IP Bamboo Weavers Get Boost With DTI Shared Service Facility

Ang mga bamboo weavers ng Tingguian ay magkakaroon na ng mas modernong pasilidad mula sa DTI. Suporta na makakatulong sa kanilang kabuhayan.

39 Women’s Groups Empower Communities In La Union

Ang pagsisikap ng 39 na mga grupo ng kababaihan sa La Union ay nagsusulong ng tunay na pagbabago sa komunidad. Tuloy-tuloy lang.

Robust Tourism Uplifting Lives Of Cordillera Residents

Ayon sa DOT-CAR, ang pagdami ng mga turista sa Cordillera ay nagdadala ng makabuluhang pagbabago sa buhay ng mga tao.

Alaminos City To Serve 200 Sacks Of Oysters At Talaba Festival

Magsama-sama para sa Talaba Festival ng Alaminos City kung saan 200 sako ng talaba ang ihahain. Isang masayang pagkikita sa Hundred Islands Festival.

PBBM Vows To Bring Lab For All Medical Services To Isolated Areas

Sa proyektong "Lab for All," maaabot na ng mga serbisyong medikal ang mga malalayong komunidad sa Pilipinas.
By The Luzon Daily

PBBM Vows To Bring Lab For All Medical Services To Isolated Areas

2592
2592

How do you feel about this story?

Like
Love
Haha
Wow
Sad
Angry

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday pledged that the current administration would make sure that the “Lab for All” Project, which offers free medical services to Filipinos in need, will reach the 7,063 geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas (GIDAs) in the country.

During the Lab for All caravan at the Rizal High School in Pasig City, Marcos said the project, spearheaded by no less than First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos, aims to bridge the gap in the country’s health care system.

“Ang kalusugan po ay kayamanan. Walang silbi ang lahat ng yaman kung hindi maayos ang ating kalusugan. Ngunit para sa mga kapus-palad nating kababayan, higit na mas malaking pagsubok ang pagkakasakit, lalo na ang mga nasa malalayong lugar (Health is wealth. Wealth is useless if we do not have good health. But for our unfortunate countrymen, getting sick is a challenge, especially those in remote areas),” Marcos said.

“Kaya po ang mga proyekto tulad nitong Lab for All ay isang napakalaking tulong para sa ating mga kababayan. Layunin nito ang makapaghatid ng maaasahang serbisyong medikal para sa lahat, lalung-lalo na sa mga pinakanangangailangan (That’s why projects like this Lab for All are a huge help to our countrymen. Its goal is to deliver reliable medical services for everyone, especially those who need it the most).”

Marcos said the Lab for All Project would benefit Filipinos who are most in need, especially senior citizens, persons with disabilities, pregnant women, and people who are immunocompromised.

The Lab for All is a priority project of the First Lady who was also present during the caravan in Pasig City.

The project aims to make health care accessible to Filipinos, especially those who are from indigenous communities, by delivering laboratory and medical services.

It facilitates the donation of mobile vans equipped with top-of-the-line medical equipment, such as X-ray machines, ultrasound, portable urine analyzers, glucose monitors, and cholesterol monitors.

During the event, Marcos and the First Lady turned over three Lab for All mobile laboratories to the municipality of Sta. Catalina in Ilocos Sur, Tacloban City, and Pasig City.

The Lab for All caravan has been conducted in 35 areas nationwide since it was launched in May 2023.

Aside from medical services, the Lab for All caravan also offers other government services, including scholarship grants by the Commission on Higher Education and the provision of assorted vegetable seeds and fruit tree seedlings by the Department of Agriculture.

Other participating agencies are the Development Bank of the Philippines, the departments of the interior and local government, health, social welfare, and trade, as well as the Food and Drug Administration. (PNA)