Caraga InFocus – November 6-12, 2021

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KALAHI KKB rehabs 2 health centers in AgSur town

Two barangay health stations were repaired and temporarily converted into a quarantine facility in the municipality of Talacogon, Agusan del Sur province, to help residents in their need in this time of pandemic. The health centers in barangays Causwagan and La Flora were rehabilitated under the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) KALAHI-CIDSS Kapangyarihan at Caraga INFOCUS

Kaunlaran sa Barangay (KKB). KALAHI-CIDSS KKB is implemented under the National CommunityDriven Development Program (NCDDP). Before the pandemic, the project focuses on supporting livelihood related priorities of communities that generate and diversify income of households using the CDD approach. However, it shifted into a Disaster Response Operation Modality (DROM) due to the

COVID-19 pandemic. In Barangay Causwagan, the Improvement of Barangay Health Station for Temporary Quarantine Facility cost Php725,403.38. It was started on June 30 and completed on August 6, 2021. It is expected to benefit 738 households in the said village. Causwagan’s barangay health station is fully furnished and complete with a handwashing stand, alcohol dispenser, a thermogun, hot and November 6-12, 2021 |

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