ALABEL, Sarangani (February 18, 2014) - World Surgical Foundation (WSF), a US-based charitable group providing surgical health care in many third-world countries, has partnered with Sarangani for a grand surgical mission from February 17 to 22.
The mission targets 250 operations to be performed.
Dr. Arvin Alejandro, officer-in-charge of Provincial Health Office, said the surgical mission is also done jointly with General Santos City.
This mission by WSF was made possible by Congressman Manny Pacquiao, Governor Steve Chiongbian Solon and Vice Governor Jinkee Pacquiao, in partnership with LGU GenSan.
The screening of patients and surgical operations are performed in the city’s district hospital.
Hernia, bowel issues, anorectal repair, penile malformations, cleft lip and palate, goiter (non-toxic), thyroid, bladder repair, TURPS (prostate/ kidney), hydroceles (prostate), tumor, cysts and hysterectomies are the cases catered to in the mission.
Alejandro said indigents suffering from these cases should take advantage of the services as they are given free of charge.
Patients are assured of quality standards from a 45-man team composed of local and foreign volunteer nurses, physicians and surgeons from multiple specialties.
From the 250 patients projected to be served, Alejandro calculated around P6,000 cost per operation and some P2.2 million Philhealth claims.
WSF is also donating supplies, medicines and some medical equipment which Alejandro pointed out could be used later in the provincial government hospital in Glan, Kiamba and Malungon.
The completion of upgrading into a level 1 hospital for Glan and Kiamba is expected during the first semester this year while the hospital in Malungon will probably be finished by the second semester.
Another surgical operation by a Canadian Mission, according to Alejandro, will be staged on February 24 until the first week of March which will cater to almost the same cases.
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