NegOr community hospitals to get P6-M each for maternal care facility
by Rachelle M. Nessia
DUMAGUETE CITY, Sept. 20 (PIA) --- The Negros Oriental provincial government has allotted P6 million for each of the seven community primary hospitals (CPH) in the province.
The funds will be used to set up a Basic Emergency Maternal and Obstetrical Neonatal Care (BEMONC) in said hospitals.
The community primary hospitals in Negros Oriental are Pacuan in La Libertad, Kalomboyan in Bayawan City, Amio in Sta. Catalina, Nabilog in Tayasan, Inapoy in Mabinay, Luz in Guihulngan City and Dawis in Bayawan City, which will be integrated next month, according to Capitol Information Officer Adrian Sedillo.
Of the P6 million, P5 million is allotted for the construction of the BEMONC facility and P1 million for the purchase of the needed equipment, said Sedillo.
The move is in line with efforts initiated by Gov. Roel Degamo to not only boost the delivery of health services in Negros Oriental but also to address maternal and child mortality incidence in the province.
"Negros Oriental continues to register maternal and child mortality cases every year," said Sedillo.
Bringing down the cases of infant and maternal deaths is one of the targets underlined by the Millennium Development Goals, which the Philippines signed up to achieve before the 2015 deadline.
Records show there were 29 women in the province who died during childbirth in 2009 and 23 in 2010 while health officials pegged at 12 the number of maternal mortality cases this year. (RMN/PIA Negros Oriental)
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Negor turns over ambulance to community primary hospital
by Rachelle M. Nessia
DUMAGUETE CITY, Sept. 19 (PIA) --- The provincial government of Negros Oriental recently turned over one ambulance to the Kalumbuyan Community Primary Hospital (CPH) in Brgy. Kalumbuyan, Bayawan City.
Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo personally handed over the ambulance to Kalumbuyan CPH officials on Sept. 1, 2011.
"This is in line with the governor's efforts to boost the delivery of health services and programs throughout the province," said Capitol Information Officer Adrian Sedillo in an interview.
Said ambulance is one of two units recently bought by the provincial government. "The other one will be given to Pacuan Community Primary Hospital in La Libertad," Sedillo added.
Kaulumbuyan CPH is considered the oldest of the seven community primary hospitals in Negros Oriental set up by the provincial government. (RMN/PIA Negros Oriental)