Govt allots P3.6B for super health centers
SEN. Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go said that the government has allotted P3.6 billion under the 2022 Health Facilities Enhancement Program to construct 305 Super Health Centers nationwide.
“The Super Health Center is bigger than the rural health center but smaller than a hospital. It has birthing facilities, laboratories and an isolation area for emergency cases. It is for emergency treatment,” Go said after the launching of the 152nd Malasakit Center at the Maria L. Eleazar General Hospital (MLEGH) in Tagkawayan Quezon.
“Around 300 more Super Health
Centers will be built. This was made possible through our initiative in the past Congress and the DoH. Eleven Super Health Centers are set to be constructed here in Quezon,” he added.
Go and Sen. Robinhood “Robin” Padilla witnessed the groundbreaking ceremony of the Super Health Center in Barangay Munting Parang, Tagkawayan, Quezon on Thursday.
In his speech, Go said that the Covid-19 pandemic served as an eye-opener on the crucial need to improve the country’s health care system.
He has been pushing for the establishment of more Super Health Centers across the country to improve the access of the people to quality health services, especially in far-flung areas.
The two senators also witnessed the groundbreaking of the Super Health Center in Atimonan later that day. Similar centers will also be established in the towns of Agdangan, Alabat, Catanauan, Dolores, Gumaca, Infanta, Lopez, Mauban and Perez.
After the groundbreaking ceremony, Go and Padilla led a relief activity for 375 college students in Tagkawayan. They distributed grocery packs, vitamins, masks, meals and T-shirts.
They also provided shoes, watches and cellular phones to select individuals while others received bicycles and balls for basketball and volleyball as part of Go’s advocacy to encourage the youth to get into sports and avoid illegal drugs and other vices.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development likewise extended educational assistance to the students.
Meanwhile, as vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, Go has also supported the construction and rehabilitation of several roads in the town.