In line with its community development efforts, the Eastern
Mindanao Command and Operation Smile Philippines Foundations Incorporated
(OSPFI) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) Sunday to strengthen their
partnership in reconstructive surgery and other health services.
The Eastern Mindanao Command was represented by Lt. Gen.
Aurelio B. Baladad.
Signing in behalf of OSPFI was Dr. Joselito R. Cembrano.
The MOU seeks to beef up the partnership of the two groups
in conducting reconstructive surgery and related healthcare services to
indigent Filipino children and young adults with cleft lip, cleft palate and
other facial deformities in the communities within Eastern
Mindanao .
The signing took place 9:30 a.m. at the Davao City
With the signing of the MOU, the two parties will conduct a
medical surgical missions starting June 13 to 19at Brokenshire
Memorial Hospital
in Davao City
OSPFI was established in 1988 as the Philippine partner
foundation of Operation Smile, Inc., an international volunteer medical
services organization based in Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S.A,. to provide
medical surgeries as well as to create learning opportunities for Filipino
medical professionals for them to hone their skills.
Cembrano said that doctors of OSPFI are expert in
reconstructive surgeries.
“I would like to encourage the affected children including
young adults to avail these free medical services,” he said.
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