The legislature rejected the Ministry of Health's proposal to transfer primary cancer treatment to local governments. Representative Mi...
The legislature rejected the Ministry of Health's proposal to transfer primary cancer treatment to local governments. Representative Micaela Violago of Nueva Ecija said that Barangay's health workers could not be able to attend a hearing of the Committee on Health of the House of Representatives chaired by Angelina Tan representing Quezon, who organized one of the attending lawmakers. Do it because they are not equipped or trained for the treatment of cancer. "I do not think the Barangay Health Worker or his staff can diagnose or evaluate whether the patient has cancer or not," Violago said. Tan, for her part, said that special training is needed at the local level to ensure that people are encouraged to be treated at an early stage of the cancer and to adapt to the cancer. Care they need. "The most important is that with the entry into force of this law, the information of the large waterfall in the field Makatulong Sila Sila of education and the Kung-Saan pupunta K-Saan," said Tan. DOH officials and oncology experts said the transfer of these functions to the community level is important to ensure that medical care is easily accessible to cancer patients across the country. DOH Alderman, MarÃa Rosario Vergeire, explained that the proposal worked together with the creation of a network of health care providers in every system in the province, as part of the recently passed Law 11223 or "Law on Medical Care". He added that the BHS and RHU health centers are not only important for expanding primary care, but also to get cancer patients on track to receive the care they need. Meanwhile, Catherine Teh, vice president of the Philippine Association of Hepatobiliary Pancreatic Surgeons, said first aid is needed by promoting literacy and promoting awareness of prevention, screening and early detection. "In fact, we know that Barangay's health staff can not diagnose any type of cancer, so one of the most important provisions of this law is that we focus on prevention, screening and early detection to improve the understanding of cancer care, the cancer Awareness raising for the public, "said Cecilia Llave, a gynecological oncologist who said strengthening local health centers significantly improves access to cancer treatment. Barangay health workers have been found to encourage women to seek out health centers to learn how to live a healthy life, even if they have no signs or symptoms. Cancer in the early stages, and monitor and monitor cancer patients who have referred to a level of secondary or tertiary care. "Local health center programs are very good and very important," said Llave.
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