Zambo prioritizes health program for 2009

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Jan. 7 (PNA) -– The city government has placed on top of its priorities the improvement of the health centers in the barangays as well as the delivery of basic medical services to the people of this city.

In line with the program, Mayor Celso Lobregat and City Health Officer Dr. Rodel Agbulos have agreed that there should be a model structure in constructing a health center in each of this city’s 98 barangays and it would be the health center of Barangay Cawit, west of this city.

The Cawit health center was constructed and inaugurated last year through the efforts of first district Rep. Ma. Isabelle Climaco.

Agbulos said that funding allocation for the purchase of medicines for the health centers will be increased this year in order to meet the needs of the indigents.

He said the local government will also concentrate its campaign against malnutrition that was noted to increase last year.

Agbulos said his office has identified three nutrition feeding centers in line with the campaign against malnutrition: the Ayala health center for the west coast, Mercedes for the east coast and Canelar for the barangays within the seven-kilometer radius.

Agbulos said the malnourished children will be gathered together in the designated feeding centers for supplemental feeding program of the local government.