DOH commends Misamis Oriental’s health care programs
- Source: http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?nid=7&rid=802739
- Thursday, September 10, 2015
- (PNA), LAP/CD/RSM
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Sept. 10 (PNA) -- The province of Misamis Oriental in Northern Mindanao bagged four citations for its successful health care programs in 2014, provincial Governor Yevgeny Vincente Emano said Thursday.
The Department of Health (DOH) cited the province for accomplishing 65 percent in its Family Planning programs, 91 percent in maternal-child health care, 97 percent in Nutrition, and 95 percent in Immunization program.
Emano said that the DOH extended the citation award to Misamis Oriental during the “2015 Mega Program Implementation Review” of various DOH-sponsored health care programs in the region.
According to Emano, the health care program of Misamis Oriental is one of the most comprehensive health care programs of the local government today.
He said that the MisOr Care System, a program that extends free hospitalization and medical assistance to the indigent in Misamis Oriental, has already aided about 400,000 patients.
The MisOr Care health program is a PhilHealth-accredited health program under the “point-of-care” method where a patient becomes a beneficiary upon admission to any hospital in the province.
Emano said that the health program is one of the most important programs of his administration that have undergone favorable reviews by various public and private health agencies here.