BAGUIO CITY –- Strengthening Philippine
Health Agenda (PHA) 2016-2022 or the DOH30, health agencies are partnering with
local stakeholders to improve the health condition of the Cordillerans and
attain the goal of making the region’s residents healthier.
During recent “Am-among for Health”
that went with the theme “Collaboration and Partnership for a Healthy
Cordillera”, the Department of Health, City Health Services Office and Philhealth
Regional Office came together to synchronize their projects for the
implementation of the Philippine health agenda in this mountain region.
The
PHA, a flagship program of the Dept. of Health led by Secretary Paulyn Jean
Rosell-Ubial under President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s administration focused on
the “Ubial-Duterte Health Medium Care Plan” which aims to attain health-related
sustainable goal that targets financial risk protection, better health outcomes
and responsiveness.
These goals focus on ensuring healthy lives
and promote the well-being of Filipinos of all ages, as well as the
availability and sustainability of the management of water and sanitation.
Dr. Amelita M. Pangilinan,
DOH-Cordillera assistant director, said there are three guarantees under the
PHA which health agencies have to fulfill as an obligation to the people.
She mentioned the "3 Guarantees" --
“all life stages and triple burden of disease, service delivery network and
universal health insurance.
Pangilinan said topping the three guarantees
which lead to the attainment of the country’s health agenda is the all life
stages and triple burden of disease which carries the services offered for both
the well and the sick.
Baguio’s
city-wide campaign for a smoke-free Baguio in accordance with the
implementation of the city ordinance amended Ordinance No. 8 of 2008 also known
as the the Comprehensive Anti-Smoking Ordinance is an example of the service
for both the well and the sick that is being implemented.
The availability of blood and provision
for the blood services including networking to assure an immediate supply of
the life-saving commodity is a guarantee under the service delivery network or
functional network of health facilities.
The official cited importance of programs and
activities to entice blood donors to share their resources to allow a
continuous supply of blood. She said these campaigns should be adopted in the
region.
Philhealth planning officer Noland Sapino
said reaching out to all barangays in the region to look for indigent families
in need of services is one of the primary programs being undertaken by their
agency to guarantee a universal health insurance. “Those who have less should
acquire equal service as those of the rich.”
He added “PHA sets strategies to reach
and attain these goals and collaborates and partners with the city health
offices, municipal health offices, hospitals and other health facilities to
enable them to deliver services especially to the indigent families.
The DOH30 mentions 30 commitments of
health agencies and practitioners for the attainment of the thrust of the
Duterte administration’s health agenda of “all for health towards health for
all” or “lahat para sa kalusugan, tungo sa kalusugan para sa lahat.” -- Kris
Chan/PNA
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