July 26-August 1, 2010

P35-M Dao district hospital now 37% complete — Agana

by Gerry T. Pagharion

       ROXAS CITY ––– Provincial engineer Edgar Agana disclosed that the construction of the P35-million Gerardo Roxas Memorial District Hospital in Dao, Capiz is now 37 percent complete.

       Since the project  was started  the last week of February this year, work has been unhampered and, within 450 days, it will finally be finished, Agana said in an interview.  Thus, the hospital is expected to be operational either by March or April next year.

       The project, funded by the Department of Health, will boost the delivery of  health services to the people in the second district as well as enable them to avail themselves  of modern hospital equipment.

       The putting up of health facilities in Capiz, foremost of which is the Dao district hospital, is in line with Gov. Victor Tanco’s thrust of ensuring healthy Capiceños, Agana said.

       Aside from the aforesaid hospital, Tanco also pushed for the renovation of 14 health facilities like the Botica sa Barangay and birthing clinics costing P12 –million and providing medical and other various kinds of equipment to the rural health units, it was learned from Agana.

       In a report, the governor disclosed that the Province has also seen to it to ensure the availability of cheap but high quality of medicines in the 85 Botika sa Barangays which the Province has established.  It also has procured P1.5-million worth of medicines and distributed these to 5 government hospitals.

       Meanwhile, Capiz provincial administrator Jose Villanueva revealed that since the PhilHealth program of the province was institutionalized, it has increased its enrollment in the PhilHealth Indigency Program.  To date, he said, Capiz is now “universally covered” by the program.  Which means that at least 85 percent of the Province’ s target beneficiaries are now covered by the program.

       Because of these, the Province was among the few local government units and Governor Tanco among the few local chief executives who received an award, Villanueva added.