Thousands avail of Pacific Partnership medical, dental services

From the Philippine Information Agency (Jul 28): Thousands avail of Pacific Partnership medical, dental services

ROXAS CITY, Capiz – Thousands of Capiceños availed of the various health services by the international servicemen who  joined the Pacific Partnership 2015 in Capiz.

In Cuartero town alone, more than 1,000 residents benefited from the medical, dental and optometry services by the team.

Mayor Tito Mayo said that while they only targeted 50 residents from every barangay with a total of  22 barangays, there were also residents from other provinces like Iloilo and other neighboring towns in the province who also availed of such services.

Mayo said that their people patiently waited for their turn to avail of the health services from the international community, lining up starting early morning.

For Pacific Partnership Public Affairs Officer Lt. Timothy Pietrack, the overwhelming support of the local government unit of Cuartero made it  a successful event of the town.

He also acknowledged the hospitality and the warm appreciation and welcome of the people of Capiz for the team.

Pietrack said that their various engagements in Capiz have been a learning experience for every member of the team which could also be shared in their next Pacific Partnership engagements in the other parts of the world.

“We are honored and privileged to have worked with the Filipino people, particularly the Armed Forces of the Philippines and other government officials for they are very professionals and so welcoming,” he said.

He said that their stay in the Philippines, which is their longest ever Pacific Partnership engagement so far, was an opportunity to know more about the culture of the Filipino people.

Included in the Pacific engagements in Capiz are the medical, dental, veterinary and engineering civic action, including disaster preparedness capacity building and gender and development training.

The medical engagements were earlier conducted in barangays Culasi and Loctugan in Roxas City as well as in Cuartero, while the Sigma town medical civic action is scheduled also this week.

The veterinary civic actions were likewise done in Dumarao, Cuartero and next in Pontevedra.

The surgical procedure for a short day recovery period cases are ongoing onboard United States Naval Ship Hospital Mercy docked in Culasi, Roxas City.

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