COTABATO CITY - The Ministry of Health in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao extends assistance to MOH-BARMM Zamboanga Sub-Office staff as part of their relief efforts to help Typhoon Paeng victims as the city was also hit severely.

Through the initiative of Dr. Abdulhalik M. Kasim, MDM, CESE, the Regional Assistant Secretary, the office turnover one sack with 25kgs of rice, one whole tray of eggs, and a pack of assorted goods for each staff member.

"It is our job to help those in crisis,” Assistant Secretary Kasim said, emphasizing the significant role of the MOH in times of disaster.

The beneficiaries were happy and grateful because they unexpectedly received relief goods from the ministry. The Ayuda brings a big smile to the victims of typhoon Paeng.

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COTABATO CITY - The Ministry of Health – BARMM employees received different grocery items Friday, November 18, 2022.

The employees gathered at the DOH CHD 12 Covered Court.

The ayuda is part of helping the employees to make them feel love and at ease and to recover from the flash flood caused by the storm Paeng.

The ayuda includes: one (1) sack of rice (25kg), 12 cans of sardines, corned beef, tuna, one (1) kilogram of salt and sugar, one (1) litre of oil, soy sauce, and vinegar, and other commodities.

The employees were happy and grateful because they unexpectedly received a relief good from the ministry. The ayuda brings a big smile to every employee in the ministry.

Dr. Tato Usman, Director II for Health Operation Bureau said the employees are valuable to the ministry whether they are permanent, casual, or COS.

“The employees are the one who help the ministry to deliver its mission as public servants. The treatment must be fair as we are all family in this field of work,” Usman said.

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COTABATO CITY - The Ministry of Health-BARMM conducted a four-day Program Implementation Review and Strategic Planning Workshop for Health Promotion Unit and Communication Management Unit (HPU-CMU) from November 22-25, 2022 at Acacia Hotel Davao City.

According to Mr. Carza, the DOH wants to develop its health strategic directions for 2023-2028, “We are looking into inter-sectoral collaboration for health, di nalang po confined ang trabaho ng health sector within the sector, but we need to partner with other sectors to ensure that we will be able to promote health. Ngayon we need to improve our health care management, right care at the appropriate level. We need to strengthen our health institution and work force to promote, protect, and care.”

The said workshop were attended by the Dr. Rizaldy Piang, Minister of Health, Dr. Abdulhalik Kasim, Assistant Secretary for Health, Dr. Ahmad-Fawadz Israel, Director for Public Health Bureau, Health Promotion Unit and Communications Management Unit staff under the supervision of Mrs. Saida Diocolano-Ali, Health Education Program Officers, and Muslim Religious Leaders from different provinces and cities within the BARMM.

Also present to the event were the guest speakers from Department of Health-National Dr. Miguel Angelo Mantaring, MPM, Dr. Alfonso Miguel Regala, MBA, Dr. Rosalin Vianzon, MPH, Mr. Rodley Desmond Daniel M. Carza, RN, MPH, and Dr. Sherjan Kalim, from Cotabato Regional and Medical Center.

Futhermore Dr. Ahmad Fawadz Israel said that, “To our partners, colleagues, health care workers, again our mutual passion in serving the Bangsamoro people unite us once more, may we continue to unify our efforts and goals for the betterment of the people.”

The aforementioned activity concluded with Minister Piang said, “Malaki ang maiko-contribute nyo sa takbo ng health sa ground. Matutulungan nyo rin ang agency when it comes to information dissemination to spread awareness.

During program, the attendees wore their cultural attire to manifest unity on desiring productive program implementation review.

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