The Department of Health – MIMAROPA (Oriental/Occidental Mindoro, Marinduque Romblon, Palawan) began its service delivery program in the province of Oriental Mindoro on August 4, 2016 targeting families under the Conditional Cash Transfers (CCTs) Program of the government.
“We are bringing health service directly to the communities. The objective is to provide every CCTs members an executive check-up and if diagnosed with a health concern the DOH will handle all the expenses from medicines to hospitalization until the patient recovers,” Regional Director Eduardo C. Janairo stated.
“We will make sure that every member will be provided with utmost care that they deserved,” he emphasized.
A total of 237 CCTs members were given physical check-up, random blood sugar and blood testing, urinalysis, sputum exam, eye check-up, complete blood count and malaria smear testing.
There were 10 members who were diagnosed with cataracts, goiter and with end-stage renal disease. “These patients will be closely supervised will be given referral to government-hospitals for evaluation and immediate operation will be undertaken when necessary. Their medicines, hospitalization and all essential care will be given free.”
The TSEKAP program is in coordination with the local social welfare officers, local chief executives, the PNP and BHWs who are instrumental in transporting families in far flung areas and bringing them to the designated centers for health evaluation.
In Romblon, orientations for the TSEKAP program were conducted on August 5, 2016 in barangays Ligaya, Poblacion, Odiongan, Tabing-Dagat and Liwayway which will serve as focus areas for the conduct of health delivery service in the island of Tablas on August 8, 2016.
Marinduque will conduct its medical and health service in the municipality of Sta. Cruz and Occidental Mindoro in the island of Lubang.
“The program will be done simultaneously and will continue until all the CCTs members in the region have been served,” Janairo assured.
