Founded in 1988, the Mabuhay Deseret Foundation ( a Charity Vision Int'l affiliate) has provided thousands of free and subsidized operations every year to correct medical conditions such as cataracts, crossed eyes, cleft lip and palate, clubfeet, and limb loss in need of prosthesis, for individuals without means. The word 'deseret' comes from the ancient word for honeybee and represents the philos
ophy of the foundation. At Mabuhay Deseret, Filipino doctors volunteer their time, local hospitals provide substantial discounts on the use of their facilities and patients and their family members contribute by cooking and cleaning during their stay in our Recuperative Houses. By working together with members of the community, the Foundation is able to perform dramatic, life-changing surgery for thousands of Filipinos every year.
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VISION
We envision a community who works together to care for individuals with disfigurations and other debilitating conditions. MISSION
Our mission is to find patients within our scope, maintain recovery houses, and partner with local doctors and hospitals to facilitate life-changing surgeries and procedures for those without means including: cleft surgeries to restore dignity, eye surgeries to restore independence, clubfoot correction and prosthetic legs to restore mobility. Goals
GOALS
- Facilitate at least 4000 surgeries/procedures per year.
- Perform 3 outreach missions per year for underserved populations.
- Foster Relationships with local government units, hospitals, and doctors through
regular contact.
- Maintain permanent care houses for patient recovery in each of the 3 regions in the
Philippines.
- Screen at least 10,000 potential patients per year.
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Contact Us:
Manila (02) 8912-1681
Cebu 63-32-401-1182
Davao (082) 8224-6821