LA UNION GOV’T BOOSTS PRIMARY HEALTHCARE IN FAR FLUNG AREAS, BENEFITS 700 CONSTITUENTS

August 10, 2024 Provincial

SAN FERNANDO, La Union

The Provincial Government of La Union (PGLU) held a medical and dental outreach program to far flung barangays as part of its strengthened agenda on inclusive and responsive rural health governance. Spearheaded by the
Provincial Health Office (PHO), PGLU personnel visited seven barangays in Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged Areas (GIDA) in the months of June and July to provide primary health care to residents.

A total of 722 GIDA constituents were checked up, provided with medicines, and given other necessary medical assistance. They were from upland barangays namely Dagup, Bagulin; Up-uplas, Sudipen; Lipay, San Gabriel;
Macabato, Aringay; and Aguioas and San Isidro, Naguilian. Among the services extended were medical consultation, laboratory examination, dental services, eye checkup, referrals for minor or major surgeries, free medicine distribution, and registration to the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation.

Residents expressed their gratitude to the PGLU for reaching out to their villages despite distance and logistical challenges. Gov. Rafy, meanwhile, said that her administration shall be steadfast in its commitment to make basic services more accessible and relevant, especially to the underserved. “Our call for ‘La Union Probinsyanihan’ echoes through our upland barangays, because their welfare are as vital,” Gov. Rafy said. Outreach activities in far-flung communities are among the priority thrusts of the PGLU, as institutionalized in programs such as Ayat Fest,
KaLUsugan Caravan, and other PHO-led activities.

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