Ongoing Medical Mission in Sarangani

May 31, 2008 by MindanaoBob  
Filed under Events, Feature

Dr. William OlaliaDr. William Olalia

KIAMBA, Sarangani (May 31, 2008) – Dr. William Olalia (2nd from left) and Dr. Renato dela Cruz (2nd from right) perform an hernia surgery Saturday, May 31, in a classroom-turned-operating room at Kiamba Central Elementary School. A week-long medical mission by the University of Santo Tomas – Medical Mission Inc. (UST-MMI) for at least a thousand indigent patients has turned the school into a virtual hospital.

(Photo by Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Mayor Rom in ORMayor Rom in OR

KIAMBA, Sarangani (May 31, 2008) – Dr. Renato dela Cruz performs a cyst operation as Mayor Rom Falgui (right) observes Saturday, May 31, in a classroom-turned-operating room. A week-long medical mission by the University of Santo Tomas – Medical Mission Inc. (UST-MMI) for at least a thousand indigent patients in town has turned Kiamba Central Elementary School into a virtual hospital.

(Photo by Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Operating RoomOperating Room

KIAMBA, Sarangani (May 31, 2008) – A math classroom becomes an operating room with doctors setting up ten operating tables for the week-long medical mission by the University of Santo Tomas – Medical Mission Inc. (UST-MMI) for indigent patients at Kiamba Central Elementary School.

(Photo by Cocoy Sexcion/ SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Supply RoomSupply Room

KIAMBA, Sarangani (May 31, 2008) – A medical staff arranges medical tools in a classroom-turned-supply room at Kiamba Central Elementary School. A week-long medical mission by the University of Santo Tomas Medical Mission Inc. (UST-MMI) for indigent patients in town has turned the school into a hospital.

(Photo by Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Wireless Media CenterWireless media center

KIAMBA, Sarangani (May 31, 2008) – Local government media workers use wireless connection in an assigned mess hall at Kiamba Central Elementary School to move their photos and stories to news desks Saturday, May 31. The school turned into a virtual hospital as the University of Santo Tomas – Medical Mission Inc. started May 30 its week-long medical outreach for indigent patients in town.

(Photo by Allan de Lima/KIAMBA NEWS AND INFORMATION CENTER)

Comments

4 Responses to “Ongoing Medical Mission in Sarangani”

  1. Kathryn Ann A. Sicam on July 22nd, 2009 7:31 pm

    hello! are you willing to extend your medical mission here in Davao City? Phil. College of Technology Practical Nursing Students are very much willing to participate in the event.

  2. joy on June 23rd, 2008 3:57 pm

    oh i see, anyways im part of the team that’s why i know. :smile:

  3. Bob on June 22nd, 2008 4:03 pm

    Hi joy – I am sorry if there is an error. According to the Sarangani Provincial Information Office, that is a Supply Room, they are the ones who issued the press release.

  4. joy on June 22nd, 2008 3:14 pm

    just a correction regarding the supply room, that’s not a supply room, that’s the sterile area in the major OR.

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