Amidst relief operations to the victims of tropical storm “Ondoy,” the City Government of Valenzuela under the leadership of Mayor WIN Gatchalian, has intensified its health drive with the launching of “Garantisadong Pambata,” Oct. 5, 2009.
Some 200 parents and their children aged five years and below from Karuhatan and San Jeremias daycare centers attended the kick-off. They received a package of services such as free vaccinations, booster shots, deworming tablets and Vitamin A supplements. They were also given a guidebook that underscores proper healthcare.
Punong Barangay Nicomedes Caco of Karuhatan, together with other city health officials, also provided treats at the simple ceremony in SM Valenzuela Supercenter activity area.
City Health officer-in-charge Dr. Jaime M. Exconde Jr., said the Valenzuela public could avail the services until Oct. 17 from 47 government health centers around the city.
Now on its ninth year, the bi- annual Garantisadong Pambata was institutionalized throughout the country as part of the Philippines’ commitment to the UN Millennium Development Goals to reduce child mortality by two-thirds in 2015.
Records of Dr. Manny Mapue II, Chief City Epidemiologist, showed the city has successfully sustained this thrust. Statistics revealed significant decrease in mortality rate in 2008 among children one year to five years of age placing at 17.1 per 1,000 live births compared to 19.15 of the previous year. Furthermore, mortality rate among infants dipped to 13.82 as to 13.93 per 1,000 live births for the same period.
Dr. Exconde encouraged everyone to make Garantisadong Pambata work everyday for our children.
-Mark Lester Cayabyab/Valenzuela City PIO
http://www.valenzuela.gov.ph/
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