NIH 2013 Program - University of the Philippines Manila
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3.4 A healthy province - Bukidnon<br />
Province <strong>of</strong> Bukidnon<br />
Alex Calingasan<br />
The province. Bukidnon is a landlocked plateau on Nor<strong>the</strong>rn-Central Mindanao dubbed as <strong>the</strong><br />
Heart <strong>of</strong> Mindanao. The province is composed <strong>of</strong> four (4) congressional districts with twenty (20)<br />
municipalities and two (2) component cities, having a total land area <strong>of</strong> 1,049,859 hectares with a<br />
population <strong>of</strong> 1,299,192 as <strong>of</strong> 2010 and with a growth rate <strong>of</strong> 2.03.<br />
The Bukidnon health system. “The Bukidnon health system is envisioned to provide<br />
comprehensive health care services to achieve a healthy constituency through an effective,<br />
efficient, accessible, and equitable health care for <strong>the</strong> total development <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> province.” The<br />
Bukidnon health system is a 3-pronged health system with<br />
<strong>the</strong> rural health units operated by <strong>the</strong> local government units (LGUs) but more aligned to <strong>the</strong><br />
implementation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> DOH mandated functions, ie, <strong>the</strong> preventive aspect <strong>of</strong> health; promoting<br />
health and educating <strong>the</strong> people on maintaining <strong>the</strong>ir health; and<br />
<strong>the</strong> 14 provincial health stations initiated and constructed by <strong>the</strong> province to support its Provincial<br />
Indigency Health <strong>Program</strong> (PIHP), focused on <strong>the</strong> delivery <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Primary Care Benefit Package <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> Philippine Health Insurance Corporation’s Sponsored <strong>Program</strong> (<strong>the</strong>se stations continue to act<br />
as gatekeepers to keep our people from being hospitalized); and <strong>the</strong> Bukidnon Provincial Medical<br />
Center (BPMC) and seven (7) Bukidnon provincial hospitals (BPH) intended to provide <strong>the</strong><br />
curative aspect <strong>of</strong> health.<br />
Title<br />
The Provincial Economic Enterprise Development and Management Office. The Office is<br />
envisioned Agency to provide effective financial management to <strong>the</strong> different component income centers<br />
particularly along <strong>the</strong> sustainability <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> eight (8) provincial hospitals; to engage in business<br />
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autonomy on hospital operations and standardized wages and benefits <strong>of</strong> health workers. Due to<br />
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A healthy province - Bukidnon. Health is a concern that touches o<strong>the</strong>r critical aspects but with a<br />
great resolve and political will, addressing primarily health issues and concerns is tantamount to<br />
giving <strong>the</strong> people access to social justice and unburdens <strong>the</strong>m to face o<strong>the</strong>r challenges and<br />
opportunities in life.<br />
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