PHILIPPINE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION OF WEST VIRGINIA MEDICAL MISSION TO LAPU-LAPU CITY 2006

[Lost in my flurry of posts is this one regarding the PMA-WV medical mission - always a very big undertaking considering the immeasurable benefit it gives to the underprivileged residents of Lapu-Lapu City and the surrounding areas - Mactanman]

This year, we in Lapu-Lapu City are again blessed by the good graces of the Philippine Medical Association of West Virginia (PMA-WV). On January 16-18 a medical-surgical mission was held at the Lapu-Lapu District Hospital.

As always, unvaluable amounts of medicines and services were provided free to the residents of the city and other surrounding areas.

The community is forever indebted to the following:

• PMA-WV, represented by Dr. Lemuel Delgra (President) and Dr. Perry Lee (Chief of Missions)
• Saint Alphonsus Catholic School Alumni Association, represented by Mr. Richard Solis (President) and Mr. Vic Montecillo (Vice President and Chairman, Mission Committe)
• Lapu-Lapu District Hospital, represented by Dr. Jaime Kaamino (Chief of Hospital) and Ms. Grace Estremos (Chief of Nursing Services)
• Hon. Arturo Radaza (Lapu-Lapu City Mayor)

A MISSION PICTORIAL

The mission banner

The early morning crowd on day #1

SOME OF THE PMA-WV MISSIONERS

Joy Cinco (Charleston, WV) manning the "Central Supply"

Guest Physician, Doctor Balakeno (USA)

Dr. Bert Maramba (Beckley, WV) with Mr. Virgil Sadora (Charleston, WV) interpreting

Dr. Ging Sadora (Charleston, WV)

Drs. Beboy Racoma and Nene Bondoc, both from Florida

Dr. Perry Lee (Charleston, WV), Chief of Medical Mission

Dr. Lemuel Delgra (Charleston, WV), President of PMA-WV

THE SACSAA MISSION VOLUNTEERS

SACSAA banner at the Central Clearance Desk

SACSAA volunteers buried in Patient Registration Station

SACSAA officers and volunteers in a much deserved rest

[Incidentally, Mactanman was President of PMA-WV (1986-87) and President of SACSAA (2002-04)]