DFA Repatriates Undocumented Filipino with Chronic Kidney Disease in Russia

The repatriated overseas Filipino at an airport in Moscow on his way back to the Philippines with medical escort.

MOSCOW 09 September 2024 – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) through the Philippine Embassy in Moscow, Russian Federation facilitated the medical repatriation of an undocumented Filipino in Moscow who has chronic kidney disease.

Through the Embassy’s intervention and assistance, the Overseas Filipino was confined at a hospital in Moscow, where he received free medical care, including dialysis treatment sessions, until his repatriation.

His airfare and other repatriation-related expenses were paid through the ATN Fund.

He arrived in the Philippines on 24 August 2024. END

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