Imagine waking up one morning and finding a truck with hospital capabilities parked in front of your home, ready to serve you. Would you not take that opportunity to be tested and know the status of your health, especially your pulmonary and cardiac health? In the Philippines, which has the highest rate of TB incidence in Asia, and where cardiac diseases kill almost 20% of Filipinos who die from non-communicable diseases, access to hospital care and the cost of laboratory tests are major barriers to healthcare.
This is where the Wellness and Outpatient Services on Wheels (WOW) Clinic+ comes in. The brainchild of RC Makati Premier District, the WOW Clinic+ offers primary health services, including tuberculosis (TB) and heart disease screening. The program aims to prevent these diseases through community healthcare worker training on TB patient monitoring, CPR, and basic life support. Additionally, a community campaign raises awareness of TB and cardiac diseases. Enabled by CFC ANCOP's vast network of volunteer doctors and nurses, this project has ancillary health services also available depending on the community's needs, which include medical consultation for adults and children, prescription medicine, health risk assessment - blood sugar, cholesterol, uric, and urinalysis tests, dental extractions, and Minor Operation (Circumcision, Removal of Cyst and Suturing of Laceration).
On May 4, the WOW Clinic was deployed at the Rotary Homes in Parañaque with over 300 families living in RC Makati’s adopted community in Par 3 and residents of Par 1 participating. On hand that day were PE Keith Harrison and Manny Padiernos. On the same day, the project was ceremonially handed over to its beneficiary, CFC ANCOP Foundation, Inc.
The WOW Clinic+ was funded by a $75,000 Global Grant from The Rotary Foundation as RC Makati Premier District’s fifth grant in its sixth year of existence. RC Makati has supported this project with a $6,000 contribution.
In the evening of the same day, RCMPD hosted a thanksgiving dinner at the Hechanovas home for the partners. There to join the celebration were PDG Sid Garcia and PE Keith & Rachel Harrison.
RC Makati is proud to support initiatives like the WOW Clinic+, which brings essential healthcare services directly to underserved communities. Through our collective partnership with RCMPD and The Rotary Foundation, and the invaluable contributions of healthcare professionals, we are able to make a meaningful impact on the health and well-being of those who need it most.
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