CARMEN, NORTH COTABATO —— The Special Geographic Development Authority (SGDA), in partnership with the Ministry of Health (MOH), Ministry of Social Services and Development (MSSD), Ministry of the Interior and Local Government (MILG), Ministry of Trade, Investments, and Tourism (MTIT), Ministry of Labor and Employment (MOLE), BARMM READi, and the Office of the Chief Minister (OCM) through the Project TABANG’s Health Ancillary Services, conducted a Medical Outreach Program and Food Packs Distribution on Wednesday, 24 May 2023/4 Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah 1444 AH.
The outreach program was part of the “SGDA sa Barangay, Medical Mission and Distribution of Food Packs”, with the theme “Bringing Social Services to the Bangsamoro People”, that served 862 beneficiaries from medical and health services, such as: free medical consultation, check-ups, laboratory testing services, and Operation Tuli (Oplan Tuli), a free circumcision session for the young Moros in Barangay Manarapan, Carmen Cluster, Special Geographic Area (SGA).
The Health Ancillary Services Unit, headed by Sittie Majadiyah E. Omar, together with its medical team, extends its services by distributing medicines, and other medical and health assistance to the people of Manarapan and other nearby communities.
Project Manager Dr. Tomanda D. Antok, represented by Medical Team Leader Jennifer P. Ali, expressed her gratitude to its implementing partners, and volunteers for the said program, in delivering direct services to the Bangsamoro communities within and outside the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), and attaining the goals and objectives of the government of the day’s bringing the Bangsamoro Government closer to the Bangsamoro people.
Interior and Local Government Minister Atty. Naguib G. Sinarimbo, SGDA Administrator Butch P. Malang, and other officials and key members of the Bangsamoro Government, the Local Government Unit (LGU) of Carmen, the Barangay Local Government Unit (BLGU) of Manarapan, and the Iranun District Hospital also graced the said activity.