Mercy Medical Centre

The CSI Mercy Medical Centre (MMC) is "a non-profit Christian medical center proclaiming the love of Christ to the people of Cambodia through excellent healthcare and training. Established in 2000, [they] are a multi-organizational, multi-national, multi-denominational, multi-specialty center with a passion for providing quality compassionate care and training others to do the same." OMF Cambodia has seconded several people to work with MMC over the years, and since March, Shirley and Mary, an OMF colleague, have opened a counselling service as part of MMC. Many people who are patients at MMC have anxiety problems or other mental health issues, and where appropriate these might be referred through to the new counselling service. As yet the number of clients seen has been small, but this is expected to grow over time.

Yesterday afternoon, Shirley, Mary and I met at MMC in order to take a few photographs of the centre and the counselling service in particular. The photograph above shows Shirley and Mary by the MMC plaque, and those below the entrance to the new counselling room, the two comfy airm armchairs, and Shirley at the desk.