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GAZA RELIEF
Dear Brothers and Sisters
Assalamu Alaikum!
We are eternally grateful for the numerous comforts and pleasures bestowed upon us by our ever-merciful Creator! However, the Palestinian nation, especially those in Gaza, are trapped in a hell of death and destruction. With the Israeli offensive entering its 3rd day of merciless devastation of Gaza causing death to over 300 innocent men, women and children and pain, injury and suffering to over 1,500 more.
Witnesses on the ground speak of the acrid smell of blood death on the streets. Following 3 days of unrelenting airstrikes, long-range missile and heavy artillery bombardment, Israel is preparing its ground offensive to annihilate our brothers and sisters in Palestine. They, the victims, are crying for care and relief from this suffering.
Partners International Medical Aid (PIMA), a Palestinian humanitarian relief NGO working closely with the people of Gaza has identified 3 levels of intervention:
With regard to MEDICAL RELIEF TEAMS, PIMA will provide all the local logistic support (accommodation, subsistence and transport etc) for any individual volunteering his/her services. Please contact your local relief coordinator in your IMA to coordinate your travel arrangements which will in turn, be related to me for final management. You will be based in Egypt and operate from there.
As far as the OTHER issues are concerned, the most efficient method would be to transfer cash contributions to the relief organizations on the ground. Please coordinate a collection drive in your respective countries and deposit the money into your local account with the universal password "Gaza" identifying the intention of the contribution. The collective contribution can be deposited in the FIMA Relief account (details below) or the PIMA account (details to follow). All forms of contributions accepted: Lillah, Sadakah, Zakaah, even your unwanted interest!
May Allah (SWT) guide us all in the right direction and reward all with HIS mercy, compassion and choicest blessings, Insha'Allah! Remember: change will only come with collective and informed action!
Jazakum Allah Khaira
Ashraf Jedaar
FIMA Relief Coordinator
Musa Mohd. Nordin
FIMA President
Banking details:
JORDAN ISLAMIC BANK
Shmeisani Branch - Amman
Account # 46327
Beneficiary: Jordan Society for Islamic Medical Sciences.
Contact: Prof Aly Mishal: 00962795990054
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Swift Code: JIBAJOAM
Full No.: (235860 - 235821) (001) 001 0046327
1. FROM FIMA RELIEF OFFICE - PALESTINE RELIEF
Dear Brothers and Sisters
Assalamu Alaikuim
You all will recall that Palestine, especially Gaza, has been under constant siege and bombardment before the start of the Lebanese offensive. Israel has effectively crippled the health services in Palestine. They are in desperate need of assistance and support. The Islamic Hospital in Amman, Jordan (see letter below) has risen to their calls and has been treating these very complicated cases in their hospital and neighbouring hospitals. You are all aware of the exorbitant costs of treating and nursing these cases in a secondary or tertiary hospital under expert supervision. We humbly but urgently appeal to all the IMA's affiliated to FIMA as well as other humanitarian and relief NGO's related to your activities in your respective countries, to search your souls for that little extra care and compassion for our suffering brothers and sisters and their children in Palestine by generously donating to the attached bank accounts to sustain their activities. We further appeal to all our medical relief workers to mobilize you surgical teams and support personnel to assist our brothers and sisters in Palestine and Jordan. Finally, any medical or surgical supplies also most welcome. Find attached contact details:
Jordan:
Prof Aly Mishal: 00962795990054
Bank Details: Jordan Islamic Bank, Shmeisani Branch, Amman
Acct no: 46327
Acct name: Jordan Society of Islamic Medical Sciences
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Palestine:
Dr Amin Sinnokrot: 00972545323968
Banking Details: Arab Islamic Bank
Acct no: 17296
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May you all be rewarded for your sterling efforts.
Shukran Jazeelan
Dr. Ashraf Jedaar
CHIEF COORDINATOR FIMA RELIEF
2. FROM DR. ALY MISHAL, ISLAMIC HOSPITAL, JORDAN
Assalamu Alaikum
We in Jordan are in the midst of a humanitarian medical relief dilemma.
