BAGUIO CITY — The Department of Health- Cordillera recognized its partners in implementing various programs and advocacies in the region towards a better and healthier life among Cordillerans.
DOH-CAR Regional Director Dr. Lakshmi Legaspi and Assistant Director Dr. Amelita Pangilinan awarded cash prizes, trophies, certificates and health package to local government units, government line agencies, government and private hospitals, individuals and groups from the private sector who have been doing their best in promoting health in the Cordillera region during the awarding ceremonies at the Crown Legacy Hotel here last week.
Benguet province led the winners bagging the Best Barangay Health Workers Performance-Based Incentive. Benguet Barangay Health Worker Federation President Maria Jimenez received the P500,000 worth cheque and a certificate from DOH.
Mountain Province Association of Barangay Health Workers also received a P250,000 cheque while Barangay Health Workers Federation Baguio City Inc. got a P100,000 cheque.
Winners in the Barangays With Best Sanitation Practices were Barangay Guinsadan Norte in Bauko; Barangay Caluttit in Bontoc, and Alunogan in Natonin, all in Mountain Province who each received P100,000.00 and a plaque.
The Apayao Provincial Health Office was recognized as the Best Performing Epidimiology Surveillance Unit in the provincial level while Bangued Regional Health Unit (RHU) in Abra, Luna RHU in Apayao, Tuba RHU in Benguet, Kiangan RHU in Ifugao, Lubuagan RHU in Kalinga and Besao RHU in Mountain Province in the municipal level.
For the hospital category, Abra Provincial Hospital; Far North Luzon General Hospital and Training Center in Luna, Apayao; SLU Hospital of the Sacred Heart and Notre Dame De Chartres Hospital in Baguio City; Lutheran Hospital Inc. in Buguias, Benguet; Panopdopan District Hospital in Ifugao; Kalinga Provincial Hospital and St. Theodore’s Hospital in Mountain Province.
Awardees of the Sandugo Award for Local Chief Executives were Municipality of Balbalan, Kalinga with P20,000 cash prize; Kapangan, Benguet in second place with P15,000 and Lamut, Ifugao in third place with P10,000 cash prize.
For the Best Community Health Teams, awardees were Brgy. Nungawa Oban-ayod CHT, Asipulo, Ifugao who received a cash prize of P20,000; followed by Madongo CHT, Sagada, Mtn. Province and Bakakeng Central of Baguio City winning cash prize of P15,000 and 10,000, respectively. Gadang CHT in Kapangan, Benguet was given a special recognition.
For the Best Performing Aksyon Barangay Kontra Dengue or those who perform well against the spread of dengue, winners were Flora, Apayao, Mankayan, Benguet and Tadian, Mountain Province in first, second and thrird places with cash prizes of 20,000, P15,000, and P10,000, respectively. Other awardees with P5,000 cash prize were Bauko, Sabangan and Paracelis in Mountain Province; Kabugao, Apayao; Kapangan, Benguet; Luba, Abra and Loakan-Apugan Barangay in Baguio City.
For the Best in Local Incentive Towards Leprosy Free Municipality, Bauko RHU in Mountain Province was first with P10,000 cash prize and Mankayan RHU in Benguet with P7,000 prize.
For the Best Performing Newborn Screening Facilities, winner included the Abra Provincial Hospital; Lagangilang RHU, Pidigan RHU, Villaviciosa RHU, and Peñarrubia RHU, all in Abra; Conner District Hospital in Apayao; Notre Dame De Chartres Hospital, Pines City Doctors Hospital, Baguio Medical Center in Baguio City; Pinukpuk RHU in Kalinga and St. Theodores Hospital in Mtn. Province.
For the Functional Mobile BS Teams, Bangued RHU, Luba RHU and Lagayan RHU in Abra; Pudtol RHU, Pudtol in Apayao; Buguias RHU in Benguet; Mayoyao RHU in Ifugao and Sadanga RHU in Mtn. Province were the awardees.
For the Outstanding Smoke-Free Environment, Conner District Hospital was in first place with P20,000 cash prize; Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center is in second place with P15,000 and Benguet Provincial Health Office in third with P10,000 cash prize.
For the Most Functional Inter Local Health Zones (ILHZ) to Dolores/Lagangilang/San Juan (DoLaSan) ILHZ in Abra was in first place with P20, 000 cash prize; the Mountain Trail ILHZ in Benguet, was second with P15, 000 and Luna-Pudtol ILHZ in Apayao with P10,000 cash prize.
The DOH also recognized partners in the private sector namely the NLCP Management Office, Novartis Foundation, PHILCAT, PBSP, NTRL, KMITS and IMPACT.
Special recognition was also given to TB Health Workers Rebecca Guanzon, Purita Magen and Helen Tiwaken.
Legaspi thanked the various partners in health programs and promotions and expressed hope that the awards serve as encouragement to their partners to continue working with the DOH and the present administration in realizing the health agenda for all Filipinos. **JDP/ RMC & Angela Baylon-PIA CAR/ UPB Intern
