Full copies of the audit of accounts are available from the National Office upon receipt of a wriitten request.

Australian Mercy is pleased to welcome Vanitashray to its partnership family. Vanitashray was Founded  in 1999  by the late Rev Silas Dongardive and wife Mrs. Anupama Dongardive, the present Chairperson and Managing trustee. Vanitashray’s mission is to provide a home for orphaned and abandoned girls and destitute widows by meeting their …

Australian Relief & Mercy Services Ltd (Australian Mercy) will hold its Annual General Meeting for the year 2012 / 2013 on Friday September 20, 2013 at the National Office located at 2 Wentworth St Port Kembla NSW 2505. The AGM will commence at 11:00 A.M.  EST. Members who are not …

A team of 6 teachers will leave this Thursday(July 4) for Thailand to teach English in the Mae-la camp. The team are from Connections Anglican Church in Somerset and comprise of five trained teachers and one nurse. The team will be led by David Skeat. English is taught in the camp …

Buzz Off, Australian Mercy’s malaria initative has completed another sucessful series of seminars in Greater Burma. This year the seimars were held in Mon State and Bago. Nearly 100 people attended the 4 day seminars and 86 cetificates were presented to people who completed the training. More than 10 remote …

This short video was made by our friends in Burma. It highlights some of the results of the training our Buzzoff project has been doing. We are so excited to be able to share this simple story with you about our Malaria training and treatment program. We currently have another …

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 …

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 …

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 …