The new team, formed in April this year, comprising 6 Year One medical students, went to Manila from the 3rd to 13th June 2015. As with previous trips, they sought to improve the health of various communities in Philippines through health screenings and health education programs. In addition, they implemented feeding programmes and community outreaches. The group of medical students conducted free health clinics, carried out basic health education and provided other non-medical aid to Manila’s underprivileged communities. The communities that they visited and served included the squatter settlement of North Cemetery and Matutum, the Boys Town Complex, the Mangyan and AETAS tribe, and the Correctional Institute for Women.
We are honoured to have sponsored the Medical Mission for the fourth year running. Corporate social responsibility is close to the hearts of the people here at Food Empire and we are pleased to continue on the journey we started in 2012 to extend our help to those who need it. The knowledge that the team accumulated and gained from past trips has enabled the Medical Mission to serve the communities they visited better. The Manila Medical Mission to Manila was first initiated in 2012 with the aim to helping the less fortunate by providing medical relief. We hope that Food Empire and the Manila Medical Mission will continue to work towards the betterment of the living conditions of people staying in rural Philippines.