MANILA, Philippines – The Division of Justice Motion Heart (DOJAC), Kababaihan, 1Life Healthcare, and Reseta Well being got here collectively to supply healthcare providers to 300 moms on the Correctional Establishment for Girls (CIW) in Mandaluyong final Could 15, 2025.
Organized by Kababaihan, a gaggle devoted to advocating for ladies’s rights, the medical mission supplied a variety of important providers. 1Life Healthcare supplied consultations, X-rays, ultrasounds, ECGs, full bloodwork, urinalysis, and take-home medicines for the Individuals Disadvantaged of Liberty (PDLs).
Reseta Well being supported the initiative by bringing in specialist docs, together with cardiologists and OB-GYNs, and donating OBGYN medicines and topicals.
DOJ Undersecretary Margarita Gutierrez, who oversees DOJAC, emphasised the significance of the mission, notably because of the involvement of companions like 1Life and Reseta.
“What makes this mission particular is the diagnostic consultations and testing, which permit us to deal with the ladies PDLs instantly after receiving their outcomes,” she defined.
Carlos Miguel “Migo” Ochoa, Director of Operations at 1Life, expressed gratitude for the chance to take part on the exercise.
“This chance reminds us that well being is a fundamental human proper, and dignity is aware of no boundaries. We stay dedicated to reaching the underserved, amplifying compassion, and making certain nobody is left behind in our advocacy in the direction of accessible professional lively healthcare for all.”
Seven docs, together with Dr. KC Halili, one of many founders of Reseta Well being, attended to the beneficiaries.
Reseta Well being, a female-led firm, conducts month-to-month medical missions with a deal with making healthcare sustainable for all, particularly ladies.
“Though their freedom is restricted, well being stays an equalizer. Everybody deserves entry to healthcare,” Dr. Halili mentioned.
Along with the medical consultations, Dr. Halili led a well being discuss to boost consciousness about illness prevention.
To mark Mom’s Day, Reseta distributed roses to all of the moms, making certain they felt appreciated.
CIW Deputy Superintendent Marites Ebardo expressed her gratitude for the great nature of the medical mission.
“We’re really grateful for this holistic method. It means a lot to our PDLs,” she mentioned.
Together with healthcare providers, DOJAC additionally supplied authorized assist to PDLs. Gutierrez defined that the medical mission enhances DOJAC’s common authorized providers.
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“Throughout our city corridor conferences with the PDLs, one in every of their prime requests is accessible healthcare,” she mentioned.
“We plan to develop this initiative to different penal establishments throughout the nation, as healthcare is a proper that everybody deserves.”
