Islamic City of Marawi (28 September) -- The Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO), in collaboration with PhilHealth, spearheaded yesterday an inter-agency coordination meeting in preparation for the Nationwide PhilHealth Registration Day (NPRD) set on Saturday, October 2.
NPRD is in line with President Benigno S. Aquino III priority agenda ensuring that all Filipinos, especially the poor, shall have access to healthcare services through universal health care in three years time.
According to IPHO chief, Dr. Alinader Minalang, the objective of the meeting is to come-up with strategies on how to maximize the registration day and increase public awareness on the importance of being a PhilHealth member and the benefits to be derived from the program.
The meeting was well-participated by representatives from partner-agencies in the implementation of the NPRD such as the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Department of Education (DepEd), Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), League of Municipal Mayors in the province, and non-government/professional/civic organizations.
The DSWD will provide the list of indigents identified through the National Household Targeting System-Proxy Means Test (NHTS-PMT). It will also assist in the mobilization of eligible indigent families as well as assess and evaluate other indigents identified during the registration day.
The DepEd will organize information drives through PTAs targeting parents of students and informing them regarding the PhilHealth benefits and responsibilities. It will also assist the PhilHealth in establishing PhilHealth desks in public schools.
The DILG, on the other hand, will issue appropriate policies to enjoin local government units (LGUs) to participate in the conduct of the NPRD while the League of Municipal Mayors will enjoin member LGUs to organize the DSWD NHTS-PMT identified for insurance coverage and likewise pass a resolution linking PhilHealth registration of the informal sector with issuance of business permit, sanitary permit and other LGU-issued permits.
Non-government/professional/civic organizations are also encouraged to join and support local level advocacies in support of the NPRD.
PhilHealth Marawi Service Office head, Kassandra Louisa Mamainte, meanwhile disclosed that the training of PhilHealth AKO (Advocacy and Knowledge Officers) will start today, September 28.
She said the PhilHealth AKO will do the dissemination of information regarding PhilHealth programs.
A dry run for the NPRD will be conducted on September 30 and October 1 for areas outside and within this city, respectively, Mamainte added.
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