SULU – A two-day health summit capped the Centennial anniversary of the Sulu Provincial Hospital with government leaders vowing to support efforts to further improve the medical facilities and provide free services to the poor.
Dr. Farah Omar, head of the Integrated Public Hospital Office, spearheaded the summit held at the Dr. Sixto Orosa Hall of the hospital in Jolo town.
Sulu Vice Governor Sakur Tan was the guest of honor to the event which was also attended by Dr..Abdulhalik Kasim, the Assistant Secretary of the Department of Health in the Muslim autonomous region; and the regional technical staffs, including the chiefs of hospital of different municipalities and head of rural health centers, and nurses, among others.
Jolo Mayor Hussin Amin was also present in the event, as well as police and military officials and town mayors and provincial board members.
Tan, in his speech, praised the dedication of all the doctors and medical staffs, and hospital employees for the magnanimous achievement of the provincial hospital in serving the needs of the people, and even beyond their working time.
“To have lasted a century is no small feat, and to have survived that long and still going strong is remarkable. Although the hospital had gone through series of facelift, reminisces of this institution still linger in those who in one way or the other, had been served well by the Provincial Hospital. In essence, the Sulu Provincial Hospital is celebrating 100 years of challenge-driven commitment. Challenges are what shaped the psyche of the Tausug honed by experiences and lessons of their forebears.”
“This character when wrapped in the uniforms of our health sector will be rendered more meaningful especially when considering the – post 2015 inclusive agenda of leaving no one behind – to quote Dr. Fahra Omar. This is not only the call of the health sector but rather of all sectors of Filipino society who desire and demand to partake of any programs or benefits that are rightfully accruing to them,” he said.
Tan said in improving health services, the burden is not only with the Sulu Provincial Hospital, but should be with the support of its partners, which includes local municipal governments.
“Logically speaking, you can’t have public health without working with the public sector or have public education without working with the public sector in education. As we pursue improving our health services and facilities, let us not be strayed from the fact that they should be accessible and more importantly affordable. Author and critic Eula Bliss once wrote: The belief that public health measures are not intended for people like us is widely held by many people like me. Public health, we assume, is for people with less – less education, less-healthy habits, less access to quality health care, less time and money,” Tan said. (Ahl-franzie Salinas)
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