TACLOBAN CITY – The Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Leyte during their 27th regular session unanimously passed a resolution of commendation to the members of the medical teams assisting the An Waray party-list and the provincial government of Leyte in the week- long regional medical and surgical mission held in the city.
The resolution was authored by Board Member Roque Tiu, chair on committee on public information, citing that it is proper to commend and recognize the members of the medical team as they do not only provide medical services to the people of Leyte but also those coming from other provinces of the region.
Tiu said the medical mission is of a great help to the needy residents in the region, particularly those who cannot afford to undergo surgical operation due to poverty.
The medical mission is held at the Leyte Capitol Gymnasium for the medical check-ups and distribution of free medicines while the surgical operation is being conduced at the Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center (EVRMC).
Said undertaking is in partnership with the Foundation for Aid to the Philippines Inc., a group established in 1986 which started their medical mission in 1997.
The Leyte medical mission is composed of 54 medical practitioners (doctors and nurses) and is their first medical mission in the Visayan region.
The five-day medical mission, 1,500 patients a day are to be provided with their medical needs, while on the surgical operation about 500 patients are accommodated as per availability of surgeons, said Jude Acidre, regional chair of the An Waray party-list.
Aside from the An Waray party-list, the on-going medical mission is also supported by the provincial government Leyte, Department of Health and the Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center (EVRMC).
Conducting medical missions is among the priority program of the An Waray party-list under the leadership of Representatives Florencio “Bem” Noel and Neil Benedict Montejo who promised to intensify it more with their combined Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF).
Aside from conducting regular medical missions in various municipalities and cities in the region, the two congressmen also promised to increase their budget allocation to the EVRMC where the party-list group pays the medical bills of the indigent patients. (ROEL AMAZONA)
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