Some 150 barangay health workers from Butuan
City and its neighboring municipalities within Caraga region are shown here participating
in the orientation on deceased organ donation, held at the Dotties Place Hotel,
Butuan City. The activity, dubbed “Advocacy on Deceased Organ Donation,” is
spearheaded by the Department of Health (DOH) through the National Center for
Disease Prevention and Control (NCDPC), Philippine Organ Donation and
Transplantation Program (PODTP), and the Philippine Network for Organ Sharing
(PhilNOS), in cooperation with the Philippine Information Agency (PIA), and is
aimed at informing the public especially the health workers on issues and
concerns regarding organ donation. (GMC/Jennifer P. Gaitano, PIA-Caraga)
Photo shows the personnel of the Philippine
Information Agency (PIA) Caraga including Regional Director Abner Caga (wearing
barong) signify to donate all of their organs after death such as kidneys,
heart, pancreas, eyes, cornea, lungs, liver and bones. Also in photo is Ms. Abigail
Raposas (wearing black shirt), a registered nurse and Philippine Network for
Organ Sharing (PhilNOS) Transplant Coordinator. (GMC/Jennifer P. Gaitano, PIA-Caraga)
Photo shows some barangay health workers in
Butuan City and its neighboring municipalities within Caraga region signing up
in the list as individuals who are willing to donate their organs after death
such as kidneys, heart, pancreas, eyes, cornea, lungs, liver and bones, held
recently at the Dotties Place Hotel, Butuan City.
