4,000 Mabalaquenos get Philhealth cards
MABALACAT CITY --- The City Govern ment of Mabalacat has distributed Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) members data records (MDRs) to some 4,000 underprivileged residents of this city.
A total of P9.6million SapangBiabas, was allocated Duquit, by the city Mamatitang, council to fund this Mabiga and priority project for Madapdap recently. the members of the “This project of marginalized sect the Mabalacat City or. Council entitles our
City Health Office beneficiaries especially (CHO) head Dr. the pregnant Maria Clara Aquino women to avail of and MultiSectoral free health services Alliance Head Gerry from our government Dayrit led the distribution hospitals of the here,” Dayrit said. MDRs at the public CHO personnel covered courts of have oriented the Dona Maria, recipients of the health benefits that they can avail.
Under the Tamang Serbisyo para sa Kalusugan ng Pamilya Program (TSeKaP) of PhilHealth, card holders are entitled to avail free consultation, diagnostic and preventive services from the rural health units (RHUs) and hospitals in the city upon the recommendation of the RHU physician.
Free and quality medical services include complete blood count (CBC), routine urinalysis, fecalysis, fasting blood sugar, blood typing, sputum microscopy, pap smear, visual inspection with acetic acid, regular blood pressure measurement s, breastfeeding program education, periodic clinical breast examinations, counseling for lifestyle modification, counseling for smoking cessation, body measurements, digital rectal examination, visual acuity examination, and psychological evaluation and debriefing.
Also present in the event are the personnel from the Rural Health Unit 1,2 and 3 headed by Dr. Ann Mary Tolentino, Dr. Freddie Anunciacion and Dr. Rosemarie Ann Manalo-Liong.