SUBIC BAY FREEPORT – Stakeholders of the Subic Bay Freeport received free medical attention and also learned basic emergency medical procedures during a health caravan organized by the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) at the Subic Bay Gymnasium on July 17.

The health caravan was a two-in-one event that featured Hands-Only Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Training, and the Bayanihan sa Kalusugan activity. 

SBMA Chairman and Administrator Eduardo Jose L. Aliño said the CPR and AED trainings are in line with the Nationwide Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Awareness Campaign by the national government.

On the other hand, the Bayanihan sa Kalusugan is a wellness initiative for SBMA employees, with assistance from physicians and laboratory technicians from The Medical City Clark, who held medical consultations and facilitated the free screening tests and sampling.

A total of 618 stakeholders from SBFZ business locators, as well as residents and students from neighboring localities, participated in the activity.

The largest delegation was from the SBMA with 307 participants, followed by 160 employees from private companies here, and 151 from local government units, and teachers and students.

The project was initiated by the SBMA in cooperation with the Philippine Heart Association, Olongapo City Medical Society, Philippine College of Occupational Medicine-Olongapo Chapter, and Rotary International District 3790.

Among the partner institutions and organizations in the project are: the Philippine Heart Association-Philippine College of Cardiology, Philippine Heart Association Central Luzon Chapter, Unilab, Philippine Coastal Storage and Pipeline Corporation, and the Rotary Club of Subic Pearl. 