Gubat town conducts essential health workers training for mothers and baby care program

By Irma A. Guhit

SORSOGON CITY, January 12 (PIA)…… A three day essential health training for health workers focused on the implementation of the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) No. 4, to eradicate maternal and infant mortality, is now on going at the local government of Gubat through the assistance of the congressional office of 2^nd district representative Deogracias B. Ramos.

According to Dr. Carmen Ramos Bonoan, the need to capacitate health workers especially in the proper care of pregnant and lactating mothers is a must since this is one of the most vulnerable group needing health care attention based on report of maternal and infant mortality status nationwide.

A group of physicians and lecturers coming from the University of the Philippines headed by Dr. Maria Asuncion is now the one conducting the training.

Congressman Ramos through the report provided by health implementers in the second district assessed the situation that there is indeed a need to provide a continuous capacity enhancement to health workers starting from the barangay health centers, municipal and district hospital personnel so that collegial support system in the implementation of the MDG No. 4 be achieved.

According to congressman Ramos, aside from the enabling of health workers the barangay health centers, municipal and district hospitals will also be upgraded in terms of facilities and other equipments together with provision of information education materials, fliers and brochures specifically on the maternal and infant health care implementation.

Funding for the procurement of health equipments will be provided coming from the office of congressman Ramos.

It was also learned that the one of the flagship programs being provided substantive funding allocation from the office of congressman Ramos is the strengthening of health development mechanisms, environmental protection and conservation, tourism and infrastructure development.

It is expected that the three-day training program will provide the health workers particularly in the second district the needed skills and knowledge in the assistance and support of the implementation of the MD goal no. 4.(PIA-SORSOGON)