Mission 3: Learn
With all the
numerous medical/nursing schools here in the country, it is so ironic that we
still lack nurses and doctors especially in the provinces. Having a decent
health service here in the Philippines is certainly one of the biggest problems
that the poor face. As a part of the Global South, there are many people living
here who can’t afford or reach medical assistance. Being sick and less
fortunate in this part of the world is really though, not mentioning those who
are stuck in war torn areas down south. The painful truth is that, if you are
poor and sick you have no choice but to endure the pain and in the long run
die. This really bothers me. It is so depressing especially whenever I watch
documentaries or videos about it.
With
all these thoughts, I have realized that my advocacy is about improving and providing
health services for the poor. Though I haven’t participated in any medical
immersions, I think I did something to help. Just last August, I donated blood
for the second time. Even though it is not directly helping the sick less
fortunate, I think somehow the blood I donated will be used by the needy.
Of
all the NGOS I checked out, the Doctors without Borders, was the one I chose,
which has a similar advocacy as mine. This NGO was established by the doctors
and journalists in France. They provide medical assistance not only to the poor
but also to the ones in need like those who were struck by natural disasters or
epidemics.
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