CMM
2003 serves Dinalupihan, Bataan and Hagonoy
 This
year marks CMM's 10th year of providing free medical, surgical,
dental and ophthalmic services to our less fortunate "kababayan."
In the past, each mission would cover two venues, but for
the first time this year, three venues were served: Bataan,
Bulacan and La Union.
Although
we struggled during the early stages of our planning in venue selection,
finding a US Coordinator and raising funds, the CMM once again did
an outstanding job of pulling through. Ultimately, we served over
10,000 Filipinos who otherwise would not have gotten  any
medical help.
The
Mission started on January 22 and ended on February 8, 2003.In each
venue, we averagedthirty volunteers from the US and from the Philippines
combined. We started the day at 5:30 AM and ended at 5:00 PM. As
always, the camaraderie, teamwork, dedication and hard work of these
volunteers were exceptional! Each volunteer gave their time, talent
and treasure but we left feeling that we got more than what we gave.
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Medical
|
Surgical
|
Dental
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| Dinalupihan,
Bataan |
2700
|
78
|
788
|
| Hagonoy,
Bulacan |
2307
|
145*
|
804
|
| La
Union |
2250
|
105
|
225
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| Penaranda,
N.E. |
300
|
5
|
95
|
*at
least 40 elderly patients had cataract surgery
Penaranda,
Nueva Ecija Mission 2003
Sister Edith Pastor, Daughters of Mary invited some CMM volunteers
to a one-day medical mission to Barangay Sto Tomas in Penaranda,
Nueva Ecija.The mission was held at the Barangay Hall. CMM
volunteers included Drs. Benjie Yu, Nimfa Yu & Fred Ng ; Adonis
Ng and Anita Ng; Several Nueva Ecija doctors and dentists; nurses
and Barangay Sto. Tomas volunteers assisted. Four hundred patients
received free consultation and prescription medicine. CMM donated
medical and dental supplies to the mission. At the completion of
the mission, the Barangay council leaders gave each volunteer a
bag filled with eggplant, okra, calamansi and pechay (greens), a
token of their appreciation for services rendered.
Anti-TB
drug therapy CMM 2003
Two adults and
an eight-year old patients diagnosed with Tuberculosis during the
Hagonoy mission will each receive the multiple drug therapy, courtesy
of Carolina Medical Mission. For the next 6 months these patients
will receive monthly supply from the Health Dept. of the Hagonoy
Municipal Office. Hagonoy Medical Coordinator Medy Aguilar will
follow up on these patients until completion of the therapy.
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