MEDIA MEDS. World Medical Relief’s George Samson turns over token box of medicines to members of the Pampanga Press Club. Contributed photo
CLARK FREEPORT – A substantial amount of medicine was turned over on Tuesday for the benefit of the members of the Pampanga Press Club (PPC), a pioneering press organization in the province and considered one of the oldest in the country at more than 60 years old.
George Samson, president and CEO of the World Medical Relief,Inc. (WMRI), turned over medicines for chronic medication like diabetes, anti -hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, asthma, antibiotics and vitamins which he called “life-saving medications.”
Eric Jimenez,PPC president, received the donation from Samson in a simple turnover ceremony at the Bale Balita here on Tuesday. Others in attendance at the turn-over were Dr. David Zarate, WMRI national coordinator and Philippine ambassador of health; Mike Baydoun, WMRI chairman of the board; Atty. Guy Sohou, WMRI director; Atty. Ricardo Moldez,
WMRI Philippines chief legal counsel; and Dr. Eileen Theresa Cainglet, WMRI director. Samson’s five children were also present during the turnover. Meanwhile, Samson, a Kapampangan from the City of San Fernando, said the WMRI is ready to help victims of Typhoon Ruby. However, a request should be made as part of the protocol, he said.
“Once we received the request, we will just follow protocol and we will deliver,” he assured. “As of the moment, we had notyet received the request but we have already been informed,” he said.
In a related development, Samson said there is a plan to ship out a container for the Ospital Ning Angeles (ONA). Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan personally went to the WMRI headquarters in Detroit, Michigan, USA last month to personally hand over the city government’s request. Samson said Pamintuan “actually started the ONA in 1994” and “right now we are looking at equipping the Cardiac Center” in the hospital. “It’s already set up,” he added.
Among the donated medical equipment to ONA are pacemakers and cardiac monitors which will be rriving in March next year, Samson said. The medical equipment will be contained in one 40-foot container van. “But these are the high-end cardiac monitors,” Samson said.
