Providing Free Healthcare Solutions

Background

The Philippines like any developing country suffers from all diseases due to poor hygiene and sanitation brought about by poor awareness programs. This is one of the main public health issues that the Philippines needs to face and come up with solutions for – or at-least preventions. Letting the people be aware that there is hope is a great venture, but there is no other way but to start in ones own self and surroundings.

As part of Volunteer for the Visayans (VFV) commitment to public health, it has reached out to those in need through the implementation of its Annual Medical Mission, a day long event that provides free medical services for impoverished communities.

Thanks to the support that VFV receives from both its international volunteers, the organization is able to give medical relief clinics to surrounding rural towns which are rotated between each year. The services provided at such missions vary between missions but over recent years have seen efforts made to address culturally significant medical procedures, dental repairs, vaccinations and general health check ups.

In recent years, Volunteer for the Visayans has worked diligently with volunteers from the University of Western Ontario, local doctors, nurses and government officials to provide free medical services for hundreds of individuals across the course of one day.

2011 Mission

The 2011 Medical Mission is scheduled to be conducted in Alangalang, Leyte and will see Volunteer for the Visayans working in partnership with An-Waray Party List, a local political group in the Eastern Visayas.

VFV hopes to work diligently with the local municipal doctor, Dr R. Tan, to provide services for up to 300 recipients on May 21st, 2011.

In particular the mission will be focusing on providing free medical procedures, dental repairs and a general health check up for disadvantaged low income communities. As usual, Volunteer for the Visayans will be looking for further local and foreign support to make the event as successful as possible, and for the fifth year in a row will be coordinating efforts with volunteers from the University of Western Ontario.