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Tzu Chi Medical Centre of
Traditional Chinese Medicine Canada at Humber College
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In September 2016, Humber College launched its Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) program, becoming the first publicly funded post-secondary institution to do so. Tzu Chi Canada supported the program by offering bursaries to six students. Recognizing an opportunity to provide practical experience to the students while also benefitting the general public, Tzu Chi and Humber College formed a partnership to establish a TCM clinic on campus. The Tzu Chi Medical Centre of Traditional Chinese Medicine Canada at Humber College is slated to begin construction in 2017.

Tzu Chi and Global Medic : Sister Organizations

Global Medic is one of three operational arms of the David McAntony Gibson Foundation (DMGF), which was created in 1998 to honour the life and spirit of its namesake. Drawing on the expertise of its volunteers, many of whom work as fire fighters, emergency personnel, police and rescue experts, Global Medic aims to respond quickly to disasters around the world. The non-profit organization has worked in 47 countries, and provided aid in Taiwan following flooding caused by Typhoon Morakot.

In June 2013, twelve Tzu Chi�volunteers attended a one-day orientation organized by Global Medic. In July, Global Medic put on a special training session for Tzu Chi at the West Toronto�Office. At that time, DMGF�founder Rahul Singh expressed his hope for long-term cooperation between the two organizations.

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At the Tzu Chi Chinese New Year ceremony in 2014, Tzu Chi and Global Medic signed an agreement to cooperate in future disaster relief projects. Tzu Chi also donated $15,000 to fund the purchase of 300 water purification kits for family use.

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In 2014, Global Medic prepared two 40-foot containers with much-needed medical supplies to be sent to Sierra Leone and Lesotho, which were badly affected by the Ebola virus. Some 60 Tzu Chi volunteers joined many other Global Medic volunteers to sort, pack and load gloves, masks, protective suits, disinfectant and other supplies for front-line personnel.

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Tzu Chi International Medical Association of Canada

Tzu Chi International Medical Association (TIMA) was founded in 1996. TIMA currently has members in 20 countries across the world. They mainly help patients with financial difficulties, but they will also help Tzu Chi disaster relief teams with medical aid whenever and wherever there is a catastrophe. TIMA�䏭 mission is to treat and help ill people who also have financial difficulties. Up to 2012, TIMA had held over 10,000 sessions of free medical consultation in 44 countries, benefiting over 2,200,000 people worldwide with love and care.

TIMA not just provides free medical consultation services, but the most important motivates more and more medical professionals to serve disadvantaged ill people. TIMA encourages local medical professionals to participate in these medical consultations and get local volunteers to help with translation work. TIMA also appreciates any donation of medication and medical equipment. TIMA hopes to achieve the goal of �𦑩opularization of medical services�� through �𦣇ommunity based�� and �𦧺ocalized�� participation in medical consultation.

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Philosophy

TIMA of Canada is a volunteer team made up of Canadian medical professionals and administration staff. TIMA of Canada provides non-profit medical consultation services and humanitarian medical assistance worldwide inspired by the Buddhist spirit of �崬nconditional loving kindness and universal compassion�� and Master Cheng Yen�䏭 teaching of �鄄umanistic medicine�� and �𦧺ove transcends all boundaries.

Mission

�𦒈uarding health, guarding life and guarding love�� is the responsibility and mission of every single TIMA member. Spirit of �𦒈ratitude, respect and love��, promoted and practised by Tzu Chi is the best remedy to guard people�䏭 body health and mind health. TIMA of Canada strives to cure people, cure illness and cure heart following the teaching of �晉espect of life��. They approach isolated communities, villages, mountain areas and islands in every corner of the world where people do not have regular access to medical services.

Goal

To provide high quality medical services and care to disadvantaged people regardless of age, gender, ethnics and religion; to provide preventative medical education to the public; to raise the public�䏭 awareness of preventative medical care and related health issues; and to provide emergency medical assistance at times of catastrophe.

Vision

To take care of disadvantaged ill people in Canada; to cooperate with other TIMA teams all over the world to provide medical services to wherever help is needed.

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TCM Free Clinic & Consultation

Caring and experienced BC registered Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) doctors have been invited to all sorts of events to hold consultation sessions to help people who do not have regular access to medical service. Since 2011, during the Taiwan Science & Technology Culture Festival every year, many TCM doctors have participated in the consultation sessions held by TIMA of Canada, benefiting so far over 3,000 people. Since the beginning of 2014, TCM doctors have been going to Aboriginal Single Mother Center every Monday to provide consultation services. The goal is to hold consultation sessions regularly in all communities to benefit more people.

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TCM Health Seminar

To promote health care knowledge and to protect the health of the public, a free TCM health seminars has been given every month since July 2012. Since 2014, TCM health seminars presented in English have become available as well. Knowledgeable and experienced TCM doctors specialized in different areas have been invited to provide practical information on how to take good care of one�䏭 health. The doctors use simple language explaining and demonstrating to the public all sorts of diseases and how to prevent and cure the diseases with TCM. The doctors also address audience�䏭 questions and doubts in detail. Some lectures are also being given during the events in the Lower Mainland. You are very welcome to visit Tzu Chi website for more information and register for the next lecture. Please take good care of your health and your family�䏭 health.

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Donation of Medical Equipments

Tzu Chi Canada volunteers has been working to improve the health of the public. When Canadian hospitals called for help, Tzu Chi responded right away to raise funds through various means. To benefit more patients and to improve the quality of health care services, Tzu Chi has donated over $6 million CAD to 23 health care institutes in Canada over the past 22 years to upgrade and purchase medical equipments, support health care education, and provide the public with informative health-related publications.