Hinimok ng isang doktor ang susunod na administrasyon na unahin ang higit pang pagpapabuti ng mga pangunahing serbisyo sa pangangalagang pangkalusugan ng bansa.
“The new government must also prioritize primary health care in its first 100 days alongside economic recovery as the country cannot afford to be unprepared in case another deadly virus surfaces,” ani Dr. Jose Brittanio Sicat Pujalte Jr, medical center chief of the Philippine Orthopedic Center, sa isang pahayag.
Gumawa ng mga mungkahi si Pujalte kung paano pagbutihin ang mga pangunahing serbisyo sa pangangalagang pangkalusugan ng Pilipinas, na tinatawag itong "BANGON" program.
“Letter B stands for ‘Barangay, Kaagapay’ that involves heavily strengthening the barangay and its rural health unit’s capacity in terms of human resources, equipment, facilities, diagnostics and training in managing common diseases and in rendering primary level of care,” ani Pujalte.
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Sinabi niya na ang mga barangay ay ang “first line of defense, so it really makes sense to strengthen them and their health response capacities.”
“The A stands for ‘Agarang bayad, tiyak!’ to ensure that health facilities are guaranteed payment under the Universal Health Care, and the letter ‘N stands for ‘Nasa kahirapan ligtas!’ which ensures that all individuals have access to medical care,” sabi ni Pujalte.
“The letter G stands for ‘Galing pandemya, kaya!’ to highlight the need for institutionalizing pandemic resilience,” dagdag niya.
Binigyang-diin ni Pujalte ang kahalagahan ng Center for Disease Control (CDC) at Philippine Vaccine Authority (PVA) sa bansa.
“In the case of pandemics, a Philippine CDC and a vaccine authority can focus on virus detection and prevention. What the Covid-19 outbreak taught us is that our health system was ill-equipped and unprepared to face a pandemic of this proportions,” aniya.
Dapat ding ipagpatuloy ang iba pang programang pangkalusugan ng Department of Health (DOH), ani Pujalte.
“The letter O stands for ‘Oo, tuloy-tuloy ang ibang mga program ng DOH,’ which means continuing what the DOH is doing now in terms of vaccination and networking against the Covid virus. If the pandemic has been truly subdued, then focus is re-directed to the top ten leading causes of mortality and morbidity,” aniya.
Binigyang-diin din niya ang kahalagahan ng internet connection para sa mas mahusay na komunikasyon ng lahat ng pasilidad na nagbibigay ng mga serbisyong pangkalusugan.
“The letter N stands for ‘Net – the Health Internet Highway,’ which is a vertical and horizontal internet communication system needed to link the DOH in the new administration,” sabi ni Pujalte.
“A dedicated DOH application will facilitate the referral system from the barangay health station to both LGU and DOH hospitals. All that the health worker is required of is a functioning smartphone that has wifi capability,” dagdag niya.
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