Baguio village execs told: Set fund for elderly meds
>> Tuesday, November 8, 2022
BAGUJIO CITY -- The city council has passed a
resolution urging city barangay officials to appropriate fund in their budgets
to purchase maintenance medicines and other wellness needs for senior citizens.
The resolution stated budget for purchase of maintenance medicines and other wellness needs for senior citizens shall be appropriated under the Senior Citizen Fund of barangays.
It also said distribution of maintenance medicines and other wellness needs shall be done in accordance with guidelines to be set by the City Social Welfare and Development Office and the Office of the Senior Citizens Affairs.
Maintenance drugs are prescription drugs used to treat illness considered chronic and long-term.
These require intake on regular basis and for a long period of time.
Among commonly used maintenance drugs are Losartan and Amlodipine for hypertension, Metformin for Diabetes, and Simvastatin for high cholesterol.
Councilor Betty Lourdes Tabanda, main author of the resolution, said the Dept. of Health used to supply maintenance medicines for local government units. However, because of Mandanas Ruling, she said it is now the responsibility of the local government unit to provide health needs of their constituents.
Tabanda said the Mandanas ruling increased the share of local government units including barangays in national tax allotment, formerly called the internal revenue allotment.
With the increase of LGUs’ share in all taxes and revenues, certain social services has been devolved to local governments.
“The substantial increase in revenues would enable the barangays to improve the delivery of basic services such as health services to its constituents. With strengthened local autonomy, the barangays now have the administrative autonomy to identify their own priority programs,” she said.
The purchase of medicines and other wellness needs for senior citizens is in line with Section 17 of the Local Government Code of 1991 or Republic Act No. 7160 which mandates barangays to provide for the delivery of health services, Tabanda said. -Jordan G. Habbiling
The resolution stated budget for purchase of maintenance medicines and other wellness needs for senior citizens shall be appropriated under the Senior Citizen Fund of barangays.
It also said distribution of maintenance medicines and other wellness needs shall be done in accordance with guidelines to be set by the City Social Welfare and Development Office and the Office of the Senior Citizens Affairs.
Maintenance drugs are prescription drugs used to treat illness considered chronic and long-term.
These require intake on regular basis and for a long period of time.
Among commonly used maintenance drugs are Losartan and Amlodipine for hypertension, Metformin for Diabetes, and Simvastatin for high cholesterol.
Councilor Betty Lourdes Tabanda, main author of the resolution, said the Dept. of Health used to supply maintenance medicines for local government units. However, because of Mandanas Ruling, she said it is now the responsibility of the local government unit to provide health needs of their constituents.
Tabanda said the Mandanas ruling increased the share of local government units including barangays in national tax allotment, formerly called the internal revenue allotment.
With the increase of LGUs’ share in all taxes and revenues, certain social services has been devolved to local governments.
“The substantial increase in revenues would enable the barangays to improve the delivery of basic services such as health services to its constituents. With strengthened local autonomy, the barangays now have the administrative autonomy to identify their own priority programs,” she said.
The purchase of medicines and other wellness needs for senior citizens is in line with Section 17 of the Local Government Code of 1991 or Republic Act No. 7160 which mandates barangays to provide for the delivery of health services, Tabanda said. -Jordan G. Habbiling
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