Medical Mission in Bataan

Anything illness related is starting to become close to my heart especially after my surgery. So when I received an email calling for invitations to a medical mission sponsored by my company, I signed up for it. The medical mission was in Bataan, we rode a van from Tower 1 in Makati to Anvaya Cove first, where we started loading the medicine into our bags, as we needed to trek up to the mountain to the site. I took some pictures along the way.

The greenery was so beautiful! It was so lush. Its the hike up that almost killed me. Literally!

When we got up to the village, I was assigned to be a doctor's assistant. We entertained over 300 villagers. Wow! We were so busy, nobody was able to eat lunch!

A lot of the villagers had TB, and the kids and some parents had scabies. I spent the entire day with an N90 mask, which made breathing so difficult. We were in the site from noon to afternoon, so had to bear the heat of the sun. After a long day, we had a group picture taken. 

I forgot my eyeglasses in the administration office of Anvaya Cove, so I had no choice but to wear my sunglasses down the whole day, as these had my prescription grade as well. The hike down was equally tough, because the mountain slope by far is the steepest I've seen. Okay, okay, I haven't been to any other mountain, and I don't understand how other people can enjoy doing this.

Here are pictures of the descent.

The mountainside was beautiful, and like I told my officemates, I wouldn't mind living there, provided there's internet, cable TV, and airconditioning.

Will keep you guys posted for more!