Cordillera medical mission set for leyte

By Ramon Dacawi 

Aside from relief support, the Cordillera is sending  this yuletide a 28-member medical mission to serve victims of super-typhoon Yolanda that hit Eastern Visayas  early last month.

Led by Dr. Manuel Quirino, head of the emergency department of the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center, the team will enplane  this Tuesday for Tacloban City to relieve  other volunteers earlier sent by the Department of Health to serve at the Eastern Visayas Medical Center in the calamity-devastated city.

Quirino, a surgeon, has also specialized in health emergency in disaster management and serves as trainer and course coordinator in basic life support – adult and pediatric, advanced cardiac life support and mass casualty incident management.

With him in the team are eight representatives of the  Department of Health, 15 from the BGHMC, four from the Conner District Hopsital in Apayao and one from the Far North Luzon Gen. Hospital in Luna, Apayao.

From the health regional office are Dr. AmelitaPangilinan, Dr. Alexei Marrero, Dr. Mary Munoz, Engr. Basilio Munar Jr., Engr. Nelson Cara, midwife David Waclet, nurse Karen Lonogan and nurse Victoria Malicdan.    

BGHMC is sending Dr. Mateo Bawayan, Dr. Dexter Feleciano, Dr. Joy Fongayao, Dr. Celestreli May Oras, Dr. Elizabeth Solang, Dr. Sheree Villacorta, nurses Raffy Ayunon, Oliver Balariz, Arthur Calde Jr., Simon Lacwasan, Krisel Matias and Allan Nape-ek; psychologist Elaine Bautista, orthopedic Jeff Calixto and occupational therapist Jimmy June Reyes.

From Conner are nurse Gregory Bangon, Dr. Ariel Gayudan, Dr. Oliver :Lacambre and Dr. Michael Mercado.

Completing the team is Dr. Jerome Pascual of the DNLGH in Apayao.

Earlier, the Benguet Electric Cooperative sent the first mission, a 12-member engineering team that reached Capiz in mid-November to help rehabilitate the electric system under the coverage of the Capiz Electric Cooperative.

The team dispatched by BENECO general manager Gerardo Verzosa and led by Engr. Ricardo Pallogan brought along a boom truck and several generators.