MANILA, Philippines — Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa said on Tuesday that they have already finished distributing mobile clinics throughout Luzon.
In an ambush interview after the post-State of the Nation Address discussions in Pasay City, Herbosa told reporters that all 37 mobile clinics have been delivered to various regions in Luzon.
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“Ang natitira nalang is Visayas and Mindanao, so I think the following week magdadala na kami sa Region 7,” Herbosa said.
(What’s left are Visayas and Mindanao, so I think next week we will bring them to Region 7.)
“Minomonitor namin because we don’t want na ‘yung mga mobile clinics ay nakatengga lang sa mga kapitolyo; gusto namin pumunta talaga sila sa mga remote area at magrereport sila sa amin ng mga services,” he added.
(We are monitoring because we don’t want the mobile clinics to just be idle in the capitals; we want them to go to remote areas and report to us on the services they provide.)
The health chief also mentioned that 46 mobile clinics are scheduled for nationwide delivery, which he acknowledged as a challenge due to the country’s separated islands.
The DOH also earlier announced its plan to build 28 primary care facilities nationwide.
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These health hubs would be spread out in strategic parts of the country to reach out to communities lacking healthcare establishments, Herbosa said at a press briefing in January.
“Our plan is to build 28 of these primary care facilities to cater to 28 million poor Filipinos by 2028,” he said.