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Health & Wellness DOH holds Conference for Universal Health Care in CALABARZON DOH-CALABARZON Regional Director Eduardo C. Janairo explains each of the roles and responsibilities of a Development Manage- ment Officer in improving the health system at the local level during the 3-day conference on Universal Health Care for DMOs of the region held in Malate, Manila from January 29-31, 2019 D OH-CALABARZON (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) yesterday concluded the First Conference for Development Management Officers of the region with the objeective of strengthening primary care under the context of Universal Health Care (UHC). “DMOs are the key implementers of the foundation of UHC, they are the ones who provides realization of the achievement of health targets and goals in the community and ensures the implementation of health care delivery system at the local level,” he stated during the opening program held in Malate, Manila from January 29-31, 2019. “Under the UHC, DOH Regional Offices will become Centers for Health Development which will nurture, support and sustain excellence and innovations in public health and DMOs will be leading in the implementations of new directions in the health care system”, he emphasized. DMOs acts as the DOH’s chief executive at the local level who provides technical assistance in hospital development, assists in the formation of functional units such as disease and outbreak surveillance, disaster response and regulatory issues. Janairo added that DMOs also performs tasks as resource mobilizer, evaluator and inter-agency and inter-sectoral collaborator. During the conference, various situational were given to DMOs of the five provinces to resolve during emergencies, outbreaks, and disaster response. “These exercises will improve their competencies as health network providers and enhance their capability and skills in management and response,” he said. DMOs were also given various service delivery network algorithms 34 DOH-CALABARZON Regional Director Eduardo C. Janairo leads the recently concluded 3-day conference on Universal Health Care for Development Manage- ment Officers (DMOs) of the region held in Malate, Manila from January 29-31, 2019 to develop and improve including identification and mapping of health facilities at the local level. “As health providers, we need to be proactive and innovative in order to provide real time health care to those in need. Health care system must always be ready to assist anyone and that medical services including availability of health human resource and medicines must also be ensured,”. “No one should beg for health, hindi pwedeng kapag may sakit ang isang tao maghahanap pa ng ospital na mag-aadmit sa kanya. Kailangan na ang health system will take care of them at ito ang gagawin at aayusin natin para hindi na sila mahirapan pa”, Janairo assured. Currently there are 46 DMOs in CALABARZON located at the Provincial DOH Offices (PDOHO) in the provinces - 8 in Cavite, 10 in Laguna, 10 - Batangas, 5 – Rizal, and 13 in Quezon.  www.ro4a.doh. gov.ph Development Management Officers of CALABARZON identifies locations of health facilities during the 3-day conference on Universal Health Care for DMOs of the region held in Malate, Manila from January 29-31, 2019  DOH-CALABARZON Regional Director Eduardo C. Janairo leading the facilitation of the 3-day conference on Universal Health Care for Development Management Officers (DMOs) of the region held in Malate, Manila from January 29-31, 2019