The Office of the Chief Minister’s Marawi Rehabilitation Program conducts a medical mission for the internally displaced persons in Barangay Mipantao Gadungan on August 01, 2024. (Norjana Malawi/BIO)
MARAWI CITY – Office of the Chief Minister’s Marawi Rehabilitation Program (OCM-MRP) launched a series of medical missions for internally displaced persons (IDPs) residing in permanent shelters in barangays Dulay Proper and Mipantao Gadungan from July 29 to August 02, 2024.
MRP’s Project Management Office partnered with Salaam Hospital Foundation, Inc., Dr. Abdullah Hospital Foundation, Inc., and Mindalano Specialist Hospital Foundation, Inc. to extend free medical consultations, medicines, and supplements to the IDPs from the most affected areas (MAA).
In the coming days, MRP’s mobile clinic is also set to visit additional shelters, both permanent and non-permanent.
Member of the Parliament Said Sheik, who is also the incumbent MRP Project Manager, emphasized that the medical mission is part of the comprehensive intervention the OCM aims to give to all IDPs affected by the 2017 siege.
“Supporting the rehabilitation of Marawi City is among the 12-priority agenda of BARMM Chief Minister Ahod Ebrahim. As a Muslim and in adherence to the principle of moral governance, it is our divine obligation to help those in need, especially the IDPs,” said Sheik.
“The Office of the Chief Minister is carrying out its efforts to support this endeavor through one of its flagship programs, the MRP,” he added.
IDP Hadji Acmad Pascan, 73, expressed his gratitude to the MRP for conducting the medical mission in their barangay, noting the importance of such support for senior citizens like him who needs maintenance medications.
“Panalamatan ami a MRP ka miya-check up kami ago miyakakuwa kami sa libre a bulong ami. Miyalala aya a tabang para r’kami a IDPs.”
[We are very thankful to the MRP because we had an opportunity to have our medical consultation and we received free medicines. This is a big help to us, IDPs.]
The Bangsamoro Government created the MRP to support the national government’s rehabilitation efforts for IDPs in Marawi City. The program implements an array of interventions such as Construction Materials Assistance, provision of permanent shelters, livelihood assistance, financial assistance for non-Kathanor beneficiaries, tuition fee subsidy for students in MAA, and provision of school equipment and school supplies for private schools, technical-vocational institutions, and madaris institutions that were previously located in MAAs. (Norjana Malawi/BIO)
