Philippine Medical Mission ,
July 18-29, 2013 and MMM Adoption of the Provincial
Hospital in Tandag, Surigao del Sur, Mindanao , Philippines
Two years to the month after its historic medical mission
trip to Tandag in July, 2011, the entire humanitarian/philanthropist Neatrour
family will be back to Tandag to continue its support and nurture the Montero
Medical Missions Eyesight 20/20 project it started. Back then, there were six
in-country ophthalmologists who joined Dr. Peyton Neatrour in operating 140
patients, mostly cataract, in 21/2 days and distributed several hundreds of
eyeglasses after thorough screening by optometrists.Through his determined
efforts, Alcon , USA
This July, MMM is fortunate to have Mike Smith,CPO, owner of
American Orthotic and Prosthetic Center , based in Chesapeake , to be in our team. He will start
an MMM Prosthetic project in Tandag with plans to serve eastern Mindanao . We will do this in partnership with Physicians
for Peace Philippines '
Walking Free project , which he helped start.
What makes this trip truly remarkable is the planned signing
of the documents on MMM Adoption of the Provincial
Hospital --Adela Sierra Ty Memorial
Medical Center, the second such adoption in the nation, but the first adopted
hospital under the control of the Dept. of Health in Manila . We envision three sustainable
healthcare projects to be based at ASTMMC, which will include Eyesight,
Prosthesis and Dental Care. All three will serve as our MMM model to be
replicated in other countries. We also have a logistician in our team, Col. [ret] Jim
Ireland to assess all the needs of the hospital and to plan the donation process.
And as promised to our benefactors, we heartily welcome the inclusion of Jean
and her daughter Sharon to our team. There is always room for philanthropists
to explore and to further humanitarianism. The team leaves Norfolk July 18 and return July 29, 2013.
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