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Saturday, February 04, 2006
Circulo Pampangueño of Michigan, USA home for medical missions
By Albert B. Lacanlale
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO -- The Michigan Circulo Pampangueno (MCP), a Kapampangan community based in Michigan, USA will be holding a five-day medical mission in various locations in the province starting February 13.
The MCP will hold the medical missions with the cooperation of local government units of Angeles City, Lubao, Candaba and the City of San Fernando, representatives of various institutions, clubs and civic organizations in the province.
The MCP has pinpointed three towns in Pampanga and in Angeles City for the conduct of medical and dental missions.
The mission is co-sponsored by the University of Sto. Tomas (UST) Medical Alumni Association in America.
Dr. Jose Evangelista, over-all chairman for Medical Mission 2006, said the mission aims to help indigent patients who otherwise would not be able to afford surgeries.
A welcome party for the volunteers will be hosted by Angeles City Mayor Carmelo "Tarzan" Lazatin and Vice Mayor Ricardo Zalamea on February 12.
From February 13 to 17, the group will be providing free medial pediatric outpatient clinic, as well as general and cataract surgeries.
On the second and third day of the mission, the group will be in Lubao and Candaba, respectively for medical and pediatric outpatient clinic.
Finally, on the 16th, the team will be in this city for a similar mission.
Joining Evangelista as MCP representatives to the mission are Dr.
Stella S. Evangelista, Dr. Serafin Samson (MCP liaison officer), and Engineer Fortunato Sunga (MCP past president).
Evangelista, in their recent meeting, emphasized the vital role each of the participating groups would play for the success of the mission.
In receiving patients, the organizers of the mission requires patients to be screened for indigency and readiness to operations.
Evangelista reminded volunteers to check expiration dates of medications to be distributed.
So far, physicians who have been listed for the project are active medical practitioners in the US and are all board certified specialists.
Once certificates of indigency have been secured from the Department of Social Welfare and Development, patients could go to the Ospital Ning Angeles in Angeles City for preliminary check-ups and other laboratory works.
(February 4, 2006 issue)
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