Medical
mission benefits
thousands Thousands
of less fortunate constituents availed and benefited the recent Surgical Medical
and Dental Mission simultaneously held July 20 to 24, at the Bohol Cultural Center,
Gov. Celestino Gallares Memorial Hospital, Medical Mission Group of Hospital and
Health Services in celebration of the 4th TBTK Global Homecoming of Boholanos,
2009 Sandugo Festival and 155th Bohol Day Anniversary.
The
week-long humanitarian undertaking was sponsored by the Provincial Government
of Bohol headed by Gov. Erico B. Aumentado and Vice Gov. Julius Caesar F. Herrera,
Provincial Administrator Atty. Tomas D. Abapo Jr. and Provincial Board Member
Dr. Tomas Cesar T. Lopez assisted by Philippine Gift of Life headed by its chairman
Dr. Ramie Cadag, president/CEO Fancy S. Baluyot and vice president Rev. Fr. Victor
Bompat;
City
Government of Tagbilaran thru Mayor Dan Neri Lim, Vice Mayor Jose Antonio Veloso,
SP City Health chairman Kag. Leonides L. Borja, Deputy Mayor Marlito Uy; Cong.
Edgar M. Chatto; Cong. Roberto Cajes; Cong. Adam Relson L. Jala; Tigum Bol-anon
Tibuok Kalibutan (TBTK) headed by Betty Garcia and Dr. Anita Cal Jackson; Home
Reach Foundation thru chairman, Dr. Pepe REcitas, co-chairman, Dr. Ramie Cadag
and Director Richard Uy;
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of Health thru DOH secretary Francisco Doque III and assistant secretary, Dr.
Elmer G. Punzalan and Holy Spirit Elementary Class 1977 thru Joseph S. Alagon.
Surgical
cases were conducted at Gov. Celestino Gallares Memorial Hospital, cataract cases
at the Medical Mission Group of Hospital while medical dental consultation was
at the Bohol Cultural Center.
Also
on hand to assist were TBTK volunteers, PNA nurses, Association of Municipal Health
Officers of the Philippines (AMHOP) and the Bohol Medical Society (BMS) among
others. | Baluyot,
who is also the consultant for Health and Social Services, conveyed her utmost
gratitude to the surgical team headed by Dr. Zaldy O. Buac, Dr. Michael L. Co
Del Mar and Dr. Edgar D. Pizarras and their counterpart in USA headed by Dr. Benny
Buslon;
Cataract
team was headed by Dr. Federico A. Malubay of Philippine Association of Medical
Specialists (PAMS); Association of Municipal Health Officers of the Philippines
(AMHOP) headed by Dr. Jude Doblas; Bohol Medical Society headed by Dr. Teomaria
Jesim, the Board of Anesthesiologist;
TBTK
volunteers thru Dr. Anita Cal Jackson; Philippine Nurses Association thru Emma
C. Auza, over-all coordinator of volunteers nurses John Philip Calulo; Philippine
National Red Cross Bohol Chapter thru Administrator Nenita Briones; Provincial
Health Office thru Dr. Reymoses A. Cabagnot;
Dental
Team headed by Dr. Felino Columnas; Bohol Circle of Eastern USA thru president
Anita T. Borja; PNP Health team headed by PCI Alex F. Bragat; AFP Technical Service
Brigade Col. Joseph G. Sevilla and to the Provincial Medical Surgical Mission
committee.
According
to Provincial Administrator Tomas D. Abapo Jr., 4,508 indigent patients availed
and benefited the medical, dental, surgical and cataract mission with quantified
cost of P18 million if paid.
The
youngest among the patients was 8 years old and the oldest was 92 years old.
As
per record of the Department of Health, the Bohol Health Program is the best in
the country
in terms of medical missions.
 | | BOHOL
BEACH CLUB. GM Rolly Jimenez together with the newly formed BBC Cultural Dance
Troupe welcomed the M.I.C.E. Buyers from Mainland China, Hongkong, Singapore,
India and Europe, during their visit to BBC last July 07, 2009. The M.I.C.E. Buyers
are participants to DOT's Philippine M.I.C.E. Buyer Invitational Programme 2009
held recently in Manila. |
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