P1.5 M district health office inaugurated

Mayor Jerry P. Treñas and Vice-Mayor Jed Mabilog cut the ceremonial ribbon during the blessing and inauguration of the Iloilo City Social Hygiene Clinic and City Proper District Health Center located at Tanza, this city. With Treñas and Mabilog are city medical officer IV Mae Delmo, Tanza parish priest Fr. Diony Suyom, Councilor Lex Tupas and city health officer Urminico Baronda, Jr.
Mayor Jerry P. Treñas and Vice-Mayor
Jed Mabilog cut the ceremonial ribbon
during the blessing and inauguration of
the Iloilo City Social Hygiene Clinic and
City Proper District Health Center
located at Tanza, this city. With Treñas
and Mabilog are city medical officer
IV Mae Delmo, Tanza parish priest
Fr. Diony Suyom, Councilor Lex Tupas
and city health officer Urminico
Baronda, Jr.

A P1.5 million worth district health office cum Social Hygiene Clinic in Tanza, City Proper was inaugurated recently. The district health office will accommodate the medical needs of the nearby barangays.

Mayor Jerry Treñas said the edifice which was inaugurated Tuesday afternoon houses the Social Hygience Clinic and district health office.

There are 45 barangays in the City Proper. Among those barangays which are near to the district health office are Malipayon-Delgado, Tanza-Baybay; Bonifacio Tanza; Tanza Timawa I and Tanza Timawa II.

Treñas said residents from said barangays need not go to the City Health Office (CHO) for their medical check-up and other medical needs. The Social Hygiene Clinic, on the other hand, serves women who undergo tests such as pap smearing test.
Social Hygiene Clinic in Tanza, City Proper
Social Hygiene Clinic in Tanza,
City Proper

The construction of district health offices in the different parts of the city is undertaken by the city government to diffuse the number of people getting services from the CHO. The chief executive wants to build district health office in every district. The district of Mandurriao and Molo have their own health centers.

The city government is also eyeing to transform the old ABC building in Duran, City Proper into a district health office that could serve residents of the waterfront barangays.