CITY OF SAN FERNANDO - Indigent Kapampangans who benefited on the Integrated Medical Assistance (IMA) program of Governor Lilia Pineda regarded the upcoming elections as a pay back time.

"Sa dami ng ginawang maganda sa amin ni Nanay gaya na lamang ng  pagpapahospital sa aming mga mahal sa buhay kung minsan pa nga halos wala na kaming dapat na bayaran pa dahil sinagot na niyang lahat ay hindi namin siya kakalimutan ngayon na siya naman ang nangangailangan ng aming suporta," Imelda Gotiangco, a resident from Barangay San Isidro, San Simon town said.

Gotiangco stressed that Pineda will continuously enjoy the overwhelming support of the people in the province as she fully devoted her first term serving the interest of the Kampangan in terms of health programs.

"Kahit gaano pa kamahal ang operasyon at laboratory test ay hindi nagdadalawang isip si Governor Pineda na tumulong. Kaya tumatanaw lamang kami ng malaking utang na loob sa kanya," another patient from San Simon told Sun Star Pampanga.

Gener Paviola, a dialysis patient stated he along with his family will vote for Governor Pineda and son Dennis as both are already tested in public service.

"Iboboto po namin silang pareho. Kasangkapan po sila kung kaya't patuloy na humahaba ang buhay ko," he noted.

Pineda after assuming the capitol's highest post initiated the formation of a team of medical experts which is composed of surgeons, specialists in urology, oncology, neurology and  pulmonology to provide the immediate health needs of the Kapampangan.

Under IMA program, the governor has provided the people in Pampanga free access to medical experts in public hospitals.

She also pushed for the upgrading and renovation of all district hospitals in the province to make sure that the Kapampangan will be given equal oppurtunity on public health programs. 

Likewise,  Pineda earlier launched “Nars ni Nanay Program” which led to the hiring of some 200 nurses to augment the health services in Pampanga’s municipalities.

This program is designed to mobilize the registered nurses.  The competencies that will be gained by the nurses upon completion of the program will include both health and special foucs on curative and preventive measures.

They were also tasked to detect tuberculosis patients in all the barangays of the province.