Delta’s Women’s Month tribute: Med mission benefits 2-K female health
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – In celebration of the National Women’s Month, some 2,200 female health volunteers in Pampanga received several diagnostic services in a medical mission organized on March 12 by Gov. Dennis “Delta” Pineda as a tribute for their dedicated service to their cabalens.
The volunteers comprising members of the Nanay Community Workers (NCWs) group and barangay health workers (BHWs) – availed themselves of medical consultations, pap smear tests, breast examinations, cervical X-rays, ECGs, dental extractions, and urine-albumin-creatinine ratio tests in mobile clinics set up by the Capitol, Lab for All and Department of Health at the Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center here.
Francis Tolentino to the medical mission. Photo: Daniel Ombina/Pampanga PIO
Free reading glasses and medicines were also provided for those in need, as well as food packs with rice and canned goods, and cash for all the volunteers.
Doctors gave lectures on breast and gynecological cancers.
Vice Gov. Lilia “Nanay” Pineda, who champions the provincial government Alagang Nanay Preventive Health Care program, noted the significance of the occasion: “Ang gusto ko, para sa akin, ang celebration ng women’s month ay ‘yong kailangan, lahat ng mga kababaihan ay malusog at nakasisiguro akong walang sakit, kaya medical mission (ang ginawa ni governor).”
“Sa atin, hindi lang tuwing women’s month ang screening ng mga tao, regular tayong nagsasagawa ng medical mission,” she added.
Senator Francis Tolentino who was in attendance, hailed the Pampanga leaders for leading in the field of health among LGUs.
“Number 1 na nagpatupad ng Covid-19 vaccination ang Pampanga; Number 1 na nagko-comply sa Universal Health Care Law, Pampanga; at makikita po natin, highest vaccination rate among most populous provinces awarded by the DOH last Dec. 22, 2022; outstanding performance award for reporting risk and outbreaks of communicable diseases, Pampanga. So, ang ibig sabihin, ang liderato ng Pampanga, sa pangunguna nina Governor at Vice Governor Pineda, ay binibigyan ng prayoridad ang inyong kalusugan,” the senator noted.
Gov. Pineda urged the NCWs and BHWs to identify those needing medical assistance at the early stage of their ailment.
“Sana pu aliwa naman pu ita pung grabi namu pu ing lalawen tamu, hangga’t maaari, tang early stage pamu pu, magkaproblema pamu pu, akit mine pung kaagad Nanay, apaulu mi ne pu,” the governor said.
Rhodora David, an NCW in Porac said: “Malaking tulong po ito sa amin ang mga
kababaihan lalo na po sa aming mga widow at solo parents na walang ibang
tumutulong kung hindi sina Nanay Vice Gov at Gov Delta. Ramdam na ramdam ko
po ang women’s month.” Pampanga PIO
