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125 cleft lip, palate patients get free surgery
- Source: http://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1008182
- Friday, September 1, 2017
- By Cindy Ferrer (PNA)
ILOILO CITY -- A total of 125 cleft lip and cleft palate patients in Western Visayas availed of the free surgery by the Medical Mission Matters Philippines in partnership with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Region 6.
Medical Mission Matters Philippines, a non-profit organization founded to help indigenous children, especially from the poorest of the poor families in the country, conduct free cleft lip and palate surgeries.
It aims to provide opportunity in the region especially Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program beneficiaries to be treated.
DSWD-6 regional program coordinator of 4Ps, Jonathan Anteza, said the patients availed of the free surgeries during two medical missions.
The first batch of 50 patients underwent cleft palate and lip repairs in March at Jesus M. Colmenares District Hospital in Balasan, Iloilo.
The second batch consisted of 75 patients at Ibajay District Hospital in Aklan province in August.
Anteza said these patients are a combination of Pantawid and non-Pantawid beneficiaries.
The free surgery is a big help to the indigent patients as they will have to spend PHP100,000 to PHP180,000 for the medical procedure in any hospital.