Bong Go lauds Super Health Center groundbreaking in Iligan City
Bong Go lauds Super Health Center groundbreaking in Iligan City
Senator Christopher "Bong" Go, head of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, maintains his advocacy to improve healthcare accessibility for all especially in the grassroots.

His Malasakit Team represented him during the groundbreaking of the Iligan City Super Health Center on Wednesday, May 8, which was also attended by Mayor Frederick Siao, Vice Mayor Marianto Alemania, and Department of Health Assistant Regional Director Elienetta Gamolo, among others.

Go recognized the growing need for accessible healthcare facilities in communities and emphasized that Super Health Centers are designed to close the gap between government health services and the public, ensuring that every Filipino can access affordable, quality medical care.

Super Health Centers are anticipated to complement existing healthcare facilities, helping to relieve the strain on overcrowded hospitals and clinics, particularly in rural areas.

“Malaking tulong po itong mga Super Health Center. Napansin ko po sa kakaikot ko sa buong Pilipinas, napakarami pong munisipyo ang wala pang sariling health center. Ngayon po magkakaroon na sila ng Super Health Center at itu-turn over po ito sa LGU,” explained Go.

“Sa tulong ng DOH, mga LGUs, at mga kasamahan ko sa Kongreso, naisakatuparan po itong Super Health Center para ilapit po natin ang serbisyo medikal sa ating mga kababayan,” he cited.

The Super Health Center is set to provide basic healthcare services, including database management, out-patient, birthing, isolation, diagnostic (laboratory: x-ray and ultrasound), pharmacy, and ambulatory surgical unit. Other available services are eye, ear, nose, and throat (EENT) service, oncology centers, physical therapy and rehabilitation centers, and telemedicine.

Through the collective efforts of fellow lawmakers, sufficient funds had been allocated for more than 700 Super Health Centers nationwide, including seven in the province of Lanao del Norte. The DOH, led by Secretary Teodoro Herbosa, is the lead implementing agency that identifies the strategic areas where they will be constructed.

The senator's Malasakit Team also extended grocery packs, shirts, and balls for basketball and volleyball to the health workers in attendance.

“Patuloy kaming magseserbisyo sa inyo dahil bisyo ko ang magserbisyo at ako ay naniniwala na ang serbisyo sa tao ay serbisyo ‘yan sa Panginoon, serbisyo ‘yan kay Allah,” underscored Go.

He then mentioned that there is a nearby Malasakit Center at Amai Pakpak Medical Center in Marawi City to provide poor and indigent patients convenient access to medical assistance programs from the government.

Republic Act No. 11463, or the Malasakit Centers Act of 2019, institutionalized the Malasakit Centers program. Malasakit Centers bring together representatives from the Department of Social Welfare and Development, Department of Health (DOH), Philippine Health Insurance Corporation, and Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office. These one-stop shops aim to support impoverished patients in reducing their hospital costs to the least possible amount. The DOH reports that the Malasakit Centers program has aided over ten million Filipinos.

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