From the Philippine News Agency (Nov 27): Gov't conducts dental, medical missions in Tacloban
Ensuring the health of typhoon victims housed in evacuation centers, the Philippine Army alongside the Japan Disaster Relief-Self Defense Forces (JDR-SDF) Units held dental and medical missions here Wednesday.
"We have started the dental and medical mission at 9 a.m.," said AFP Major Luther Punzalan of the 8th Infantry Division.
Punzalan said they are offering extraction and consultation services for the evacuees who are temporarily housed atTacloban City Convention Center
The AFP dental team assisted at least 27 patients as of 11a.m. There were also doctors treating evacuees with ailments and minor wounds. The government earlier assured enough supply of medicines to assist typhoon victims.
Punzalan said they will be visiting other 31 evacuation centers in Tacloban to give free medical and dental aid to affected families.
The Japan Disaster Relief Forces, meanwhile, offered free immunization for measles, oral polio, and vitamins and health supplements for the evacuees.
Tetsuro Amano, minister and deputy chief of the Mission Consul General, said they have deployed four doctors to administer the vaccination.
Amano said they are expecting more than 200 evacuees who will avail of the free medical services.
"We give vaccinations to children ages 5 months old up to 6 years old," he said.
This activity was in coordination with the World Health Organization, United Nations and the Department of Health.
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Ensuring the health of typhoon victims housed in evacuation centers, the Philippine Army alongside the Japan Disaster Relief-Self Defense Forces (JDR-SDF) Units held dental and medical missions here Wednesday.
"We have started the dental and medical mission at 9 a.m.," said AFP Major Luther Punzalan of the 8th Infantry Division.
Punzalan said they are offering extraction and consultation services for the evacuees who are temporarily housed at
The AFP dental team assisted at least 27 patients as of 11a.m. There were also doctors treating evacuees with ailments and minor wounds. The government earlier assured enough supply of medicines to assist typhoon victims.
Punzalan said they will be visiting other 31 evacuation centers in Tacloban to give free medical and dental aid to affected families.
The Japan Disaster Relief Forces, meanwhile, offered free immunization for measles, oral polio, and vitamins and health supplements for the evacuees.
Tetsuro Amano, minister and deputy chief of the Mission Consul General, said they have deployed four doctors to administer the vaccination.
Amano said they are expecting more than 200 evacuees who will avail of the free medical services.
"We give vaccinations to children ages 5 months old up to 6 years old," he said.
This activity was in coordination with the World Health Organization, United Nations and the Department of Health.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&sid=&nid=&rid=591326