7th Annual IMHO Convention Saturday, May 1st, 2010 – Boston, USA

வணக்கம்அகர முதல எழுத்தெதல்லாம்

ஆதி பகவன் முதற்றே� உலகு. 'A' is the prime of all letters. The

Source - the God is the prime of the world.

MIOTMIOT

TamilTamil HealthHealth

IMHOIMHO Collaboration

&

Networking

Supporting Tamil CommunitySupporting Tamil CommunityDiaspora Health and Wealth Projects

• Establish self-sufficiency • Collaborative Medical Enhancements • Medical Student Exchange Programme• Establish Bilateral Teaching Collaborations

Past ExamplesJewish

community

DiplomacyThrough

Friendship

Think TankTTT- T3

Tamil Think Tank Like the

Skull & Bones…

Uniting CommunityConcerted

Effort

NetworkingWorld Tamil

Communities

OurCollaboration

1.0 What Has MIOT Achieved?1.0 What Has MIOT Achieved?IOFM – Institute of Family Medicine – Established & Running IOFM Clinics – Establishing Mobile Medical Units in the North & East– CME / CPD programmes – Joint Venture: Online.– Establishing the Visiting Professional from the West to teach

the young and emerging medical professionals. – Establishing the Eastern Province Primary Care and

Educational links with universities.

2.0 What Has MIOT Achieved?2.0 What Has MIOT Achieved?

Orphanage Mission • Well established and improving • Planning to establish more for those

homeless children of the war• Increase funding through campaigns – and

to establish Tamil Children Funds (like that of

Christian Children Funds in the West).

3.0 What Has MIOT Achieved?3.0 What Has MIOT Achieved?• Medical Student Exchange Programmes• Linking the University of Jaffna – EU – NA –

Asian - African Universities for Visiting Professor Programmes.

• Giving accommodation for Foreign national exchange students to enhance the knowledge sharing.

The Way Forward• Organise projects by individuals with

similar interest • Organise projects through organisations they

belong to.• Collaborate with Diaspora Organisations• Tap into international Govt / NGOs for

funding and expertise

Diaspora & Solidarities• Important & Vital for any Community• We must help those less afortúnate amoung us• Way forward is through non-profit NGO organisations. • One Must Help:

Very 1st – Their Family 2nd - Their Community

3rd - Their Country 4th - Their Region 5th – Finally the World. Let Us Help Those Left Behind!

IMHO E.U.

*Establishment of IMHO European Union in collaboration with MIOT UK

நன்�ி - Thank You

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