MOH-BARMM appoints 73 Community Midwives from Maguindanao

Bangsamoro Government’s Ministry of Health (MOH-BARMM) led the orientation and signing of appointment of 73 midwifery personnel from Maguindanao on Tuesday, May 19, at the MOH Training Center, in Cotabato City. BARMM’s Minister of Health Dr. Saffrullah Dipatuan led Tuesday’s oath-taking ceremony of newly appointed midwives, including 10 others coming from BARMM regional offices. “Isa sa mga goals natin ay lagyan nang Barangay Health Station [with complete facilities and free equipment] ang bawat barangay sa Bangsamoro region para sa mga midwife and you will be deployed to such,” he added. The newly appointed midwives belong to Midwife in Every Community in BARMM-2 (MECBA-2). MOH-BARMM also plans to hire more than 100 midwives in the region, and encourages midwives to apply to become part of Human Resources for health and deployment program. Meanwhile, Ehsan D. Paudac, Head of MECBA announced that members of MECBA-1 and MECBA-2 will receive a sum of P10, 000 as Emergency Relief Assistance Allowance (ERRA) provided by MOH. Simultaneously, 38 midwifery personnel from the province of Basilan and the City of Lamitan took their oath around 9 am today in the said province. (Bureau of Public Information)