Newsletter 3-2019 Bugko, December 2019
Dear members, dear friends and supporters of Mabuhay!
The last months of the year were again dominated by dentists.
On August 19, Emilie Gläscher and Julia Becker, both dentistry students of the University of Hannover and Dr. med. Kim, dentist from
Osnabrück came to us. Dr. Kim brought his daughter Jun-Hie with her so that she could get more insight into her father's work.
Dr. Kim accompanied the students in the treatments and helped with advice and assistance.
From September 17th to 19th, three of our volunteers took part in a seminar on medicinal plant production and processing. It took place in collaboration with the SHIFT Foundation and the Authority for Agriculture. This way the program also gets local recognition. On September 18, Sr. Veronica and I were guest speakers in this seminar on medicinal plant processing and packaging and so a seminar was held for the first time in our medicinal plant center, since the practical part of the seminar took place in our medicinal plant production facility. The 25 participants of the seminar had to produce Aleo Vera ointment. They were so excited that afterwards they also wanted to pack Malungay tea. It was a complete success and the participants were very interested. Our center is the first of its kind in the whole province and the participants were impressed by the farm with the growing of the plants and the production site. The finished products have been happily accepted by the patients at the Mabuhay Clinic for some time and our next step is the recognition by the Food and Drug Authority. For this purpose, the products must be tested in the laboratory for authenticity and purity.
On September 27th, Dr. Carsten Hansen and his wife Doris came for the fifth time to support our dental station. The focus of the stay was on our fluoride children. For many years we carry out the fluoride prophylaxis program with the help of the relief organization of the German Dentists and our visiting dentists. We invited the children every day to fluoridate and, if necessary, to dental treatment. Through the experienced hands of Dr. Hansen quickly gained confidence in the children and many teeth were saved.