A complete of 167 residents from Sulu had been capable of get free surgical procedures with the assistance of the GMA Kapuso Foundation.
According to a report on “24 Oras,” Monday, the provision of medical providers is an issue within the province attributable to its distant location within the southern a part of the nation.
With solely a small variety of medical doctors and restricted medical tools, many sufferers should not capable of get the therapy that they want.
“Kailangan ‘yung sa minor, ‘yung mga bukol, cyst, and the lumps. ‘Yung sa major naman, usually ‘yung sa thyroid, ‘yung anterior neck mass,” stated Dr. Fahra Omar, Provincial Health Officer II of Sulu. “Wala kaming surgeons that can do thyroid cases.”
Under the Gift a Gift Surgical Outreach Program, the Kapuso Foundation partnered with the World Surgical Foundation Philippines and the Philippine Army to offer medical assist to the sufferers in Sulu.
Specialists, surgeons, nurses, volunteers and medical tools had been flown via a navy C130 airplane, as they’re no industrial flights to the province.
Among the beneficiaries of this system embody Hernalyn and Munib Kasim, who had lengthy been affected by goiter and hernia, respectively.
For those that have an interest to assist, 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.
—MGP, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
