Ilocos Norte town primary care facility opens
The primary care facility of Paoay in Ilocos Norte. (Photo from the Office of 2nd District Rep. Angelo Marcos Barba)
PAOAY, Ilocos Norte — A primary care facility in this municipality opened Thursday to provide accessible and quality medical services to over 20,000 residents.
The project was funded through the General Appropriations Act of 2023 with a budget of P20 million.
It is a two-storey multi-purpose rural health unit in Paoay town that was constructed through the Department of Health-Health Facility Enhancement Program (HFEP).
The facility features a spacious patient lounge area, a dental clinic, consultation and laboratory rooms, physician’s office, pantry, storage space, and a pharmacy with essential medicines.
“We are glad that our primary care facility is now open to serve our constituents,” Paoay Mayor Sheilla Galano said during the ribbon-cutting ceremony.
She cited the need to provide basic healthcare services to residents.
“Finally, patients particularly the children, pregnant women and senior citizens seeking for medical consultation and vaccination at the primary care facility will no longer feel the heat and exhaustion falling in line as the new facility has air-conditioning units,” resident Mark Tabije said.
Ilocos Norte 2nd District Rep. Angelo Marcos Barba, for his part, said construction of the facility is part of the administration’s health agenda to bring healthcare services closer to the people.
