The Medicine Project in Tadlac, Los Baños represents a vital lifeline for community health, bringing comprehensive medical support directly to residents’ doorsteps. This ongoing initiative goes beyond temporary relief by establishing a sustainable healthcare assistance program that provides free prescription medications, chronic disease management supplies, and essential over-the-counter treatments to underserved families. Partnering with local healthcare providers and volunteer medical professionals, the project has developed an efficient distribution system that ensures medicines reach those who need them most, particularly senior citizens, persons with disabilities, and low-income households managing chronic conditions.

What sets this initiative apart is its dual focus on immediate aid and long-term health empowerment. Alongside medicine distribution, the project conducts “Health Literacy Wednesdays” – weekly educational sessions covering medication safety, preventive care, and nutrition planning tailored to common local health concerns. “This project has been a game-changer for our barangay,” shares a community health worker. “Residents no longer have to choose between buying medicines or daily meals.” By addressing both the symptom and the source of healthcare challenges, the Tadlac Medicine Project embodies the cooperative’s commitment to creating meaningful, measurable improvements in community wellbeing—one prescription at a time.