First bilateral tubal ligation outreach serves 18 women in South Cotabato
On August 20, 2024, the Rotary Club of Koronadal and partners held the 1st Bilateral Tubal Ligation Service Outreach, which gave 18 women access to permanent family planning.
On August 20, 2024, the Rotary Club of Koronadal, SOCOMEDICS Medical Center, the South Cotabato Medical Society, the Philippine Obstetric and Gynecology Society of South Cotabato, the Family Planning Organization of the Philippines - South Cotabato, DKT Philippines Foundation and the South Cotabato Integrated Provincial Health Office organized the 1st Bilateral Tubal Ligation Service Outreach.
The outreach was designed to give women in the region access to safe, reliable and permanent family planning. The procedure, which involves surgical sterilization of a woman's fallopian tubes, was made available to 18 women who had chosen to take control of their reproductive health.
The club said the outreach shows what diverse partners can achieve when they work together for women's reproductive health in South Cotabato.
