18/09/2025
[𝗔𝗠𝗦𝗔 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦] 𝗔𝗠𝗦𝗔-𝗪𝗩𝗦𝗨 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗞𝗮𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗽𝗮𝘆 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿, 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗥𝗔𝗙𝗜-𝗠𝗙𝗜 𝗶𝗻 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵
The Asian Medical Students’ Association–West Visayas State University (AMSA-WVSU) is now an official Kaagapay partner after signing a memorandum of understanding with the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. - Microfinance (RAFI-MFI) to bring essential healthcare services to communities across the country.
Since July, AMSA-WVSU has been instrumental in the Kaagapay Outreach program, mobilizing medical doctors, medical student volunteers, and partner organizations to extend medical services to RAFI-MFI clients, their families, and the surrounding communities.
In just three months, the partnership has reached nearly 3,000 patients and clients across Panay and Negros Occidental. The Kaagapay Outreach has rolled out medical missions in multiple locations:
Municipality of San Jose, Antique (July 12), Municipality of Kalibo, Aklan (August 9), Municipality of Binalbagan, Negros Occidental (August 9), Sagay City, Negros Occidental (September 6), Municipality of Mambusao, Capiz (September 13), and Silay City, Negros Occidental (September 20).
Through AMSA-WVSU’s flagship projects, AMSA on a Mission and AMSA on the Go, the organization delivered basic consultation, health services, and bite-sized, community-tailored health awareness campaigns and preventive care programs. The Standing Committee on Public Health (SCOPH) also brought the SEELAMIN Project, offering optical services to hundreds of patients.
For the first time, the Standing Committee on Professional Exchange (SCOPE) piloted SCOPE the Pulse in Antique, a life-saving initiative that trained communities in basic life support (BLS), empowering locals with crucial emergency response skills.
Meanwhile, Vital Signs Publication, WVSU-COM's official publication, also supported the program by mobilizing volunteers for health literacy projects under MEDucate and Budget Bites, a project that debuted in San Jose, aligned with Nutrition Month last July. They also assisted in triage, vital signs monitoring, medical consultations, and pharmacy services.
RAFI-Microfinance, the main driver of Kaagapay Outreach, is a program under the Economic Well-Being Cluster of the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI). It is a social development organization committed to elevating the lives of micro-entrepreneurs, their families, and their communities by providing holistic and innovative financial and non-financial services.
While its primary mission is to empower micro and small entrepreneurs through financial services, RAFI-MFI has also expanded into health programs, ensuring its clients gain access to sustainable healthcare, including adult and pediatric consultations, optical services, and free medicine distribution.
The partnership with AMSA-WVSU has amplified RAFI-MFI’s reach, bridging its resources with local medical expertise and youth-led volunteerism. It has also paved the way for broader collaborations, engaging partners such as the Iloilo Volunteer Emergency Response Team (IVERT) and the Integrated Philippine Association of Optometrists, Inc. (IPAO) and its respective chapters in Panay.
With the agreement now formalized, AMSA-WVSU and RAFI Microfinance are set to scale Kaagapay Outreach nationwide, bringing healthcare and education to more Filipino families.
Photo taken by: Jasmine Villanueva (Vital Signs Publication)
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