Bong Go highlights health infrastructure advancements as his team assists indigents in Guimaras

Senator Bong Go's team visited Buenavista, Guimaras on Tuesday, 29 August, to provide assistance to its poor residents, and in a video message, Go emphasized the pivotal role of health infrastructures for the residents of the town and its neighboring areas.

Go's team, in partnership with Mayor Samuel Gumarin, distributed assistance to 530 indigents in the town. The assistance included masks while select recipients received shirts, shoes, mobile phones, and balls for basketball.

As chairperson of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, Go underscored the significance of the Super Health Center in Buenavista as a crucial step towards enhancing public service delivery, particularly in terms of basic healthcare services. Go personally attended the groundbreaking of the said center last May.

"Ang kagandahan nito early detection at magagamit ito sa pagkokonsulta and it will help decongest the hospital dahil pwede na pong gamutin dito. At ilalagay po ito sa mga strategic areas. So inilagay nila sa isang lugar kung saan po'y makaka-access 'yung mga kababayan natin, hindi na nila kailangan pang magbiyahe pa ng malayo. Pwede na pong gamutin dito, early detection mas maganda po 'yon para hindi na lumala ang sakit ng mga pasyente," Go said.

In Guimaras, Super Health Centers will be built in Jordan and Nueva Valencia, in addition to the one in Buenavista.

With a commitment to improving the lives of his constituents and the nation at large, Go also recognized the pivotal role that regional specialty centers will play in transforming healthcare accessibility and quality.

As the principal sponsor and one of the authors of the newly enacted Republic Act No. 11959, Go explained that the law will provide for the establishment of specialty centers within existing regional hospitals. It also outlines the specific service capabilities that the Department of Health (DOH) will implement to accomplish this.

Meanwhile, Go also offered support for residents seeking medical treatment by informing them about the presence of a Malasakit Center at the Dr. Catalino Gallego Nava Provincial Hospital in Jordan town.

The Malasakit Centers Act, principally authored and sponsored by Go, mandates all DOH-run hospitals and the Philippine General Hospital in Manila City to establish their own centers. The goal of these centers is to conveniently aid impoverished patients by covering various medical services and charges on their hospital bills.

Apart from healthcare improvements, Go's commitment to enhancing public services extends to infrastructure projects. As vice chairperson of the Senate Committee on Finance, Go supported the completion of seawall protection and the construction of a farm-to-market road in the town.