COTABATO CITY โ A total of 105 indigent residents from the Special Geographic Area (SGA) of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) benefited from the latest medical mission conducted by the office of Bangsamoro Parliament Member Dr. Kadil Sinolinding Jr. on Monday, October 13.
The medical outreach, held in Barangay Kadigasan in the newly established municipality of Nabalawag, was organized by Sinolindingโs public service team in partnership with BARMM Chief Minister Abdulrauf Macacua, medical staff from Deseret Surgimed Hospital in Kabacan, Cotabato, and traditional Moro leaders in the province. Sinolinding also serves as BARMMโs health minister.
In a separate report on Tuesday, October 14, Nabalawag Mayor Rhenz Tukuran and Barangay Kadigasan Chairman Jasmin Mohamad said that 70 residents received free reading glasses during the medical mission.
Tukuran and Mohamad added that 31 senior citizens diagnosed with cataracts and pterygium were scheduled for ophthalmic surgeries to be personally conducted by Sinolinding, an eye surgeon who trained in India.
Both officials expressed their gratitude to Sinolinding and Chief Minister Macacuaโwho also heads the 80-member BARMM Parliamentโfor jointly supporting the health initiative.
Since Sinolindingโs appointment as a parliament member by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in 2022, his office and the Ministry of Health-BARMM have provided medical services, surgeries, and other health interventions to 11,254 indigent residents across Maguindanao del Sur, Maguindanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur, Basilan, Tawi-Tawi, and the cities of Lamitan, Marawi, and Cotabato.
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