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HEALTH

SoCot town diarrhea outbreak kills 1, downs over 50 others

KORONADAL CITY – The Municipal Health Office (MHO) of Banga, South Cotabato confirmed Friday the death of a senior citizen following a diarrhea outbreak in Barangay Lampari that downed 50 others more.

Dr. Ellen Quidilla, the MHO-Banga chief, was unable to identify the lone fatality in Thursday’s disease outbreak but noted the patient died from dehydration.

Thirty-eight of the patients are currently admitted to the Soccsksargen General Hospital (SGH) while eight are at private hospitals in nearby Surallah town.

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121 senior citizens, nakabiyaya ng libreng eye check-up ni MP Kadil

KASABAY ng pagdiriwang ng "Bangsamoro Elderly Filipino Week” kahapon, nagsagawa ng ng medical outreach program ang Office of the Member of the Parliament Dr Kadil Jojo Sinolinding, Jr. ng Bangsamoro Transition Authority.

Abot sa 121 na mga senior citizens mula sa ibat-ibang barangay sa Sultan Kudarat ang nakabiyaya sa libreng eye screening na isinagawa ng mga kawani ng Deseret Ambulatory Referral Center at mga empleyado sa tanggapan ni MP Sinolinding.

Nabatid na sa ginawang libreng eye screening, 23 na mga senior citizens ang nangangailangan ng eye surgery o operasyon.

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PhilHealth XII nakipagpulong kay SK Gov Mangudadatu

Para sa mas malakas na implementasyon ng KonSulTa (Konsultasyong Sulit at Tama), ang PhilHealth XII ay nakipagpulong kay Sultan Kudarat Gov. Datu Pax Ali Mangudadatu sa Isulan, Sultan Kudarat.

Ang KonSulTA o mas pinalawak na primary care program ay tugon sa layunin ng Universal Health Care (UHC) Program na makapagbigay ng preventive health care sa lahat.

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PhilHealth XII reaches 95 percent accreditation of KonSulTa providers

KORONADAL CITY - By the end of the third quarter 2022, PhilHealth 12 has already accredited 95 percent of its target KonSulTa Providers (KPs).

“We are happy to announce that by the end of September this year, we have already accredited 60 KonSulTa providers equivalent to 95% of our target facilities to be accredited this year,” Dr. Antoniette M. Ladio, PhilHealth XII KonSulTa Technical Working Group (TWG) Vice Chair said during its monthly meeting this October.

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PhilHealth XII, nakilahok sa Elderly Filipino Week celebration

KORONADAL CITY --- Bilang suporta sa Elderly Filipino Week celebration, ang PhilHealth Regional Office XII ay nakilahok sa mga aktibidadis na isinagawa ng Department of Social Welfare and Development XII (DSWD) para sa Federation Presidents ng Senior Citizens sa buong Rehiyon na ginanap sa City Hall Lobby, City of Koronadal noong October 4, 2022.

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Status of KonSulTa Implementation in PhilHealth 12

With 48 accredited KonSulta providers as of August 31, 2022, PhilHealth 12 has already registered 77,544 equivalent to 14.38% of the 529,080 target patient load for 2022.

“We are now in the last month of the third quarter and by the end of the year, we hope to accredit more facilities as we aim to provide more of the KonSulTa benefits to our target benefiiaries,” Dr. Hector Zenon Leonardo P. Malate, PhilHealth XII Regional Vice President said.

Of the 48 accredited KonSulTa facilities, 15 have their “My PhilHealth Portal” where members can enroll.

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Prioritize creation, improvement of Tawi-Tawi hospitals — BARMM solon asks colleagues

COTABATO CITY - A member of the Bangsamoro Parliament is calling on the regional legislature to prioritize the passage of four hospital bills that aim to create new hospitals in Tawi-Tawi, as well as upgrade existing medical facilities there expanding their bed capacities and equipment.

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KPs receive recognition from PhilHealth 12

KORONADAL CITY - For adopting PhilHealth’s KonSulta (Konsultasyong Sulit at Tama), 37 accredited KONSULTA providers in SOCSKSSARGEN Region recently received Plaques of Recognition from PhilHealth XII in the City of Koronadal.

Seventeen are under LHIO Gen. Santos: the Rural Health Units (RHUs) of Polomolok, Apopong, Baluan, Bula, Calumpang, Fatima, Labangal, Tambler, West, Alabel, Glan, Malapatan, Malungon including Howard Hubbard, Hospital, Sarangani Provincial Hospital, St. Elizabeth Hospital, Inc. and St. Elizabeth Hospital-Alabel Satellite Clinic.

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AVP Rulloda challenges Mindanao PhilHealth officers

KORONADAL CITY - To assess the status of accomplishments during the first semester and to recalibrate regional commitments to achieve its annual target with the Governance Commission of GOCCs (GCG), the PhilHealth XII hosted the Mindanao wide mid-year assessment of six PhilHealth Regional Offices in Gen. Santos.

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MOH turned over new health station in Carmen, North Cotabato

COTABATO CITY— Residents of Barangay Kitulaan in Carmen Cluster, Special Geographic Area (SGA) will now have better access to health care services with the opening of a newly-constructed Barangay Health Station (BHS).
 
Ministry of Health (MOH) Officer-in-Charge Minister Dr. Zul Qarneyn Abas and other officials turned-over the BHS on August 5.  Amounting to a total cost of Php2.2-million, the facility was funded through the Tiyakap Bangsamoro Kalusugan Program (TBKP) of the MOH, under the 2021 General Appropriations Act.
 

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