Students of SPUP-School of Medicine (SOM) spearheaded a Health and Wellness (Medical) Mission in Palaui Island, Sta. Ana, Cagayan on March 31, 2024. The community development undertaking was bannered as Project THERAPY (Total Health Enhancement, Reinvigoration, and Advancement Program for the Youth). The activity aimed to foster collective action in nurturing the holistic well-being of the youth in the locality. Supervised by Dr. Leon Caculitan (Professsor, SOM Community Medicine), volunteers from CSU-College of Medicine and Surgery and Baggao Mission Help Indigent Children, Inc. also collaborated on the said endeavor.
The Medical Mission provided healthcare services and treatments (health check-up/consultation, medication dispensing, and minor surgery), feeding program, health lectures (on nutrition, hygiene, mental health awareness, and preventive healthcare measures), and demonstration/drills on emergency and disaster preparedness. Moreover, to promote active lifestyle among the children, parlor games, including an Easter egg hunt, were also facilitated.
