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eHealth PH
Dear Friends and Colleagues, Greetings! Please find below a copy of the eHealthPH newsletter which includes community appeals from LGUs in Typhoon Yolanda-affected areas. The appeals are also posted at the eHealth.Ph website. http://ehealth.ph/index.php/forum/health-disaster-work-in-complex-emergencies/298-appeals-and-requests-from-the-visayas#1306 . eHealth.PH is a project of the Institute of Philippine Culture, Ateneo De Manila University and the Philippine Council for Health…
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A THANK YOU NOTE
The Medical Action Group would like to express its heartfelt gratitude to all MAG members, partners and friends who have extended and pledged their support to the victims of Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan). Please give us a moment to thank all of you: Cash Donations: 1. Ms. Thelma H. Borromeo, MAG Member from Alberta, Canada 2.…
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MAG Medical Disaster Response Day 7
Medical Team #3 has safely reached Guiuan, Eastern Samar as of 2:23 P.M today. The van is banked in Barangay Poblacion where the current mission center is based. Our gratitude to Ms. Imelda Gagap for hosting our medical teams. All the medical teams are now in Manicani Island. As of date, MAG already conducted medical…
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Giporlos, Eastern Samar
Update from Giporlos as of November 21, 1:00 P.M. Maraming salamat sa aming member-nurse na si Evelyn Lo Castillo: Population: 12, 040 Affected families: 2,240 Casualty: 13 Needs: Food, Medicines, Milk for babies and elderly, Slippers, housing implements (galvanized sheets, nails, vulca seal, etc.), mosquito coils, containers for water and fuel Health status: People suffering…
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MAG Medical Disaster Response Day 6
Guiuan, Eastern Samar – There is good signal strength but with intermittent connectivity. Yesterday, Medical Team #2 (Dr. Leah C. Faderon-Fajutagana, Dr. Jaykee Rodriguez and Lucia Ventic) has reached Manicani Island safely and has coordinated with Medical Team #1 (Dr. Amy Abcede and Mercidita De Joya). Both teams are now en route to Victory Island…
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MAG Medical Disaster Response Day 5
MAG Medical Disaster Response Day 5 Medical Team #2 has reached Tacloban and preparing for their boat trip to Guiuan. Meanwhile, Medical Team #1 awaits the arrival of Team #2 and has coordinated with US Marines an airlift for additional medical teams and equipment/goods. Medical Team #3 will board an L-300 van carrying medicines and…
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Thank you Donors!
The Medical Action Group would like to express its heartfelt gratitude to all MAG members, partners and friends who have extended and pledged their support to the victims of Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan). Please give us a moment to thank all of you: Cash Donations: 1. Thelma H. Borromeo, MAG Member from Alberta, Canada 2. Joel…
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MAG Medical Disaster Response Day 4
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…
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Help Us
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.
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MAG Medical Disaster Response Update
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…
