QC signs commitment pact to achieve MDG goals through HI5

• Source:http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/231433853973/qc-signs-commitment-pact-to-achieve-mdg-goals-through-hi5
• Wednesday, June 10, 2015

(QC PAISO/RJB/SDL/PIA-NCR)

QUEZON CITY, 10 June (PIA)--The Quezon City government, through the City Health Department, has signed the declaration of the pledge of commitment with the Department of Health-National Capital Regional Office (DOH-NCRO), other local government units (LGUs), and private sector groups during the launching the HI5 (High Impact Breakthrough Strategies) Summit on June 8 at Century Park Hotel in Malate, Manila.

According to DOH Assistant Secretary Elmer Punzalan, the High Impact Breakthrough Strategies (HI5) was conceptualized to attain the country's Millennium Development Goals (MDG) for Health.

The strategies to attain the MDGs include reducing infant mortality by 20 percent, reducing under-five mortality by 22 percent, reducing maternal mortality by 57 percent, reducing cases of Human Immuno-deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) by 40 percent and increasing the service delivery within the sector.

The event also coincided with the unveiling of the HI5 gallery showcasing the best HI5 practices of the 16 cities and 1 municipality of the NCR.

Quezon City presented its various leadership and management initiatives for health undertaken by the city's Local Health Board, the Barangay Health Management Council, Maternal & Neonatal Council, the Quezon City STI/ AIDS Council, and the Quezon City Nutrition Council.

The city's gallery also featured the city's "Gabayan ang Batang Ina" Project, a multisectoral approach to address adolescent pregnancies in QC through the City Leadership & Governance Program (CGLP) initiative.

It also includes the city's breastfeeding program composed of 500 support group members from all the six districts of the city, made possible through the breastfeeding room or stations at every barangay and health centers.

The gallery also highlighted the city's best practices in health among them, CHITS (Community Health Information tracking System), 2nd runner up in 2014 Jesse Robredo Award of Excellence in ICT for Good Governance, which is an integrated health information management system that makes use of ICT to gather information and data needed for policy making.

It also featured the city's male sundown clinics: Klinika Novaliches and Klinika Bernardo, both recognized as the premier centers of excellence for health and wellness in the country.

Klinika Bernardo is a recipient of the 2014 Galing Pook Award for outstanding Local Governance programs for pioneering health clinic for STI/ HIV.

Also included in the display is the QC iReport, an online and mobile-based platform that provides the city with real time information on its HIV services, enabling health facilities to deliver quality services that respond to the needs of key populations at higher risks of HIV, including people living with HIV and their families. It is also a feedback mechanism on the various health services to people and facilities offered by the City Health facilities.