Mahasantisukha

Background

The Mahasantisukha is a training school to teach Buddhist monks English. It also organizes English classes for children between 5 and 12 years of age and operates a medical center providing free healthcare to the poor. Officially opened in December 1999, it is a sprawling 9-level complex well furnished with many function rooms, guest rooms and facitilies.

Field Report

We conducted health education on wound management, basic hygiene practices and dental hygiene to the mothers and children of the Sunday school with the assistance of monks who act as our translators.

The heights, weights and mid-arm circumferences of the children were taken and the mothers were given multi-vitamin and iron tablets at the end of the study.

S$1,000 were to donated to the Center for our expenses incurred during our stay there and for the Sunday School. Drugs, medical equipment and a used personal computer were donated to the medical center.

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