US-sponsored program helps ARMM leaders

Ambassador to the Philippines Philip Goldberg joined the Zuellig Family Foundation Inc. and the US Embassy’s Agency for - - leaders who successfully completed a two-year Health Leadership and Governance Program.

The program, which culminated in a Health Colloquium, seeks to improve quality, affordability, access and availability of health care the ratio of midwife to population and facility-based deliveries; the number of clinics accredited with the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation has increased; and the number of reproductive health units that are accessible around the clock has tripled.

Health Secretary Jean Paulyn Ubial, Vice President Leonor - Chairperson Roberto Romulo also attended the ceremony.

Ubial, acknowledging the health to have an inclusive health agenda that will allow us to actually focus on the health and well-being of the poorest Filipinos, the marginalized, the most vulnerable.”

Three mayors from the municipalities of Tandubas (Tawi-Tawi), del Sur), all alumni of the program, shared moving stories about how they overcame health issues in their respective localities, describing first- hand how even low can improve health outcomes with strong health governance.

Robredo praised the Health Leadership and Governance Pro as these allow mayors to quickly understand the problem and be the local leader governs with honesty, integrity, and transparency, constituents have a better quality of life and progress happens from the top to the bottom.”

- and through the Zuellig Family Foundation, builds health leadership and governance programs nationwide, and strengthens health systems for improved service delivery at provincial hospitals, primary health care facilities and communi

- and development in the years to come,” Goldberg said.