Beneficiaries receive free medical and dental services as well as medicines during the mission.
SM Foundation kicks off mall-based medical mission
PURSUING its mission of helping communities have better quality of life through health, the SM group held a medical mission in the newly-opened SM City Tanza.
Through the collaboration of SM Foundation and SM Supermalls, a total of 377 patients were provided with 586 medical and dental services—290 medical tests, 87, dental services, 28 x-ray tests, 56 ECGs, 61 sugar tests, 26 cholesterol tests, and 36 uric acid tests.
The initiative was held in support of the recent opening of SM City Tanza, SM’s 80th mall. Joining SM Foundation’s medical mission are its partners MX3-DMIRIE Foundation, Tanza LGU, and medical and dental partnership with the Tanza local government unit, and SM Foundation volunteer medical and dental professionals.
Through its Health and Medical Programs, SMFI upgrades public health centers in its host communities, complemented by its medical caravans across the country. To date, it has renovated more than 170 health and wellness centers and served more than 1 million patients during its medical missions.
Learn more about SMFI’s health and wellness initiatives today. Visit www.sm-foundation.org or follow its social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube): @SMFoundationInc.
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