City Mayor Dr. Patrick G .Escalante, Dr. Merle Jane Regalado City Health Officer and Dentist III Dr. Jeffrey Guanzon led the launching of New Garantisadong Pambata (GP) Program with a theme “Kalusugan ng Bata, Sigurado Basta I-GP Mo” various activities last October 10,2011 at the City Health Office in Cadiz City.
The New GP is an enhanced version of the old which was comprised of four (4) health services designed for children aged 0 to 5 years namely, Immunization, Vitamin A Supplementation, Deworming and Information Dissemination. The new GP now adds to the Hand washing, Tooth brushing, Proper Use of Toilet, Breastfeeding and Campaign against Smoking for children aged 0 to 14 years.
GP is meant to be practiced every day, everywhere and by everybody and not only every October and April when GP is celebrated. It is not only applied in health centers and schools but also in the homes and GP is everybody’s responsibility.
Mayor Escalante administered the ceremonial giving of Vitamin A and deworming drugs to the recipients. The activity was followed by the awarding of prizes to “Orally Fit’ Children Stacy Europeo of Barangay Zone 6 Day Care Center, Mary Kris Tan of Brgy. Zone 3 and to John Michael Lecita of Brgy. Sicaba. These children were selected because of their healthy gums, absence of unrestored Dental Caries, Oral Debris and Handicapping Dento-Facial Anomaly.
Simultaneously, Puericulture Center Attendant Lina Jaspe lectured on Oral Health for Post Partum mothers including Newborn Care and instructions at the Cadiz Emergency Clinic while CHO Dentist Dr. Jeffry Guanzon talked on the Oral Health of Pre-School Children and Adolescence.
A visit to a ‘GP Pilot House’ located at Barangay Zone 4 was conducted. A GP Pilot House must have a mother who breastfeeds, a fully-immunized baby, a garden, a sanitary toilet and an entire household that abstains from smoking. criteria, Purita Magallañes was given a prize for meeting these in the presence of Zone 4 Chairperson Zenaida Po, CHO officer Dr. Merle Regalado, Midwife Vilma Penaranda, Chief Midwife Brigida Manguino and Zone 4 Barangay Health Workers (BHW’s).
In the afternoon, Tooth brushing and Hand washing drills were conducted among pupils of Zone 3 DCC by Day Care Worker Josephine Bermejo, GP Coordinator Susan Ascura and Dr. Guanzon. These drills have become regular activities in a number of DCC’s in Cadiz, citing their importance in reducing the incidence of respiratory, diarrheal and dental diseases among schoolchildren.
BHW’s from Zone 3, under the supervision of Midwife Liberty Fernandez, and Dental Aide Arthur Abonales provided physical support for the event./*
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