December 2, 2003
Cotabato folks receive free meds,
medical and dental care from RP-U.S. team
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A young boy (above) waits with other residents of Barangay Notre
Dame to receive the free medicines prescribed them while a member
of the JUSMAG team, a Filipino soldier and University of Notre Dame
medical and nursing students fill the prescriptions. The U.S. team
donated medicines worth P180,000 that were distributed to the patients,
as well as medicines worth P350,000 that were given to the local
barangay health center and to the Cotabato City Health Office. |
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A young muslim woman (left) has her blood pressure taken and
her complaints noted by medical and nursing studentsof the University
of Notre Dame, while a young man (lower photo) has his teeth
examined by an Armed Forces of the Philippines dentist. The
day-long medical civic action mission evaluated and treatedmore
than 700 medical and300 dental cases, andperformed more than
90circumcisions.
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| (Clockwise from top:) Cotabato City residents arrived early to
register for medical and dental treatment; residents lineup for
medical consultation; a JUSMAGmedic attends to a toddler; JUSMAG
and AFP officials presents medicines to townOfficials; and school
girls enjoy an instantreview of a shot that an American soldiertook
of them with his digital camera. |
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