Isabela City Mayor Sitti Djalia Turabin-Hataman and City Health Officer Dr. Mohrein Ismael VI met with Department of Health-Zamboanga Peninsula Center for Health Development (DOH-ZCPCHD) Local Health System (LHS) cluster staff, August 25 at the Sakayan Conference Room, to discuss the Universal Health Care (UHC) Forum with Local Chief Executives.
According to Sec.19 of RA 11223, Sec. 19, the Department of Health, the Department of Interior and Local Government, PhilHealth, and local governments must work together to integrate health systems into province-wide and city-wide health systems. With this goal in mind, the DOH-ZCPCHD will hold UHC Forum to discuss policies and guidelines of the integration reform mandated by the Universal Health Care with the LCE’s.
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