SM Foundation volunteers and project partners headed to the Ilocos Norte to conduct two medical missions: one in the municipality of Currimao and another in Laoag City.
The first stop for the medical mission team was the coastal municipality of Currimao. It was initiated by DMIRIE Foundation. Aside from SM Foundation, the medical mission was held in partnership with the Office of Rep. Angelo M. Barba and the local government of Currimao. The medical mission in Currimao was able to provide a total of 566 diagnostics and medical services.
The medical mission in Laoag City which was held at the Laoag Centennial Arena was initiated by Watsons under its AlagangPangkalusugan program. Through medical missions, SM Foundation and Watsons demonstrate a common commitment to provide access to health professionals and basic health services. Ilocos Norte Governor Matthew Manotocwho was present during the medical mission expressed his gratitude to SM Foundation and Watsons for helping uplift the health and wellness of Filipinos through the medical missions.
Watsons began its medical missions in 2013 providing free medical consultation, laboratory tests and medicines to the beneficiaries. It has also forged partnership with Operation Smile and conducts free cleft and plate surgeries to Filipino children. Watsonsis part of the Health and Beauty Store chain of A.S. Watson, the largest health, beauty, cosmetics, and perfumery retailer in the world.
Most of its stores are located inside SM Supermalls. The first Watsons stores in SM was the outcome of the partnership between A.S. Watson Group and SM Prime Holdings, Inc. in 2002.
At the recently conducted medical mission, health volunteers including doctors from the local government unit joined hands with SM Foundation to bring health services free of charge to Laoag residents. 1,871 beneficiaries came early to register and availed of medical and diagnostic services. Of this number 544 were skin care tests, medical (489), hair analysis (298), sugar test (131), audiometry test (117), cholesterol test (93), x-ray (69), uric acid test (66), and ECG (64). SM Foundation’s mobile clinic was dispatched to the venue to provide chest x-rays and ECGs.
The medical mission is the first for 2023 in the Ilocos region for both SM Foundation and Watsons.
The Currimao and Laoag medical missions are SM Foundation’s 16th and 17th medical missions, respectively for the year.
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