DAVAO CITY (PIA) -- Senator Christopher “Bong” Go personally attended the groundbreaking, June 5, of the Super Health Center in Digos City, Davao del Sur as part of his unwavering commitment to improving access to public health services in the country.

The establishment of Super Health Centers is one of Go’s initiatives, done in collaboration with the Department of Health (DOH), aimed at strengthening the healthcare system, particularly in remote areas.

In his capacity as the Chair of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, Go consistently advocated for the establishment of these healthcare facilities, emphasizing the importance of ensuring that more Filipinos have access to affordable basic medical services.

“Makakatulong ito na ma-decongest ang mga ospital. Kung kaya, dito yung mga primary care lang, mga maliliit na gamutan lang, halimbawa ang panganganak, dental, x-ray... So malaki ang tulong nito sa komunidad,” said Go.

Super Health Centers will offer basic health services, including database management, out-patient, birthing, isolation, isolation, diagnostic (laboratory: x-ray, ultrasound), pharmacy and ambulatory surgical unit.

“Isa sa Digos ang tatayuan ng Super Health Center at pwede itong i-expand ng LGUs. Pwede nilang lagyan ng dialysis machine. At as Chairman sa Committee on Health sa Senado, magtulungan lang tayo na mapaganda pa ito. Marami pang Super Health Centers na itatayo sa iba’t ibang lugar,” he said.

After the groundbreaking, Go and his staff distributed grocery packs, vitamins, masks, shirts, and meals to 1,500 residents. The senator also gave away shoes, bicycles, cellular phones, watches, umbrellas, and balls for basketball and volleyball to select beneficiaries.

Moreover, personnel from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) extended financial aid to struggling residents in the city through its Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation program.

Go also offered additional assistance to those in need of hospital care as he encouraged them to seek the services of the nearby Malasakit Centers at the Davao del Sur Provincial Hospital in the city or Southern Philippines Medical Center in Davao City.

“Kung kinakailangan dalhin sa Maynila ang inyong pasyente, ako na ang sasalo doon. Pati pamasahe, hanggang makauwi dito sa Digos ang inyong pasyente. Tutulungan namin kayo. Ang importante, buhay ang ating mga kababayan. Wag natin sayangin ang buhay na ibinigay sa atin ng Panginoon. Isang beses lang tayo dadaan sa mundong ito,” he added.

Meanwhile, Go also dropped by the provincial capitol that day to extend his support to the local government employees there.

To help create more economic opportunities in the province, Go, as Vice Chair of the Senate Committee on Finance, likewise supported the construction of multipurpose buildings in Digos City, Bansalan, Hagonoy, Magsaysay, Malalag, Padada, and Sulop; and the development of a bat cave in Matanao.

Go then expressed gratitude to the local officials, such as Digos City Mayor Josef Cagas, and Vice Mayor Johari Baña, among others, for their unwavering support to the people they represent.

“Tandaan ninyo minsan lang tayo dadaan sa mundong ito. Kung anuman pong kabutihan o tulong na pwede nating gawin sa ating kapwa ay gawin na po natin ngayon dahil hindi na po tayo babalik sa mundong ito,” he reminded.

“Ako po ang inyong senador kuya Bong Go, kasama ng mga lingkod bayan na narito, patuloy po kaming magseserbisyo sa inyong lahat dahil ako po ay naniniwala na ang serbisyo sa tao ay serbisyo po yan sa Diyos,” he concluded. (PIA XI/ PR from OSBG)