Baybay City gets PHP17-M local health facilities

BAYBAY CITY, Leyte, June 21 (PNA) -- The Department of Health (DOH) central office has approved PHP17 million funds for the construction of village health centers in this city.

Baybay City Mayor Carmen Cari said most of the city’s health centers in 92 villages are temporary, which needs immediate upgrade.

At least 10 upland villages in the city will get new health centers, according to Cari. Villages with school-based health center will no longer receive the new facility.

The DOH, local government units and the Department of Education established some school-based health centers in areas where villages have no available property for construction of the health facility.

“We are thankful for the DOH for giving us this fund to fulfill the project that will providing assistance on the residents’ health and medical needs,” said Mayor Cari.

Aside from the PHP17 million for health facilities, Baybay, the hometown of Health Secretary Janette Garin, is also one of the recipients in Eastern Visayas of Dental Bus from the DOH. (PNA)

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