308 evacuees benefit from 8th Infantry Division, JSDF medical mission

From the Philippine News Agency (Nov 28): 308 evacuees benefit from 8th Infantry Division, JSDF medical mission

Around 308 people benefited from the medical and dental mission conducted by the 8th Infantry Division and the Japan Self Defense Force (JSDF) at the Tacloban City Convention Center Wednesday morning.

The latter facility was being used as an evacuation center by "Yolanda" displaced residents of the city.

Capt. Amado Gutierrez, 8th Infantry Division, said that their medical teams managed to provide dental treatment and advise to 108 individuals, 25 of whom were provided with tooth extractions.

While the JSDF provided oral polio vaccines, measles shots and Vitamin A supplements to 200 children temporarily living in the evacuation center.

Gutierrez said similar missions will be provided to the 31 other evacuation centers in Tacloban City.

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