Joint Medical Civic Action sparks hope in Lantawan community: Lantawan, Basilan – Marine Battalion Landing Team-1 (MBLT-1) together with concerned institutions and local government officials of Basilan recently (August 15, 2008) conducted a joint medical civic action project (MEDCAP) at Barangay Tairan in Lantawan Municipality in Basilan that benefitted 261 patients and 263 free medicine recipients. This MEDCAP, the first conducted after a long dry spell of medical missions, was most welcome to the underprivileged people of the Tairan community with the participation of volunteers from the Office of the Lantawan Mayor, the Basilan Provincial (PHO) and Lantawan Municipality (MHO) Health Offices, the Department of Social Welfare and Development, Juan Alano Memorial Hospital, Basilan General Hospital (BGH), and MBLT-1. Left photo shows MBLT-1 Commanding Officer, LtCol Jose P Cabanban PN(M)(GSC) (2nd from left) and Lantawan Mayor Tahira S Ismael (left), while middle photo shows Dr Charlie Cabangal of the PHO and right photo shows Dr Jesus Mon of BGH. (MBLT-1/PIA-BASULTA) |
