As part of efforts to ramp up progress in the health sector, a new
structure more conducive for hundreds of health workers in Lanao del Sur
will be constructed to house the Integrated Provincial Health Office
(IPHO). The same building will also host the satellite office of the
ARMM’s Humanitarian Emergency Action and Response Team (ARMM-HEART) in
Marawi City.
On September 12, ARMM Governor Mujiv
Hataman signed a memorandum of agreement for the construction of such
building, and along with other officials, led its groundbreaking
ceremony.
Hataman noted that creating a safe and
high-quality healthcare environment will boost the passion of the health
workers to provide sustainable and essential health services to the
regional government’s constituents.
The
three-story building has an allocation of Php20 million that is taken
from the special purpose fund of the region’s chief executive, said
Norkhalila Mambuay-Campong, head of ARMM’s Office of the Regional
Governor.
“After how many years of existence ng
IPHO-Lanao del Sur, ngayon lang magkakaroon ng sariling building at
malaking bagay po ito sa mga health workers para mas makapagserbisyo ng
maayos sa mga kababayan natin sa Lanao del Sur (After how many years of
IPHO-Lanao del Sur's existence, it is just now that it will have its own
building and this is a big thing for the health workers so they can
serve better to our constituents in Lanao del Sur),” Dr. Alinader
Minalang, Lanao del Sur provincial health officer said.
Minalang
said the province’s health office is grateful as the ARMM institutes
reform in the health sector and is continuing its efforts to make health
one of the instruments in peace building in the region.
“Talagang
masaya po kami dahil nakikita namin na hindi nawawala ang atensyon ng
ARMM sa probinsya namin at ngayon mas lalo kaming nae-engganyo na
magtrabaho ng maayos (We are very happy because we see that ARMM always
pay attention to our province and we are now more excited to work
well)," said Jalal Muksarun, an IPHO staff. Currently, health workers in
Lanao del Sur are occupying a small space inside the Marawi City Hall.
Meanwhile,
the ARMM-HEART satellite office in Marawi can also provide quicker
response during emergencies to Marawi City and other towns in the
province of Lanao del Sur. Hataman also turned over on Wednesday a
public market in Saguiaran and broke ground for a housing project in
Barangay Pagalamatan. (BPI-ARMM/PIA10)
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