Magalong-led wellness program benefits 17,701 folks in 123 Baguio barangays

January 13, 2019 Community Billboard

The wellness program being spearheaded by retired Philippine National Police Director Benjamin Magalong in Baguio has already benefitted a total of 17,701 residents from 123 barangays.
Just after a few days from its launching last November 19, the series of medical, dental and optical outreach missions has elicited a snow-balling clamor for its replication in communities still unserved by the group of volunteer doctors, dentists, nurses, and grooming practitioners under Medikalinga, a non-government organization of wellness and good health service dispensers.
As of last January 9, Magalong’s volunteer caravan had already covered 123 barangays, serving a total of 17,701 individuals in the wellness project that dispenses free medical consultation and minor surgery, dental services including free dentures, eye examination and free eyeglasses, and free medicines for various ailments and sicknesses, as well as free grooming and massages.
This was made up of 4,256 adult medical patients, 2,991 pediatric patients, 174 minor and medium surgical patients, 949 dental extraction patients, 1,358 patients who were given free dentures, 88 patient who underwent optical operations, 112 optical patients who were given free medicines, 3,810 who were given free eyeglasses, 1,905 who availed of free massages and another 1,957 who availed of free haircuts.
“I consider it a Christian duty to help others, to serve others. Any one man’s suffering should be ours too. It’s simply our way of making our disadvantaged people smile and feel happy that others care for their well-being,” Magalong said.
Conducted in close coordination with barangay officials, the volunteers dispense free services in strategically chosen covered basketball courts nearest the various barangays in a particular cluster as District Centers.
The health and wellness mission, which will continue on January 14 and 15, will be held at Irisan, while January 16 will be for the rest of the barangays comprising District 16 (Middle Quezon Hill, Pinsao Proper, Quezon Hill Proper, Upper Quezon Hill and Victoria Village.)
Residents who have been served in the wellness sites expressed their thankfulness that such a medical mission has been done in their barangays. This is very meaningful for us, having received the much-needed medical attention we have long wished for, but couldn’t get due to costs. Mahal ang magpa-konsulta para sa amin na dumaranas ng karamdaman. Mahal din ang mga gamot. Salamat sa Wellness Project in Sir Benjie!” said Lola Prisca, a 65-year old ailing patient.
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