THE BANGSAMORO Transition Authority’s Committee on Health held a public consultation on proposed BTA Bill No. 172 in one of the most remote areas in Lanao del Sur.
MP Saffrullah Dipatuan, committee
chair and one of the principal authors, emphasized that the proposed bill
‘prioritizes’ access to basic medical and healthcare services for the people of
Kapai, including its adjacent municipalities.
With over 30, 000 residents, the municipalities of Kapai and Tagoloan are classified as geographically remote and underdeveloped areas in Lanao del Sur, with limited access to health services due to remoteness and poor road infrastructure, MP Dipatuan further added, urging the immediate passage of the bill.
The measure proposes to establish a
level 1 general hospital with 25 beds, integrated with the Universal Health
Care system, in Kapai, Lanao del Sur. MP Dipatuan added that the bill will also
help to sustain livelihood opportunities in the two municipalities, paving the
way for ‘lasting peace.’
The committee will convene and will
take into consideration all comments, suggestions, and recommendations after
the consultation, according to MP Dipatuan. Several representatives from Kapai and
Tagaloan’s barangay and municipal local government units, health, security,
women, and religious sectors were present during the activity. (LTAIS-Public
Information, Publication, and Media Relations Division)
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