Ejercito wants all villages to have health workersBy The Manila Timeshome/News/Nation/Ejercito wants all villages to have health workersSEN. Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Saturday pushed for the appointment of at least one barangay (village) health worker (BHW) in every village nationwide. “Despite the recorded number of health workers of the Department of Health (DoH), there are still barangay in the country that do not have a health worker or health center to attend to the health needs of the people,” said Ejercito, chairman of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography. The senator earlier filed Senate Bill (SB) 1380 and SB 1406 mandating the DoH to provide at least one health worker to each village and to increase the salaries and benefits of health workers. The BHWs shall be under the control and supervision of the DoH in close coordination with the local government health officer. “The reforms are seen to improve not just the capabilities of the barangay as front-liners in the Primary Health Care Approach but more importantly the availability of the health services to the poor members of the society,” Ejercito said.

Source: Manila Times March 16, 2019 16:07 UTC