Lanao Sur school children benefit from Health Program

Lanao Sur school children benefit from Health Program                                       By:MARIZ REVALES Daily tooth brushing with fluoride ,and bi annual deworming of school children of  Bacolod Kalawi Central Pilot   School during the launching of  Essential Health Care Program. Looking on are DepEd officials and  Provincial Government First Lady Raifa Adiong. (RIC CLET)       Kalawi,Lanao del Sur -  The Local Government Unit  (LGU) of Bacolod, Kalawi  through Mayor Diarangan "Jaffar" Dipatuan was the beneficiary of the Health Program. He expressed his gratitude and thanks that the school children of his town had been chosen beneficiaries of the Essential Heath Care Program for Children of Lanao del Sur sponsored by the Australian and German governments with the support of the local government units in the province and the autonomous region.  He said the municipal government of Bacolod Kalawi will do whatever it can to fully support the program for the benefit of the children in the municipality, particularly the school children of Bacolod Kalawi Central Pilot School. Meantime, Vice Mayor Abdullah C. Ampuan disclosed that Mayor Dipatuan has implemented various development project in his town for the benefit of the people including water system and multi-purpose building.   Bacolod Kalawi Mayor Diarangan "Jaffar" Dipatuan expressed his thanks and gratitude to the concerned agencies for launching the Essential Health Care Program in his municipality as pilot project in Lanao del Sur during the interview with media personalities. (From left -right)  Phil Pa- alan of Kalikasan Magazine, Mar Sabate of  Birada News Daily, Linda Genovia of Gold Star Daily and Mariz Revales of GMANews.Tv.  (RIC CLET)   Meanwhile, Education District Supervisor Sohria Tomawis,  Al Hadja  also expressed her thanks and gratitude to the sponsoring entities, particularly the Australian and German governments for  benefiting the children of the municipality  in the Essential Health Care Program for  Children of Lanao del Sur launched Thursday at Bacolod Kalawi  Central Pilot School in Bacolod Kalawi, Lanao del Sur.  She said the school district will provide proper guidance for the children of Bacolod Kalawi Central Pilot School consisting of 17 teachers and 600 pupils. She said the sustainability of the program will largely depend on the support of the local government units in the area. Thursday October 16, 2011, the Australian Agency for International Development (UusAid) and Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), the Departemnt of Education-Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DepEd-ARMM), the local government of Lanao del Sur,and the Philippine NGO fit for school (FIT) convened for the event that includes a Memorandum of Agreement signing, the official launching of the Essential Health Care Program  (EHCP) here,and the celebration of Global Handwashing Day.  DepEd officials of Bacolod kalawi pose with Mayor Diarangan "Jaffar" Dipatuan, and  First Lady Raifa Adiong on the occasion of the launching of the EHCP for children of Lanao del Sur at the Bacolod Kalawi Central Pilot School. .(RIC CLET)  Kalwi The memorandum of Agreement represents the combined efforts of DepEd, the LGU, and FIT to tackle the poor health and sanitation status of the children in the province. The agreement formalizes the commitment to implement and sustain the  in public elementary schools. The provincial government was represented by Governor Mamintal Adiong,Jr, The DepEd-ARMM by Normallah R. Pangandaman –Lanao del Sur I-A Division, Sangcad Benito for Lanao del Sur I-B, Zenaida P. Ampatuan, Al Hadja, PHD for Lanao del Sur II-A, Lawanbai B. Macacua, Al Hadja, PHD for Lanao del Sur II-B, and Pharida L.M. Sansarona for Marawi City Division, and FIT for School by its Director of Operations Cromwell Bacareza. Bacolod Kalawi Mayor Diarangan "Jaffar" Dipatuan  with media groups on the launching of  Essential Health Care Program. (RIC CLET) The launching is in accordance with the MOA that was signed by Acting ARMM Gov. Ansaruddin Adiong last August 18, 2011 for the implementation of the program in the ARMM. The launching took place in Bacolod Pilot School, Lanao del Sur and also included the ceremonial turnover of the EHCP packages-toothpaste, toothbrush, and soap-to the school as well as a hand washing and tooth brushing demonstration. The signing and official launching of the program is also in connectin with Global Handwashing Day- aGlobal Publilc-Private Partnership for Handwashing campaign that actively promotes and fosters the culture of handwashing with soap. The annual event is celebrated by over 200 million people across 100 countries and endorsed by a wide array of governments, international institutions, civil society organizations, NGOs, private companies, and individuals. Fit for School Inc. is a Philippine not for profit organization that works closely with the health and education sectors, various development agencies , and private partners to effectively promote, implement, and sustain the Essential Health Care Program in public elementary schools. The EHCP consists of three interventions: daily hand washing with soap, daily tooth brushing, with fluoride toothpaste, and bi-annual deworming. The simple yet cost-effective program has been proven to be effective in reducing the spread of infectious diseases and rate of tooth decay among children, ultimately creating positive impacts on the child's school attendance. It has been successfully implemented in 23 provinces nationwide, and has been scaled up to a national program.            Go to Previous message | Go to Next message | Back to Messages | Full Headers Reply Reply All Forward Forward