UNAUTHORIZED MEDICAL MISSIONS IN MANGALDAN DISCOVERED

Several private groups or organizations have been found conducting medical and dental missions in various barangays of Mangaldan, Pangasinan, without coordinating with the local government unit (LGU).

Mayor Bona Fe De Vera-Parayno said that while the local government does not prohibit medical and dental missions, these groups must comply with an executive order implemented in January 2024.

The order requires private groups to submit necessary requirements and obtain a permit from the LGU before conducting missions. 

This was enforced initially in 2023 following an incident where a child experienced excessive bleeding after undergoing circumcision during a medical mission.

"If something happens, nandiyan kami na nagpa-follow up or i-report who will be responsible kung ikaw ay nagpa-surgery sa estudyante pa lang," De Vera-Parayno said.

The executive order aims to protect constituents, particularly children undergoing minor surgeries.

"To protect our constituents [and] to protect our children with minor surgeries. Kailangan naming alamin kung sino ang nag-perform ng surgery [at kung] may lisensya ba ang nag-perform," De Vera-Parayno said.

Barangay officials have been instructed to cooperate with the LGU. 

"Kasi kung ano ang nangyari sa mga taong nagpapagamot [ay] sila ang mananagot, [kaya] dapat lang na iwasan natin 'yung basta-basta na lang sila... dapat ipagpaalam sa kanila," Vilma Galban, Chairman of Barangay Poblacion, Mangaldan, Pangasinan, said. —GMA Regional TV

This article Unauthorized medical missions in Mangaldan discovered was originally published in GMA News Online.

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