MANDALUYONG CITY -- More than 2,000 clients and patients from Baguio City, Bataan, Batangas City, Bulacan, Ilocos Norte, and Pangasinan availed the free medical and health services from the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Health Caravan from October 1 to 22, 2022. One of the communities reached was Barangay San Jose, San Miguel, Bulacan, which experienced severe flooding in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Karding in September.

The PRC Health Caravan, in partnership with the local government units, is being organized by PRC chapters’ volunteers and staff with support from the Health Services Unit of the PRC National Headquarters. This serves as the conduit for the delivery of basic health services to the most vulnerable communities and gives an opportunity for nurses and doctors to volunteer with the PRC.

The program offers a combination of the following services: a health consultation, health and hygiene promotion, first aid lecture demonstration, Covid-19 vaccination, and bloodletting and blood typing services. Hot meals and health kits are also distributed to participants.

Through this Health Caravan, the PRC promotes and protects the health and prevents diseases.
The PRC Health Caravan has served around 10,000 clients and patients across the country since it started in March 2022. (Philippine Red Cross)