Shariff Aguak municipal gov’t spearheads medical mission

MEDICAL SERVICE --- A medical practitioner from the Integrated Provincial Health Office- Maguindanao performs “tuli” to one of the patients during a medical mission last May 13 in Shariff Aguak town. (ANNE ACOSTA - MINDANAO EXPOSE’)

SHARIFF AGUAK, Maguindanao --- Some 2,802 patients received treatment in a medical mission last May 13 sponsored by this local government together with the family of the late congressman Simeon A. Datumanong and the Integrated Provincial Health Office of Maguindanao.

Mayor Marop B. Ampatuan said they were overwhelmed by the response of their constituents and residents of nearby municipalities to the medical outreach.

“The whole day medical mission activity was a success,” he said.

Mayor Ampatuan said services rendered  to residents of  Shariff Aguak and those from the neighbouring towns included medical consultation, dental, minor surgery, “tuli,” pre-natal, usapang kabataan, RBS, eye check-up, “referred,” and health education.

The number of beneficiary-patients in various medical services accounted as follows: medical consultation- 649; dental- 248; minor surgery- four; “tuli”- 202; pre-natal- 14; usapang kabataan- 17; RBS - 221; eye check-up- 26; “referred”- 20; and health education- 1,401. All in all, there were 2,802 treated patients.

Mayor Ampatuan added that as counterpart of the local government, they also offered manpower support, venue, and food to the patients and the ones who assisted them during the conduct of the one-day activity.

“We were able to stage this medical mission with the help of the IPHO - Maguindanao led by Dr.Tahir Sulaik and some friends of the late Congressman Datumanong. This is an initiative of the family of the late congressman and they tapped the present leadership of Shariff Aguak to help them carry out with the plan,” said Mayor Ampatuan.

Anwar K. Emblawa, who spoke on behalf of the Datumanong family, said they would like to extend their sincerest gratitude to all those who took part in the success of the medical mission.(GILMHAR A. LAO & ANNE ACOSTA- MINDANAO EXPOSE’)