4th Pencil for a Cause

The Students Alliance for Community Health Services (SACHS) based in Tagbilaran City, with staff of the Visayas Primary Health Care Services led by VPHCS Bohol project coordinator Dr. Grace Molina conducted the Fourth Pencil for a Cause Project in Barangay Danao, Municipality of Panglao, Bohol last July 3.

Children line up to receive school supplies

Children waiting for their turn to receive school supplies

More than 200 children of families belonging to the Danao Fisherfolks Association and the Purok 3 and 4 Daurong Anti-Panglao Island Reclamation Project received school supplies solicited by the students.

The activity is a yearly project of the SACHS which was organized by the VPHCS in Bohol. The students organization with members coming from different nursing schools including University of Bohol and Holy Name University in Tagbilaran City has been very active in medical missions and community outreach programs initiated by the VPHCS.

The 16 students also had a group discussion on the adverse effects of the reclamation project in Panglao and visited the affected families.

Before departure back to Tagbilaran City

Medical mission in Ubay, Bohol

Around 175 children were served during the medical mission conducted by the Visayas Primary Health Care Services in coordination the Pangpang Farmers and Fisherfolks Organization (PAF0) in Barangay Pangpay, Ubay, Bohol on Feb. 27, 2010.

The team of volunteer doctors and health staff together with members of the Student Alliance for Community Health Services (SACHS) students of Holy Name University University in Tagbilaran City rendered the health services which included urinalysis, nutritional status determination, visual acuity testing, dental check-up and medical check-up.

The VPHCS started such type of medical mission of physical examination of children last March 2009 with the objective of screening of visual, urinary tract and dental problems, malnutrition and other problems which could impair the proper growth and development of the children. The VPHCS shall come up with a health profile and recommendations for intervention of the children.