For Women’s History Month, the GMA Kapuso Foundation gave 200 ladies in Laguna and Nueva Ecija free pap smear and breast examination in partnership with Homelab Medical and Diagnostic Services.
“Through pap smear, makikita yung mga changes dun sa kwelyo ng matres kung may inflammation and most importantly kung merong changes that may lead to cervical cancer,” stated Dr. Janete C. Pawayal, a rural well being doctor in Bongabon Rural Health Unit 2.
One of the ladies in Louisiana, Laguna is Elizabeth Ricarte, who makes P200 for making 10-15 native luggage or bayongs.
“Wala na po akong asawa. May apo po akong nahingi sakin ng pera pambaon,” Ricarte stated.
In Bongabon, Nueva Ecija, feminine farmers, like Ofhel Mae Acosta, face threats to their livelihood of farming onions, such because the armyworm or lack of chilly storage.
“Kasi yung sibuyas nagda-dry yan. Yung balat po na yun pag nastock siya yun yung mag-cacause ng bulok ng sibuyas,” stated Acosta.
The GMA Kapuso Foundation additionally gave the ladies grocery packs, nutritional vitamins, and hygiene kits.
The basis additionally plans to have one other Women’s Month undertaking in Sogod and Cordova in Cebu this March.
For those that are focused on serving to the ladies, the GMA Kapuso Foundation is accepting donations via 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.
https://www.gmanetwork.com/kapusofoundation/donate —Kimberly Tsao/LDF, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
