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Reader's Digest Asia: Changing the Tide

Reader's Digest Asia: Changing the Tide

Friends, Check out the Reader's Digest article on our story! Hope it inspires your week! We are verifying another story somewhere in the Visayas. We're hoping we can count on your support. In the end, Jaboneta argues, the children of Layag Layag are the real heroes. “They inspired us to develop a sustainable operation in their community. My vision is to be able to move ... Read more

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Tzu Chi Foundation Provide Urgent Medical Supply to Thailand

Tzu Chi Foundation Provide Urgent Medical Supply to Thailand

Taiwan Tzu Chi relief team brings 700 kilograms of goods, such as Tzu Chi instant rice, raincoats, wading suits to Thailand. (Photo by Tsou Chung-hung) Thailand was drowned by the devastated flooding since October this year. The local dialysis patients seriously faced the medical shortage. Tzu Chi Foundation urgently shipped dialysis... Read more

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OUTPATIENT Services Rehab Doctor (Physiatrist) Consultation Tues-Thurs : 8-10 am Mon-Wed-Fri... Read more

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Long-time Drunkard gets back on road of redemption

Long-time Drunkard gets bac…

“My drinking binges at the time usually would start as soon as I received my week’s wage on Saturday... Read more

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Fast Fact/Figures

Date Started: May 06, 2000
Commisioner 10
Faith Corp 2
Training Commissioner 11
Apprentice Commissioner 45
Honorary Board Member 9
Volunteers 75
Youth 75
Long Term member/donor        
496
Non-regular donor 1,606
Total donors 2,102

TIMA (Tzu Chi Medical Association) Medical volunteers
Doctors 123
Nurses 71
Med. Tech.
 6
Pharmacist 5
Staff:

     Eye 2
     Rehab 1

Tzu Chi Great Love Rehab Center
Inaug July 17, 2004
Rehab:
Doctors
 2
PT 4
Prosthetic tech
 3
Volunteers 7
Yr. 2010
 1,130 patients seen
8,867 PT sessions
Total patients seen
 5,353 (as of Dec 2010)
PT sessions 59,183 (as of Dec 2010)

Tzu Chi Great Love Eye Center
Inaug Jan. 18, 2008
Eye:
Doctors
 5
Consultants 3
Nurses 10
Vol. Nurses
 12
Volunteers
 12
Medical/Surgical Missions
 49th
1st-Zamboanga City March 2, 2001
49th-Zambooanga City June 25-2, 2010
Total recipients 21,193

Medical/Surgical Missions 50th
1st-Zamboanga City
 March 2, 2001
50th-General Santos City
 Feb. 18-19, 2011
Total Recipients
 21,193

Medical/Surgical Missions 51th

1st-Zamboanga City March 2,2001
51th-Tabaco, Albay June 2-4, 2001
Total Recipients 21,193


Jaipur Foot Camps - 21th
1st-Zamboanga City
 February 6, 2003
21th-Cebu City
 Feb. 28, 2011
Total Recipients
 812+ including in house cases excl repairs (as of December 2010)
Recycling Centers
 2
    Rehab Center
    Eye Center
Recycling Drop in Centers 30
Recycling Volunteers 92


Jaipur Foot Camps - 23th

1st-Zamboanga City February 6,2003
23th-Tabaco, Albay June 2, 2011
Total Recipients 905+including in house cases excl repairs(as of June2011)
Recycling Centers
 2
Rehab Center
Eye Center
Recycling Drop in Centers
 30
Recycling Volunteers
 92


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PROGRAMS
Cataract Surgeries
2000 - 121
2001 - 195
2002 - 220
2003 - 225
2004 - 262
2005 - 266
2006 - 421
2007 - 325
2008 - 422
2009 - 557
2010 - 401
As of 4-20- 2011 - 128
Total: 3,543

Surgical Assistance
2007 - 305
2008 - 273
2009 - 236
2010 - 267

Hydrocephalus-VP Shunting
2006 - 5
2007 - 21
2008 - 45
2009 - 23
2010 - 16
2011(As of April) 4
Total: 141

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Free Prescription Eye Glasses
2008 - 328
2009 - 284
2010 - 249
2011 - (as of 4/20/2011) - 101
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