San Joseños Benefits from SM Foundation’s ‘Gamot Para Sa Kapwa’ Program
A total of 1,360 San
Joseños and residents of nearby cities and
municipalities were treated to a free medical and dental mission conducted by
SM Foundation Inc. at SM City San Jose del Monte, Thursday, August 01.
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Volunteers from the City Health Office
checks the blood pressure of a senior citizen (white shirt) and person with
special ability (yellow shirt) prior to medical consultation during the “Gamot
Para Sa Kapwa” program of SM Foundation at SM City San Jose del Monte.
Dubbed as “Gamot Para Sa Kapwa” SM Foundation partnered with the City Social Welfare and Development
Office, Philippine National Red Cross, and the City Health Office of San Jose del Monte to provide comprehensive
and accessible health care to target beneficiaries including SM employees and
their relatives, as well as indigent families living within the vicinity of SM.
There are at least 25 volunteers
including medical doctors and dentists from the City Health Office and SM
Foundation. Other volunteers are employees of SM City San Jose del Monte and
its partner agencies.
The supposed to be half-day long
medical and dental mission was extended until 2pm and accomplished 1,031
medical checkups for various ailments, 67 dental checkup and tooth extractions,
43 X-rays, 52 electrocardiograph or ECG, 43 random blood sugar tests, 45
cholesterol tests, 43 uric acid tests, and 36 hemoglobin tests.
Thousands of free medicines, doctor
recommended vitamins, and health ointments were given to all patients.
SM Foundation’s Gamot Para Sa Kapwa Medical and Dental Mission will also be slated
at SM City Marilao on September 11.
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