In most villages of Siargao, there is a medical center with a doctor able to provide basic medical care. Yet, in reality, patients are most often redirected directly to the hospital of Dapa, the main city located 12 kilometers from General Luna.

 

The hospital is very old and only intervenes for the most basic care. In the case of more serious health problems, such as surgery or dialysis, patients must go by ferry to Surigao Hospital on the island of Mindanao, which is four hours far by boat.

 

People going to the hospital often don’t have the means to pay for either admission, primary care or medication. The hospital service then proposes a diagnosis and a quote to the patient who will not receive any care if he can not afford to provide for it.

 

Thanks to the emergency fund, we help children and their families in critical cases and give them a second chance when medicine abandons its principles of help to everyone.