BHW Partylist Rep. Angelica Natasha Co said that the help of the national government is greatly needed to support barangay health workers (BHWs).
In an interview on Abante’s Balitaan at Kumustahan, Co revealed that they currently could not, on their own, help the BHWs as they can only provide assistance to only a handful of individuals.
“Hindi namin nalalahat dahil sa 450,000 po na barangay health workers, at lahat po sila naka-duty talaga ngayon, kinakailangan nila hindi lang yung mga protective gears nila, kailangan din po nila ng hazard allowance,” she said.
She added that the BHWs deployed to vaccination sites even have no food allowance. Co appealed to the Department of Health (DOH) and the national government to at least provide food for the volunteers.
“Twenty-four hours yung iba minsan nasa vaccination sites di pa rin po nabibigyan ng food allowance, ng hazard allowance so marami po, marami pang kailangan at try nating tulungan,” Co explained.
She stated that the hazard allowance she is asking for, for the BHWs is under the Bayanihan 1 and 2 wherein a lot have already received theirs but there are a few who were not compensated.
“Kasi tapos na po yung round one eh, ibig sabihin naka-receive na yung mga barangay health workers sa ibang lugar, pero sa ibang lugar may mga mangilan-ngilang barangay na wala pa pong nare-receive,” she said.
Source: Latest Politics News Today (Politics.com.ph)
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