DFA Repatriates Filipina Breast Cancer Patient in Russia

(left photo) The repatriated overseas Filipino (center) at an airport in Moscow on her way back to the Philippines, with Philippine Ambassador Igor G. Bailen (right) and ATN Head, Vice Consul Leslie C. Escosura-Bustamente (left). (right photo) The repatriated overseas Filipino reunited with her family at NAIA, with OWWA representatives. (Moscow PE photo) 

MOSCOW 18 March 2024 - The Department of Foreign Affairs through the Philippine Embassy in Moscow, Russian Federation, facilitated the repatriation of an undocumented 56-year-old Filipina in Moscow, who was diagnosed with Stage II breast cancer. The overseas worker arrived in the Philippines and was reunited with her family on 12 March 2024.

All expenses related to her repatriation, including airfare, medical escort, and all documents and clearances, were arranged by the Philippine Embassy in Moscow and funded through the ATN Fund. The Embassy also connected the Filipina to a medical organization in Manila which will provide free medical assistance, including her mastectomy operation, medicines, and laboratory tests at the hospital. END

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