24/7 HEALTHCARE SERVICES PARA SA MGA PDL, TINIYAK NI CATAPANG

TINIYAK ni Bureau of Corrections Director General Gregorio P. Catapang Jr., sa publiko na garantisadong may 24/7 healthcare services ang mga naka-confine na Person Deprived of Liberty (PDL) sa iba’t ibang correction facilities ng BuCor.

Sa ginanap na ceremonial signing ng National Policy on Promotion and Protection of Health in Jails, Prisons, Custodial Facilities , and Other Places of Detention ngayong araw sa Manila Hotel, inihayag ni Catapang na ang healthcare services ay isa sa mga pangunahing pangangailangan ng PDLs.

 “I see to it that that the provision of appropriate and continues healthcare services were given to them the same way with that of the free community,”ani Catapang.

“The policy signed today would guarantee a strong collaboration among concerned agencies leading to better health outcomes with the automatic inclusion of PDLs  in the National Health Insurance Program and they shall be granted immediate eligibility to PhilHealth packages pursuant to RA No. 11223 otherwise known as Universal Health Care Act” dagdag pa ng opisyal.

Sa ilalim ng bagong polisiya, ang Bucor at iba pang ahensiya tulad ng Bureau of Jail Management and Penology, Bureau of Immigration (BI), Philippine national Police (PNP), Provincial Jails at National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) ay inaasahang maglalaan ng pondo at resources at mga craft measures para matiyak na maayos ang kalusugan ng mga PDL.

“This endeavor will further improve the quality of healthcare services being provided by  BuCor to our PDLs thru the Directorate for Health and Welfare Services headed by Dra. Ma. Cecilia Villanueva,” ani Catapang.

Magbibigay din ng iba pang serbisyo ang BuCor tulad ng mga sumusunod:

• Vaccination such as Covid vaccine, Influenza, Flu and Pneumonia Vaccines to elderly PDLs.

• Ophthalmic related surgeries such as Cataract removal  in coordination with Tzu Chi Eye Foundation.

• Mental Health Seminar in cooperation with Medical Action Group.

• TB related programs such as active case TB finding through Mass TB screening, chest rays and GeneXpert; and close collaboration with TB partners such as the Department of Health, International Committee of the Red Cross and other NGO’s.

• HIV related programs such as lectures to PDL, counselling and testing to address the stigma and promote health and welfare.

• Cervical and breast cancer awareness and examination to female PDL.

• Health education of communicable and non-communicable diseases such as Dengue, Hypertension, Diabetes, Rabies infection and Cancer.

• Daily monitoring of food ration of PDL.

• Various feeding programs to Senior Citizen and PWD PDL.

• Semi-annual Medical and Dental missions.

• Distribution of milk supplement and multivitamins + minerals to PDL to promote quality of life.

• Distribution of reading glasses to elderly PDL.

• Water bacteriologic test to ensure safety of potable water of PDL.

• Free medicines and free basic laboratory tests.

 Bucor-wide top ten causes of PDL mortality:

* Myocardial Infarction

* Pneumonia    

* Cerebrovascular Accident        

* Acute Respiratory Failure         

* Congestive Heart Failure          

* End Stage Renal Disease           

* Pulmonary Tuberculosis           

* Cardiogenic Shock       

* Electrolyte Imbalance

* Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding