CITY OF SAN FERNANDO ---
Governor Lilia G. Pineda said yesterday that the provincial government is
working hard to intensify and uphold the four main rights of the children: survival, protection, participation and
development rights.
SURVIVAL
RIGHT
Under survival, the
provincial government underscored its maternal care program with the help of
barangay health workers and social workers.
It was learned that some 17
950 pregnant mothers underwent pre-natal
care in the municipal health and rural health centers while12 768 were
monitored in the 11 district and provincial hospitals; 31 517 were given tetanus
toxoid immunization; 29 280 received iron supplement and 998 were given vitamin
A supplement.
Pineda said, “the with this
maternal health care program, we can be sure that pregnant mothers are safe and
the infants are healthy upon birth.”
To ensure the health care
for the mother and child during birth, the provincial government pushed the
construction of birthing station through the help of the Department of Health
(DOH).
“Sa tulong ng Department of
Health nagkaroon na ng klinikang paanakan sa Emigdio Cruz district hospital sa
Arayat at sa Dr. Andres J. Luciano District Hospital sa Magalang,” Pineda said.
The Capitol has also allotted
P6-million for the construction of birthing stations in Bahay Pare and
Salapungan in Candaba and Sta Lucia Resettlement in Magalang.
Upon birth, the needed vitamins
and vaccines of the child against sickness are already prepared under the child
care program of the Capitol.
In fact for the past 2 year
and 3 months of the administration of Pineda some 29 276 children were injected
with BCG (Bacillus Calmatte Guerin) against tuberculosis; 145 985 were given DPT1,
2, 3against Diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus; 148 085, given Oral Polio
Vacinne o OPV 1, 2, at 3; 64 241 injected with vaccines against Hepatitis B1,
B2 and B3; 24 848 children given with anti-measles vaccine; 23 613, fully
immunized children (FIC); 16 742 – Child Protected At Birth (CPAB); 5 624
underwent oral rehydration therapy; 2697 children with pneumonia were
cured; 189 514 – vitamin A Supplement; 29 455 –newborn screening and 201 094 children
were dewormed.
It has a total of 2, 019,
794 children were given health care assistance from 2010 (395,636), 2011(742,984)
and 2013 (881,174).
The Capitol has also
implemented child care program for 2 to 5
years old particularly those undergoing pre-school.
Around 2,318 pre-school
children found to be underweight or malnourished were given medicines and
vitamins while some 55,714 pre-schoolers benefited with the feeding program.
PROTECTION
RIGHT
Under the protection right,
the incumbent governor has pushed measures in the provincial board that will
give enough protection for the children to avoid abuses particularly in the
family.
With this, the Sangguniang
Panlalawigan has approved the enactment of the Provincial Child Welfare Code sponsored
by Third District Board Member Trina Dizon, chairperson of the Committee on
Family and Children.
The governor has instructed
the Provincial Social Welfare Office headed by Elizabeth Baybayan in
coordination with the Consuelo Zobel Alger Foundation to form the Child Abuse
Prevention and Intervention Network (CAPIN) which was given fund allocation to
ensure the implementation of the program for the protection of the Kapampangan
children and youth.
With this, the birth of
Child Protection Units in all provincial and district hospitals in the province
was realized wherein Single Child Friendly Interview are being conducted with
the assistance of the newly formed Multi-Disciplinary team to avoid trauma to
child victim of abuses.
“ A Protocol Manual on
Child Abuse Management was outlined to
give direction on how to handle child
abuse cases,” Pineda said.
We will also revitalize the
active participation of the Local Council for the Protection of who directly supervise and safeguard the
rights of the children to avoid child abuses in communities.
The Capitol through the
governor has constructed a new dormitory for the abused girls and women in
Haven Pampanga, a women facility of the Department of Social Welfare and Development
(DSWD) which serves as sanctuary for abused women and girl children.
PARTICIPATION
RIGHT
The provincial government is
also open for the suggestion of the youth and encourage their active
participation in government’s decision making process represented by Sangguniang
Panlalawagan SK Chairperson Krizzanel Garbo.
The Capitol is also pushing
for the construction, repair and renovation of 605 day care centers in the
province and if needed, the governor wants additional day care workers to man
the centers.
FUTURE
PLAN
The provincial government
wants to put up reading centers in every barangay for the benefit of the school
children and students and encourage them with study and reading habit.
The governor said she is
planning to hire barangay social workers to formulate and implement provincial plans
and programs for the welfare and protection of the children.
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