In view of the worsening conditions of Palestinian hospitals, lack of experienced medical personnel, lack of medical supplies and equipments, a flood of Palestinian patients, with very difficult and complicated medical problems are pouring to Jordanian hospitals for treatment, at a rate of around one hundred patients per month. The Jordanian hospitals are willing to treat them with major reductions of expenses but not total exemptions. We are currently working diligently to issue financial donations to face this problem. Some NGOS are providing some help, but the magnitude of the problem needs collaboration and help from all IMAs and their collaborating relief organizations. Kindly give this subject the attention it deserves, and circulate this call as wide as possible.
May Allah (SWT) accept and bless your efforts.
Sincerely yours
Dr. Aly Mishal
President, Jordan Society of Medical Sciences
Chief of Staff, Islamic Hospital
1. FROM FIMA RELIEF OFFICE
Dear Bros and Srs
Assalamu Alaikum
Ramadhaan Mubarak to you and your families. May you all enjoy the choicest blessings of this holy month, Insha'Allah.
Africa continues to be the melting pot of turmoil and strife, socio-political conflict, devastating famines and diseases, and the scourge of corruption. There have been increasing cries of help and relief from various sectors in Africa, each with its own conflicts and requirements, including the following countries:
It is difficult to formulate a needs assessment in these diverse regions but we will attempt this task nevertheless, with the help of some of our partners in or near these regions. However, while this is undertaken, can I invite comment on the following proposal.
We have often spoken about establishing storage warehouses in various regions of the world for the stockpiling of non-perishable medical and humanitarian relief items for immediate disposal should a crisis or disaster arise. Could we start this process in Africa in a central and accessible location with the necessary communication and logistic expertise to shift these items to the various parts of the continent. We could either use a North African state e.g. Egypt or South Africa in the south (there are none organized enough in Central Africa). If feasible, could I invite our membership and their respective partners to stock-up these warehouses with supplies and equipment for disposal to the various regions in Africa in an organized and systematic manner. We will provide the list of items from the respective requirements of the above countries. If successful, then this model can be duplicated in other regions of the world e.g Middle-East, Asia, North Americas, Central and Eastern Europe.
Please consider this proposal as urgent, fully aware of your busy schedules and other obligations during this holy month.
Shukran Jazeelan
Ashraf Jedaar
FIMA RELIEF CHIEF COORDINATOR
2. REPORT FROM PROF. MAMOUN M.A. HOMEIDA, SUDAN ISLAMIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
You must have followed what has happened in Somalia with the new stability and takeover by the Sharia Courts. This has encouraged many NGOs to think how we can help our Moslem brothers and sisters in Somalia.
SIMA has sent a delegate to Mogadishu to assess the needs of the people in the area controlled by the courts and see how they can help in delivering some essential needs. Our goals were also to initiate the formation of an Islamic Medical Association of Somalia, which can later join FIMA; and through the help of SIMA and FIMA, it can operate some humanitarian health activities in the area.
The good news, the Somali Islamic Medical Association was formed and the list of the names of the council members is attached with their telephone numbers. Unfortunately, there is a lot to be done in terms of health-care delivery and environmental sanitation. I hope FIMA can act as a facilitator for fund raising to urgently do some health-care activities in Mogadishu. The hospitals are in shambles, few doctors not well-trained are shouldering a lot of work. There are 300 wounded young men who need orthopaedic, surgical services to save their lives.
We need to act quickly here. Medical supplies, in terms of autoclaves (at least 4), anaesthetic machines (4), defibrillator (1) and as much as possible, the following:
This is an urgent need to save young people, mainly fighters, from dying with infection. Above all, we need volunteers - orthopaedic surgeons and general surgeons. This is an opportunity to do good to humankind in need and for Moslems who are in dire need for help.
Could FIMA circulate a call for volunteers and for donations to, at least, initially save those 300 individuals from unnecessary death?
We have further thoughts about what we can do in the interim and long term in medical care.
SIMA (SudanIMA) is willing and prepared to help the volunteers to get to Mogadishu. If we know who can come, we can arrange for them to be transported from Dubai and help with permission to Somalia and received by the Somali Medical Association.
May Ramadan of this year come with prosperity to the Moslem world and to see to it that the Moslems are more united.
If there are any questions, please contact me through my e-mail and mobile number: