HEALTH

KASABAY ng pagdiriwang ng "Bangsamoro Elderly Filipino Week” kahapon, nagsagawa ng ng medical outreach program ang Office of the Member of the Parliament Dr Kadil Jojo Sinolinding, Jr. ng Bangsamoro Transition Authority.

Abot sa 121 na mga senior citizens mula sa ibat-ibang barangay sa Sultan Kudarat ang nakabiyaya sa libreng eye screening na isinagawa ng mga kawani ng Deseret Ambulatory Referral Center at mga empleyado sa tanggapan ni MP Sinolinding.

Nabatid na sa ginawang libreng eye screening, 23 na mga senior citizens ang nangangailangan ng eye surgery o operasyon.

Para sa mas malakas na implementasyon ng KonSulTa (Konsultasyong Sulit at Tama), ang PhilHealth XII ay nakipagpulong kay Sultan Kudarat Gov. Datu Pax Ali Mangudadatu sa Isulan, Sultan Kudarat.

Ang KonSulTA o mas pinalawak na primary care program ay tugon sa layunin ng Universal Health Care (UHC) Program na makapagbigay ng preventive health care sa lahat.

KORONADAL CITY - By the end of the third quarter 2022, PhilHealth 12 has already accredited 95 percent of its target KonSulTa Providers (KPs).

“We are happy to announce that by the end of September this year, we have already accredited 60 KonSulTa providers equivalent to 95% of our target facilities to be accredited this year,” Dr. Antoniette M. Ladio, PhilHealth XII KonSulTa Technical Working Group (TWG) Vice Chair said during its monthly meeting this October.

KORONADAL CITY --- Bilang suporta sa Elderly Filipino Week celebration, ang PhilHealth Regional Office XII ay nakilahok sa mga aktibidadis na isinagawa ng Department of Social Welfare and Development XII (DSWD) para sa Federation Presidents ng Senior Citizens sa buong Rehiyon na ginanap sa City Hall Lobby, City of Koronadal noong October 4, 2022.

With 48 accredited KonSulta providers as of August 31, 2022, PhilHealth 12 has already registered 77,544 equivalent to 14.38% of the 529,080 target patient load for 2022.

“We are now in the last month of the third quarter and by the end of the year, we hope to accredit more facilities as we aim to provide more of the KonSulTa benefits to our target benefiiaries,” Dr. Hector Zenon Leonardo P. Malate, PhilHealth XII Regional Vice President said.

Of the 48 accredited KonSulTa facilities, 15 have their “My PhilHealth Portal” where members can enroll.

COTABATO CITY - A member of the Bangsamoro Parliament is calling on the regional legislature to prioritize the passage of four hospital bills that aim to create new hospitals in Tawi-Tawi, as well as upgrade existing medical facilities there expanding their bed capacities and equipment.

KORONADAL CITY - For adopting PhilHealth’s KonSulta (Konsultasyong Sulit at Tama), 37 accredited KONSULTA providers in SOCSKSSARGEN Region recently received Plaques of Recognition from PhilHealth XII in the City of Koronadal.

Seventeen are under LHIO Gen. Santos: the Rural Health Units (RHUs) of Polomolok, Apopong, Baluan, Bula, Calumpang, Fatima, Labangal, Tambler, West, Alabel, Glan, Malapatan, Malungon including Howard Hubbard, Hospital, Sarangani Provincial Hospital, St. Elizabeth Hospital, Inc. and St. Elizabeth Hospital-Alabel Satellite Clinic.

KORONADAL CITY - To assess the status of accomplishments during the first semester and to recalibrate regional commitments to achieve its annual target with the Governance Commission of GOCCs (GCG), the PhilHealth XII hosted the Mindanao wide mid-year assessment of six PhilHealth Regional Offices in Gen. Santos.

COTABATO CITY— Residents of Barangay Kitulaan in Carmen Cluster, Special Geographic Area (SGA) will now have better access to health care services with the opening of a newly-constructed Barangay Health Station (BHS).
 
Ministry of Health (MOH) Officer-in-Charge Minister Dr. Zul Qarneyn Abas and other officials turned-over the BHS on August 5.  Amounting to a total cost of Php2.2-million, the facility was funded through the Tiyakap Bangsamoro Kalusugan Program (TBKP) of the MOH, under the 2021 General Appropriations Act.
 

MAY 25 KATAO ang nagpositibo sa COVID-19 sa Region 12 habang lima lang ang gumaling.

Sa 25 bagong kaso, 9 ang mula Gen. Santos City at 9 din ang mula sa Koronadal City. Sa South Cotabato, may 15 new infections habang isa sa Sultan Kudrat at zero sa North Cotabato.

Walang namatay dahil sa COVID-19 kahapon.

Sa BARMM, tumataas din ang bilang ng mga bagong nahahawaan ng sakit.  Abot sa 18 katao ang bagong nagpositibo sa COVID.

Sampu sa mga ito ay mula Maguindanao, lima sa Cotabato City at tatlo sa Marawi City at Lanao del Sur.