CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga — Department of Health (DOH) cited the health programs of Pampanga province during the 7th Central Luzon Excellence Awards for Health (CLExAH).
Second District Board Member Anthony Joseph Torres and Provincial Health Officer Marcelo Jaochico personally received the Best Provincial Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit Award for 2018 for its outstanding support and significant contribution in the implementation of the Philippine Health Agenda.
The province was also awarded P1 million cash incentive for its attainment of a malaria-free status.
DOH announced that Pampanga is now among the seven provinces in the country without any incidence of the disease.
“In relation to the development of the local health systems, the Department of Health-Central Luzon Center for Health Development acknowledges the local government units (LGUs) that support all the programs of the agency,” DOH Assistant Secretary Maria Francia Laxamana said.
Other winners from Pampanga include City of San Fernando as Best LGU Health Office Sanitation Initiative and Outstanding Contribution in the Attainment of Blood Adequacy; Mabalacat City as recipient of Pulang Laso Excellence Award (Best LGU for Local Response Service Delivery, And Outreach Services) and Scaling-Up Public Health Intervention for Millennium Development Goals (MDGs); municipality of Porac for Scaling-Up Public Health Intervention for MDGs; and municipality of Minalin for Efficient Health Sector Spending.
CLEXAH is an annual awarding of DOH to LGUs and other institutions supporting and implementing health reforms.