Wala pang natatanggap na reklamo ang Department of Health (DOH) kaugnay ng sinibak na mahigit sa 80,000 barangay health workers (BHWs).
Ang mga nasabing health worker ay tinanggal ng mga bagong halal na kapitan sa nakaraang Brgy. at Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE).
Paliwanag ng ahensya, nakikipag-ugnayan na sila sa DOH-Regional BHW Coordinators at BHW Federation Officers kaugnay ng usapin.
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"Upon learning of this concern, the department immediately coordinated with the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). In response, the DILG as directed by Undersecretary for Barangay Affairs, Felicito A. Valmocina, the National Barangay Operations Office (NBOO) shall issue an advisory to inform local government units (LGUs) on the existence and compliance to the DILG-DOH Joint Memorandum Circular No. 2023-001 on the 'Retention and Continued Service of BHWs'," anang ahensya.
"Since BHWs are considered as one of the most critical cadres in Universal Health Care implementation, the DOH also proposes to prioritize the Bill on Magna Carta for Barangay Health Workers, to further ensure that the rights of our BHWs are protected against unjust removal by barangay captains," pahayag pa ng DOH.
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