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MAG Medical Disaster Response Day 4 (Super Typhoon #YolandaPH, #Haiyan) Andres Magalong (Gil) is currently positioned at Divine Word Hospital in Tacloban City to pick up the remaining food and relief packs from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). However, only 100 packs can be accommodated by the small boat going to Manicani…

We are in need of 4 preferably Cebu-based and/or Waray-speaking doctors and  4 nurses who can work with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) France for one month with compensation in Palo, Tolosa and Tanauan, Leyte. For interested applicants, kindly send your CV to msff.philippines@gmail.com and address it to Dr. Jade Sybil Peña. Thank you.

Our team since November 15 has been living and taking shelter at the Divine Word Hospital in Tacloban. Through a small boat (P13,000 rent), our team (Amy Abcede, Mercidita De Joya, Andres Magalong and Bert Cacayan (from TDH Germany) was able to visit 3 island/islets of Guiuan, Eastern Samar namely Tubabao, Manicani and Victory. They…

Early this morning, our team traversed the severely-damaged roads to Guiuan then hopefully have access to a boat to Manicani Island to continue our Rapid Health Needs Assessment. #YolandaPH #MedicalDisasterResponse

Update on Medical Disaster Reponse on Guiuan, Eastern Samar according to our Emergency Physician volunteer, Dr. Bernadette Velasco. The initiative was headed by Health Futures Foundaiton, Inc’s HELP SAGIP SAMAR, in partnership with Department of Health, Paibare, Glaxosmithkline and UNILAB. Total of 80 barangays have not been reached yet. Only Poblacion and nearby areas have…

To all health professionals (doctors, nurses, psychologists, social workers, etc) and volunteers: There will be a meeting and psychosocial assessment on MAG’s medical mission to the victims of Super Typhoon #YolandaPH (#Haiyan) at 4PM in our office (129-D Matatag Street, Barangay Central, Quezon City). For more inquiries, please call us at 433-1594.

Malnutrition is one of the common health problems of the IP Children in Bukidnon. 198 malnourished children among four (4) schools and two (2) communities from the three (3) municipalities of San Fernando, Kitaotao and Quezon were documented by the Medical Action Group (MAG). These malnourished children were provided with nutritional support like wet feeding…