Province to tap barangay health workers in drug rehab work
DESPITE being understaffed, the Provincial Health Office said it can service all drug surrenderers by tapping barangay health workers to augment their medical personnel in the field.
“After their seminars and trainings, PHO is aiming we can make one systematic way for rehabilitation,” PHO officer Niño Ismael Pastor said.
Pastor said that there are 8,000 barangay health workers and 6,000 midwives that can help rehabilitate drug users together with over 200 nurses, 67 municipal health workers and 127 doctors in the provincial and district hospitals.
Disclaimer: The comments uploaded on this site do not necessarily represent or reflect the views of management and owner of Cebudailynews. We reserve the right to exclude comments that we deem to be inconsistent with our editorial standards.
