DOH distributes 192 health equipment packages

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Janette Loreto Garin yesterday distributed 192 Tamang Serbisyo sa Kaunlaran ng Pamilya (TSeKap} equipment packages to health stations and health units in Bataan.

Secretary Garin with Director Enrique Tayag of the Bureau of Local Systems and Development and Central Luzon DOH director Leonita Gorgolon led the turnover rites of the German manufactured medical equipment to Bataan Governor Albert Raymond S. Garcia held at La Vista Resort in Barangay Central, this City.

In her short message, Secretary Garin who flew by helicopter from Cabanatuan City to attend the turnover ceremony, stressed before some 2,000 government medical officers, health workers and barangay officials that their whole-hearted and noble services in pursuing efficient health care in the rural areas have inspired the DOH to strengthen the outreach program for public good and serve as adrenaline to keep them doing their best for the people.

She commended barangay health workers, midwives, nurses and doctors for contributing their time and expertise for public good.

Before she left for a PhilHealth board meeting in Manila, Secretary Garin announced another nationwide search project of DOH, to give recognition to the 20 Bayani ng Kalusugan on June 24, this year.

She said the nomination is now open all to individuals who have exerted extraordinary efforts or play an active role in the promotion of health in the country. Prizes include P 200,000 for individual winner and P 400,000 for the organization

Bataan Governor Albert Raymond S. Garcia has extolled the DOH TSeKap program as an effective health scheme which would improve the well-being of the rural folks to take necessary precautionary measures to prevent illness.

He said “kapag malusog tayo, sigurado maganda ang buhay “as he explained to the audience that Bataan is focused on generating jobs, improving education and promoting health.

Garcia said, promoting a healthy lifestyle, is not just one of the best ways to prosperity; it is also a critical factor in achieving socio-economic development in the historic peninsula