Residents from General Santos City obtained free goiter screening in a thyromobile medical mission carried out by the Department of Health and GMA Kapuso Foundation.
According to a report on “24 Oras,” Monday, beneficiaries additionally obtained free laboratory exams, session, salt testing, and hygiene kits as a part of the commemoration of the Goiter Awareness Week.
Goiter is the enlargement of the thyroid gland, which is positioned on the base of the neck. It’s most typical trigger is lack of iodine within the food regimen. Symptoms embrace throat ache, issue swallowing, troublesome respiratory, and the voice getting hoarse.
Dr. Teofilo San Luis Jr., the nationwide coordinator of the Iodine Global Network, reminds everybody to get a checkup instantly in the event that they really feel a lump on their neck. Pregnant and lactating girls, particularly, are strongly inspired to take action.
“Within the first six months, ‘yung utak ng bata apektado kapag si mommy kulang sa iodine,” he mentioned. “The IQ goes down, as much as 10 to 15 IQ points nawawala.”
For those that need to assist GMA Kapuso Foundation’s initiatives, chances are you’ll ship your donations by financial institution deposits, Cebuana Lhuillier, GCash, Shopee, PayMaya, Zalora, MegaMart, Globe Rewards, Metrobank bank card, and Lazada.
For extra info, go to the GMA Kapuso Foundation web site.
—MGP, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
