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| Proper maternal health care and sanitation – Municipal Health Officer Dr. Rafaida Garay-Hernandez shares the perspective on how to maintain proper sanitation and maternal health care before participants of the two-day (January 8-9, 2012) Sarangani 2nd Province-wide Health Summit in Family Country Homes Hotel, General Santos City. For more information, please visit malungon. Blogspot.com (Isagani Palma-MALUNGON INFORMATION OFFICE). |
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| A souvenir shot with PHO during Sarangani’s 2nd Province-wide Health Summit – Provincial health officer Dr. Antonio A. Ysana (2nd – R) and Asst. PHO Dr. Arvin Alejandro (2nd – L) are flanked by Malungon town health workers and barangay officials lead by (7th – left to right) MHO Dr. Rafaida Garay-Hernandez and ABC president Delia F. Constantino during the culmination of the 2-day (January 8-9, 2012) 2nd Province-wide Health Summit at Country Homes Hotel in General Santos City. For more information, please visit malungon.blogspot.com (Isagani Palma-MALUNGON INFORMATION OFFICE). |
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| Health Summit Workshop – Atlae Barangay Capt. Hendry Dela Cruz (right) confers with Malungon town health workers during a practicum in the 2-day (January 8-9, 2012) 2nd Sarangani Province-wide Health Summit in Family Country Homes Hotel, General Santos City. For more information, please visit malungon.blogsot.com (Isagani Palma-MALUNGON INFORMATION OFFICE). |
MALUNGON, Sarangani – Top provincial government and health officials have cited the local government here of its effectual sanitation and health care programs which in effect, gave positive changes to the lives of poor people living in the far flung villages during the recently held Sarangani 2nd Province-Wide Health Summit at the Country Homes Hotel Convention Center in General Santos City.
Municipal Health Officer Dr. Rafaida Garay-Henandez said the local health office was lauded as the ‘best’ one in Sarangani due of its effective education campaign in sanitation, and for having no single mortality in its maternal and neonatal health care undertakings.
Reports said of the 140 barangays that comprises the entire province, six of which have able to maintain a 100% ease of use to sanitary toilets. Hernandez said, four among the six commended barangays during the Health Summit belongs to Malungon town.
Gov. Miguel Alcantara-Dominguez and Provincial Health Officer Dr. Antonio Yasana also cited the local government’s consistent implementation of its weekly ‘Lingap sa Barangay’ program under the leadership of Mayor Reynaldo F. Constantino.
Dominguez said the congregation of municipal health workers, barangay captains and health supporters dubbed as “Usapang lokal para sa kalusugang pangkalahatan” was designed to assess the latest health condition of every municipality in the province.
“Through this gathering, we could able to comprehensively develop our health care services which are very important in achieving the quality of a healthy life,” the governor added.
Meanwhile, in his opening speech during the said event, Constantino gave weight of providing quality reproductive health services to pregnant women in his municipality, which he believes pivotal in preventing various causes of child mortality. He also pointed out the imperativeness of providing health insurances or Philhealth care to the poor.
“For a span of a year, I humbly admit that the health program under my leadership was not perfect. However, I am proud to say that per official records, our numerous and positive contribution in the province as well as our achievements – national and local – out weight some of our imperfections. Health program is one of the basic, primary concerns of my administration because I believe that if my people are nourished, fit and healthy, positive outlook on employment and education may ensue,” Constantino said.
In a bid to be of help in addressing poverty in the country, LGU-Malungon likewise established the “Philhealth Program 3-in-1,” wherein enrollees may avail of out-patient consultation charges for free, a TB DOTS Package which is also covered by Philhealth, and six (6) birthing homes where pregnant women may deliver a child – ‘securely.’
As of today, the Constantino administration has already covered a total of 12, 831 Philhealth enrollees, which includes a wide list of seniors in the community.
In order to protect and strengthen the rights of pregnant women, the life of the unborn as well as the health and protection of the entire members of each family, the Sangguniang Bayan here also passed an ordinance with respect to the Neo-natal Child Health and Nutrition Program.
For many years, Malungon has also been a stable holder of CROWN Award for being Consistent Regional Outstanding Winner in Nutrition in entire Central Mindanao Region, and a close contender to the search for the highest honor given by the national government which is the “NNC Hall of Fame award,” in Malacanang. (Isagani Palma-MALUNGON INFORMATION OFFICE).
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