SOLONS PUSH FOR HEALTH WORKERS IN IP COMMUNITIES

Lawmakers Want ‘Tribal Health Workers’ For IP Communities

Solid North Party-list Rep. Ching Bernos and Abra lone district Rep. JB Bernos are pushing for the passage of a measure institutionalizing the training and employment of health workers who belong to indigenous communities to ensure that such communities have access to primary healthcare. House Bill No. 6533, or the Tribal Health Workers (THW) bill, seeks the appointment of THWs to all tribal communities located about 10 kilometers from the baran…

SOLONS PUSH FOR HEALTH WORKERS IN IP COMMUNITIES

In a bid to ensure that communities of Indigenous Peoples (IPs) have access to health services, a lawmaking tandem has filed a bill institutionalizing the training and employment of health workers that belong to such communities to provide primary healthcare. House Bill No. 6533 or the “Tribal Health Workers (THW) Bill”, filed by Solid North Party-list Rep. Ching Bernos and Abra lone district Rep. JB Bernos, seeks the appointment of THWs to all …