At least 584 Bulacan citizens benefited from the recent SM Foundation medical and dental mission held at SM City Marilao.
The project was open to the public, providing health services to indigent patients in the community.
Doctors and volunteers offered various services, such as medical and dental check-ups and procedures, blood pressure monitoring, and basic laboratory examinations that included uric acid, cholesterol, hemoglobin, and blood sugar testing.
Free diagnostic and other laboratory services such as electrocardiograms (ECG) and X-ray tests were likewise available through the SM Foundation Mobile Clinic.
Patients from Marilao and neighboring towns also received free medicine during the mission.
This year, SM Foundation’s project and volunteer partners included the Philippine National Red Cross-Bulacan Chapter and the Marilao Municipal Health Office.
Private medical companies like DMI Medical Supply Company Inc. and Willore Pharmaceutical further provided health supplements and services.
SM Foundation’s Gamot Para Sa Kapwa Medical and Dental Mission aims to provide ancillary services to communities that have limited access to medical services, as well as provide immediate dental benefits to economically disadvantaged patients within the malls’ vicinity.