The legacy of this homegrown humanitarian organisation remains strong as it comes of age on Malaysia Day.
Those nine words from her then five-year-old son were enough to jolt Tan Sri Dr Jemilah Mahmood out of her comfort zone. Not that it was too difficult, the obstetrician and gynaecologist was already distraught by the war in Kosovo that had been on the news cycle non-stop from 1998 to that moment in 1999, and she was burning to do something about it.
He pointed out to her that if she really wanted to make a difference as a humanitarian and a Malaysian, as a woman and a doctor, what she should do is to create a new organisation. With a call to her like-minded friends, Dr Jemilah started organising for their first mission to help the war victims of Kosovo. They did everything themselves, including financing the trip to the ravaged eastern European territory, where they provided mobile health services to displaced children and women.
Two people were killed, and two doctors were severely injured in the attack even though their ambulances were clearly marked with white flags denoting humanitarian services. Deservingly, Dr Jemilah will receive a humanitarian leader award, the Anugerah Tokoh Peneraju Kemanusiaan, at Mercy’s 20th anniversary fundraising dinner at the end of the month.
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