Making primary health care accessible to more Filipinos. BDO Foundation marked a major milestone with the turnover of its 200th rural health unit in San Jose, Camarines Sur.
To give more Filipinos access to primary health care services—this is a commitment that BDO Foundation continues to uphold as one of its core advocacies. Over the past years, the organization has been rehabilitating rural health units (RHUs) nationwide, and recently, it reached its 200th rehabilitated RHU as it turned over the newly renovated Rural Health Unit of San Jose in Camarines Sur—a major milestone for the foundation.
For BDO Foundation, this milestone serves as a driving force to continuously move forward and reach more Filipinos nationwide.
“With every RHU we turn over, we think about the thousands of Filipinos who will benefit from the facility. We hope that through our humble contribution to the community, we empower health workers to serve their patients better and we help patients gain better access to primary health services,” shared BDO Foundation president Mario Deriquito.
The newly rehabilitated RHU of San Jose is a one-story building that serves more than 45,000 Filipinos in 29 barangays. The foundation renovated the facility, improving its interiors and exteriors, ensuring its accessibility to persons with disabilities and senior citizens, and making comfortable spaces available for breastfeeding mothers and elderly patients.
In his message to the community, San Jose municipal health officer Dr. Arnel Armea said, “This support empowers our health care personnel to perform their duties with dignity and ensure that our community receives the care they deserve.”
“With this rehabilitated facility, mayroon nang space para sa lahat!” he concluded.
The RHU, serving as the first line of defense of communities in maintaining their health and wellness, is a facility that patients go to for routine check-ups, immunization, and preventive health care.
Moving forward, BDO Foundation will continue to uphold its mission to strengthen the healthcare delivery system at the grassroots level through the rehabilitation of health facilities in partnership with local government units as well as BDO and BDO Network Bank branches.
For the benefit of communities in need. After reaching its 200th rural health unit milestone, BDO Foundation reaffirms its commitment to improve health facilities patient care through the rehabilitation of health centers.
