289 Iloilo, Iloilo City residents benefit from free surgical mission

Source: Manila Bulletin

ILOILO CITY - Two-hundred eighty-nine underprivileged residents of this city and Iloilo province benefited from a free medical mission recently conducted by the World Surgical Foundation Philippines (WSFP) and power distributor MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power).

A FREE surgical mission was recently conducted by the World Surgical Foundation Philippines (WSFP) and power distributor MORE Power for underprivileged residents of Iloilo City and province of Iloilo. (MORE Power)

The WSFP's fourth surgical mission in Iloilo that cost a total of P13 million focused on surgeries mostly for children as pediatric surgical specialists are not readily available and affordable to low-income families.

"With the support of MORE Power and other sponsors, we provided free services as surgeons and anesthesiologists," said WFSP President Dr. Lester Suntay.

"We couldn't have achieved this without our funders. We are particularly grateful for our partnership with MORE Power," added Suntay.

Each surgery can cost anywhere from P300,000 to P400,000.

The mission was backed by the Iloilo provincial government and the Iloilo city government.

"We are very happy to assist and facilitate this surgical mission. We hope it will continue every year," said MORE Power President and Chief Executive Officer Roel Z. Castro in a statement.