Daily TribuneSM Foundation’s newest mobile clinic will join medical missions in Luzon.
SM Group matriarch Felicidad Sy (center) leads the ribbon-cutting ceremony of SM Foundation’s launch of its newest and sixth mobile clinic at the SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City on 7 August. With her are (from left) SM Retail’s Rose Siaco, SM Foundation’s executive director Debbie Sy, health and medical programs executive director Connie Angeles, and trustee Engr. Ramon Gil Macapagal.
VOLUNTEER measures the blood pressure of a senior citizen at Megaworld Foundations’ Hope for Health Medical Mission 2024 at the Venice Mall, McKinley Hill, Taguig City.
PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY OF MEGAWORLD FOUNDATION
SM Foundation has rolled out its sixth mobile clinic to improve its dental and medical outreach.
It features an ECG room that has an emergency oxygen tank, and an X-ray room with RadTech working station, exposure area and dressing area. The clinic has more interior room, specialized equipment sections and robust and flexible canopy system.
It also has an upgraded radiation protection measures, which includes an improved lead-protected room, PA system to ensure the protection of radiologists and to for communication while having tests, and a dressing area for the privacy of the patients.
A blood analyzer and urine analyzer machines provide precise and on-time diagnosis.
The features conform with the revised Department of Health and Food and Drug Administration regulations as the Foundation is committed to improve patient care.
Meanwhile, the Megaworld Foundation conducted its Hope for Health Medical Mission 2024 for the third time at the Venice Mall, McKinley Hill, Taguig City. The medical mission was conducted in partnership with the Philippine Air Force Civil-Military Operations Group, Taguig City Health Office, and local government officials.
Free check-ups, medicine prescription and ob-gyn consultations were given to about 100 residents of Barangay Pinagsama. The locals were also lectured on women’s health and awareness on cervical care.
The medical missions align with the Megaworld’s MEGreen, a sustainability campaign whose objective is to address United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
At the 59th Anvil Awards, the MEGreen program received the Grand Anvil along with two other recognitions.
