The Department of Health (DOH) will conduct 15,300 free surgical operations for poor Filipinos who need health care services this week.
The operations will be done through the DOH’s surgical caravans, which will serve people with operable cases, DOH Secretary Dr. Paulyn Ubial said in an interview.
The free surgery is part of the DOH’s Tamang Serbisyo para sa Kalusugan Program (TSeKaP), said Ubial.
Under the TSeKaP, health professionals reach out to the poorest of the poor to provide them basic health care services, such as free physical examinations, basic laboratories (blood typing, complete blood count, urinalysis, stool exam, and fasting blood sugar), family planning counseling, and health education.
The program also provides free medicine, first aid kits, dental kits, get-go bags, wheelchairs, and eyeglasses, among others.
TSeKaP aims to serve an estimated 20 million poor Filipinos who need health care services. To date, Bicol’s regional health office was able to serve 1.78 million indigents under the program The Western Visayas’ regional health office reached out to 496,673 indigents, and the Ilocos region’s health office aided 494,687 indigents. (LSJ/PNA).
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