a Quote Paul Farmer greets viewers Website landing page middle eastern refugee aid, non-profit and UNC student management Organization:
“if Access to health care is considered a human right, but who could be considered human enough to have that right?”
To Salma Hakam, UNC Junior And Mera's director Regarding the importance of public health, this quote touches on the importance of groups. Mission — Reduce health disparities in refugee communities through literacy-based interventions.
upon FridayMERA received it. robert E. Bryan Public Service Award Winner carolina public service center. The characteristics of the winners of this award are:extraordinary “Involvement and Service to the State of North Carolina,” the center’s website states.
“We have put in a lot of effort to do the best we can, and I am sure we will continue to do so,” Hakam said. Said. “So just being able to think about it a little bit and hear other people talk about it was really special.”
UNC senior Bilal Azzam and cod Jazairi Azzam first established MERA as a non-profit organization in 2022. Said It really picked up steam last summer. This year, they established the MERA student organization to take advantage of on-campus resources.Azzam, Jazeiri, Hakam, Abia Said and adam sheriff serve At a student organization board meeting.
Azzam, Mela director medical aid, Said The group focuses on promoting health literacy in all its efforts.After its founding, MERA's leaders discussed We work with medical experts to consider how we can best serve refugee communities around the world.Expert highlighted Although medical and dental supplies exist in some refugee camps, a major problem is a lack of awareness about how to use them.
“What we realized is that if we instilled a preventive health education curriculum in these refugee camps, we could essentially eliminate the problem before it occurs,” Azzam said. Said.
MERA has pursued the goal of equitable health care access. local And on a global scale.
