MEDICAL CLOWNING FOR VICTIMS OF HAIYAN IN BOGO CITY, CEBU PHILIPPINES

Tents built outside Severo Verallo
Memorial District Hospital in Bogo

International organizations continue to help the victims of typhoon Haiyan in northern Cebu, Philippines.

More than a month ago when the super typhoon Yolanda hit the Central Philippines also called the Visayas region affecting millions of the population.

Many people are still suffering from injuries brought by the devastation and are still recuperating from wounds.

Moshe Twito-medical clown giving a balloon to a patient in Bogo

Outside the Severo Verallo Memorial District Hospital in Bogo City, tents were built by the medical staff from Israel and from Myanmar. They are helping and monitoring illnesses in the affected areas in Cebu.

Records from the Department of Health region seven shows some illnesses affecting victims of Yolanda in northern Cebu. These includes acute respiratory tract infections, open and infected wounds, hypertension, skin diseases and even fever.

Sweet smile from a pupil affected by
typhoon Haiyan or Yolanda

Donors are giving free check-ups and medicines for the patients and to help them recover fast, the Israeli government brought a medical clown to make the patient smile.

Even the guardians of the patients laughed and smiled after seeing the medical clown doing tricks and jokes. 

Laughter is the best medicine for the
children in Bogo after Yolanda

Adam Levene, Deputy Ambassador of Israel to the Philippines said that they have been using medical clowning in Israel for ten years.

The said method is very effective in adults mostly children to recover before medical operations.  

Recovery rate reached 30% higher.

Moshe Twito, the medical clown also visited Bogo Central Elementary School 1 and the pupils laughed out-loud over his tricks.