THE Navotas City government has conducted a health caravan where residents received free medical services, according to Mayor John Rey Tiangco.
Also in line with the celebration of National Lung Month and Family Planning Month, Tiangco said the health caravan also provides services for adult lifestyle-related disorder NCH screening, mental health assessment, brief tobacco intervention, human immuno-deficiency virus screening and fluoride treatment, among others.
Residents were also able to get free medicines and vitamins, and register to PhilHealth Konsulta, the comprehensive outpatient benefit under the Universal Health Care Law.
“Health care has always been one of our priorities. As such, we endeavor to make health services more accessible to our citizens.”
He encouraged ‘Navoteños’ to undergo regular medical checkup to reduce the risk of getting sick or detect and treat diseases early.
“Let us make it a habit to regularly visit our health care facilities and take advantage of the free services they offer. Do not wait until your condition gets worse.”
The city mayor also urged participants to adopt a healthy lifestyle through healthy diet and regular exercise.
Philhealth hails Navotas City Hospital. Philhealth was all praises for the Navotas City Hospital after it emerged as one of the Top Performing Health Care Institutions in terms of the lowest count of return-to-hospital or denied claims for 2022.
Recently, the visibly-proud mayor said the city bagged the silver award in Treatment Coverage Rate of Tuberculosis in the Department of Health Race to End TB Annual Awards.
NPC graduates get cash incentives
The city chief executive had bonding moments with some 911 Navotas Polytechnic College graduates, who also got their P1, The local government, despite meager annual revenues, managed to distribute cash incentives to public school students for years, he said.
Last month, Navotas also distributed cash incentives, worth P500 and P1,000 to public elementary and senior high school graduates.
