142nd Malasakit Center opens its doors in Valenzuela City as part of Bong Go’s pursuit of improved access to quality health care in the country On Thursday, October 7, Senator Christopher “Bong” Go personally attended the launch of the country’s 142nd Malasakit Center at Valenzuela Medical Center in Valenzuela City as part of his many efforts to improve health services and reduce health disparities in the country. This is the second Malasakit Center in the city following the one in Valenzuela City Emergency Hospital which was launched in August of 2019. It is also the 27th Malasakit Center in Metro Manila, and the 77th in Luzon.
po ay batas na, isinulong ko noon kasama si Congressman Wes, Congressman Eric, Senator Win Gatchalian. Ang target po ng Malasakit Center zero balance para wala na po kayong babayaran In his speech, Go, who sa inyong pagpapaospital. also serves as the Chair Para po ‘yan sa mga poor of Senate Committee on and indigent patients. Health and Demography, Basta Pilipino ka, qualified cited that after witnessing ka po sa Malasakit Center,” the struggles of low-income Go explained. Filipinos to get quality health care, it pushed him “Sabi ko bakit natin to develop more health pahirapan ‘yung Pilipino… care policies that aim to eh sa totoo lang pera n’yo improve access to medical ‘yan. Pera n’yo ‘yan, inyo care services. po ‘yan, dapat po ibalik sa inyo sa mabilis na serbisyo. “Ang Malasakit Center Iyan po ang Malasakit Caraga INFOCUS
Center, inyo po ‘yan,” Go continued. The Malasakit Center brings together partnered agencies, including the Department of Health, Department of Social Welfare and Development, Philippine Health Insurance Corporation, and Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office, to work hand in hand and ensure that medical assistance programs are more accessible to particularly poor and indigent patients. Principally authored and sponsored by Go, the Malasakit Centers Act of October 2-8, 2021 |
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