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Stay Healthy: U.S. Embassy Employees Get Free Medical Screenings, Information

Filipino actor Alfred Vargas gets his blood pressure checked with Ambassador Kristie Kenney at the U.S. Embassy Medical Unit's Health Fair, an annual event for the more than 1,300 employees of the U.S. Embassy. Mr. Vargas attended the Health Fair to encourage employees to get regular medical checkups and to eat healthy, exercise, and take care of their minds and bodies.
U.S. Embassy employees stand in line for information and presentations on healthy foods, back care, low calorie diets, body fat analysis, nutrition, skin care, massage and exercise. The U.S. Embassy Health Fair, held April 21 on the Embassy grounds, brought numerous companies and NGOs in the healthcare field to the Embassy to provide information and screenings for illnesses such as diabetes, hypertension, osteoporosis, and hyperlipedemia.
Dr. Jean-Marc Olivé, Representative of the World Health Organization to the Philippines, gives remarks during the U.S. Embassy Medical Unit's Health Fair for employees on April 21. The Health Fair is an annual event that seeks to improve the quality of life of the Embassy's more than 1,300 employees.
The U.S. Embassy Health Fair officially opened with speeches and a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by Ambassador Kristie Kenney (fifth from right), Dr. Jean-Marc Olivé from the WHO (fourth from right), Deputy Chief of Mission Paul Jones (fourth from left), U.S. Embassy Chief of the Medical Unit Dr. Cheryl Alston (second from right), and other special guests.

Last Update :: 04/21/2006

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