Bataan province is set to create a special panel tasked to formulate programs for the promotion of good health, as well as safety and prevention and detection of diseases.
This was disclosed by provincial councilor Jorge Estanislao who said the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) has passed an ordinance creating the Health Promotion Board of Bataan.
Estanislao said the SP presided by Vice Governor Cris Garcia unanimously adopted the measure.
Estanislao, chairman of the SP Committee on Health, sponsored the ordinance written by councilor Jomar Gaza.
Governor Joet Garcia has already approved the ordinance.
The board will develop a comprehensive health promotion plan for guidance and implementation of the Health Promotion Boards of 11 municipalities and a city in the province.
Municipal and City Health Promotion Boards may also come out with separate programs for implementation in their respective area.
The provincial Health Promotion Board will function as the umbrella body for coordinating and synergizing the efforts of the municipal and city health promotion boards.
Gov. Garcia will be the chair of the Bataan Health Promotion Board and Estanislao, one of the members being the chairman of the SP Committee on Health.
