December 27, 2019 — Three different areas – Quiapo in Metro Manila, Mataas na Kahoy in Batangas, and Makilala in North Cotabato – were the beneficiaries of outreach programs conducted by the UP Manila Ugnayan ng Pahinungod.
In Quiapo, the team held a Personal Hygiene Lecture: Oral Hygiene and Hand Washing on November 16, 2019. The team led by Ms. Lunalinda R. Luz, DDM, Health Training/Education Program Coordinator from Pahinungod together with Ms. Greame Montenegro from the UP College of Dentistry talked on hand washing and oral care and gave an actual demonstration on hand washing.
Thirty three children participated in the lecture who were also given toothbrushes and toothpaste. The activity was in partnership with the Order of Malta.
In Mataas na Kahoy, a Basic Life Support (BLS) Training was conducted in Brgy. Nangkaan on December 1, 2019. Volunteers Christian Reyes and Lorenzo Bulatao from the PGH Emergency Medical Services conducted the BLS Training to 90 residents of the said barangay.
Meanwhile, a Medical Disaster Response Outreach Activity was held in Makilala, North Cotabato on December 19-22, 2019.
For the said activity, initial coordination was done with UP Mindanao Pahinungód Director Michael Gatela to gather vital information prior to deployment.
As per the advise of the Medical Health Officer in the area, a psychological first aid team was tapped to join the mission. Psychosocial first aid was first conducted to the evacuees in Makilala Santos Land Area by a team through group discussion or home visits before the medical disaster outreach activity.
Relief goods distributed included blankets, bar soaps, mats, slippers, and hygiene kits. Boxes of medicines were endorsed to UP Mindanao.
