Barangay De La Paz, Binan, Laguna

Saturday, May 14, 2011, Philippines---- Residents of Baranggay De La Paz, Binan, Laguna, were recipients of a medical mission program aimed to promote infectious disease prevention. The whole day project proved successful mainly because of the tireless efforts of volunteer workers from the City of Binan Department of Health; OpenHeart Foundation, Inc.; Sorority of Thomasian Doctors (Sigma Tau Delta); lecturers, Nicole Dacanay, M.D., Carol Encarnacion, M.D., and coordinators, Christian Belisario,  and 

Ma. Zobel Yuvienco, MD. 

Nor Tabios, Chairman of Openheart Foundation, Inc.,  (pictured above, standing at left)
discusses Deworming Treatment to parents. Two hundred children from ages two to eight years old 
received deworming treatment. Ninety residents of Baranggay De La Paz also received pneumococcal vaccines. 
The whole day event was held on the grounds of OpenHeart Foundation's office branch in Binan.

Pictured above are volunteer workers from the City of Binan Department of Health. 

Twenty dedicated volunteers were on hand to help with the medical mission project.

Dr. Benjamin, Chief Medical Officer, City of Binan Department of Health (pictured at right) 

receives a donation of stethoscopes and minor surgical instruments from Let's Share Foundation. 

Nor Tabios of OpenHeart Foundation (pictured at left) is seen handing Dr. Benjamin the donated items.

Pictured above being interviewed by the local television media, is Christian Belisario, volunteer coordinator, and pre-medical student from the University of Connecticut. Dr. Nicole Dacanay, Mr. Belisario, and Dr. Carol Encarnacion discussed infection prevention to participants of the medical mission. Some of the topics discussed at the lecture were food preparation, consumption of clean water, and  proper handwashing among others. Participants were instructed on the benefits and risks of pneumococcal vaccines.

 Barangay De La Paz  is one of twenty-four Barangays in Binan, Laguna. People residing
 in this area have poor health status and are vulnerable to different forms of health risks. Providing 
worm treatment and pnemococcal  vaccines to people from this Barangay, has without a doubt 
helped improve and upgrade the quality of life of its residents. The medical mission project  
entrusted the town with learning opportunities that promote better health care and has afforded 
individuals with a better understanding of how diseases are transmitted. If you would like 
to help in our on-going mission in Barangay De La Paz, please let us know by 
e-mailing us at letsharefoundation@gmail.com.