Sa'bai Vision 2017

Project Sa'Bai is a student-led Medical Overseas Community Involvement Project (OCIP) started in 2006 by students from Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. In many areas of Cambodia, there are under-privileged Cambodians who do not have the means or ability to access basic health care services. The primary objective of Project Sa’Bai is to provide basic health care and health education for needy Cambodians, in a sustainable manner.

Every December, Project Sa'Bai conducts health screenings and acute clinics for students and villagers in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, who lack access to proper health care services. Patients who requires investigative procedures such as X-Ray or further treatment will be brought out for referrals at local hospitals by our students. In addition to clinics, Project Sa'Bai also conducts health education lessons in the schools that we serve, as well as during the operation of our clinics.

Manila Medical Mission

The Manila Medical Mission (MMM) has its roots many years ago, when our guiding doctor, now a Family Physician of more than a decade of experience, led a team to Manila for a medical mission trip when he was a medical student. During that trip, he got to know Philadelphia Christcentered Fellowship (PCF), and since then has worked alongside them on multiple mission trips and forged a strong friendship and bond with the Church members and pastors.

In 2011, he introduced the project to two medical students and an arts student. Having caught his vision, the students went on a recce trip in January 2011 and established this project. Since then, teams have been formed to go up to Manila biannually.

MMM works alongside PCF in Manila to serve the underprivileged Filipino communities in and out of Manila.

With the generous sponsorship from Food Empire –our main sponsor– and the support of other corporate and private sponsors, we hope to bring hope and sustainable help to the communities.

Rotaract - Project Sothea

Project Sothea is a humanitarian aid project organised by Year 1 and 2 medical students. We made our 7th trip to Battambang, Cambodia in December, 2016. The beneficiaries of this project include villagers in Kamping Puoy and Sra Kaew, Battambang (30km away from Battambang city) where healthcare services are inaccessible, and the children at Peaceful Children Home 2 (a home for orphans or children whose parents are unable to care for them).

We aim to provide basic healthcare access to the villagers and children from the home to deal with current and acute problems, as well as to help them cope with chronic illnesses via lifestyle changes and education programs targeted at all age groups. We also hope to address the urgent needs of the villagers. This includes having a clean water supply and proper sanitation, as these are the primary causes of many health problems faced by the them.

Project Yangon

Project Yangon is an OCIP organized by students from Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, to serve the people of Yangon, Myanmar.

‘Yangon’ translated into English means ‘the end of strife’. However, for many of the villagers in Shwe Pyi Thar, a small township in Yangon city, life is a constant struggle. Many of the villagers in Shwe Pyi Thar had been relocated from Hlaing Township due to a fire that had wrecked their homes in 2005. They arrived at Shwe Pyi Thar with virtually nothing but their indomitable fighting spirit and community bonds held them together to rebuild their homes from scratch. Living under the poverty line, many cannot afford a healthy lifestyle. They have to make do with poor hygiene, poor nutrition and the lack of access to health. This has led to the various acute and chronic health issues in the community.

Our primary focus is on improving the health of our beneficiaries through health education initiatives and health clinics.

Project Battambang

Project Battambang has been serving the rural community in Poipet, the second poorest district in Cambodia, since 2010 when we identified a pressing need for proper healthcare and education services there. Our team comprises 24 first and second year medical students, and is mentored by Dr. Ong Yew Jin. The team is also accompanied by a wide roster of volunteer doctors and nurses as well as Cambodian medical, dental and allied health students. We supplement the local healthcare system by conducting health screenings, while concurrently developing sustainable healthcare programmes for the community alongside our Cambodian medical students. Under our Light-a-Dream Scholarship, we provide financial support to local high school and university students who display exemplary character and potential to contribute to the community. Biannual camps are also held to build values and project management skills to support them in conducting community service projects.

Project Lokun

Project Lokun is a medical biannual humanitarian project that serves the region of Pursat, Cambodia, as part of the National University of Singapore Medical Society. Founded in 2006, Project Lokun aims to create positive and sustainable changes in the health of the Cambodian villagers in Pursat. We reach out to villages far from the city centre and serve villagers who would otherwise not have the time or money to obtain proper healthcare.

We hope to cultivate within the Cambodian villagers an interest in their own health, to reconnect them back to their own local healthcare system and to care for them. To achieve this, Project Lokun has formed strong partnerships with many local organisations, schools and healthcare facilities. We also provide acute medical aid and treatment. At the same time, we educate the villagers through house-to-house and school education.

Smile Asia 1st Medical Students Chapter

The Smile Asia 1st Medical Student Chapter was founded by 2 students who are passionate about helping the children in less developed countries suffering from cleft deformities, which can be very detrimental to their growth, physically and emotionally as a person. Cleft deformities, one of the many birth deformities, which can be easily rectified with surgery and will vastly improve their quality of life and reduce morbidity and mortality associated with it.

Working with our main organisation, Smile Asia, we hopes to raise awareness and funds for the cause. We aim to be the leading student chapter in Singapore supporting and value adding to Smile Asias' operations overseas. Our mission is to be a student organisation that nurtures an alumni culture to give back to making more smiles.