{"id":261171,"date":"2020-07-10T05:28:22","date_gmt":"2020-07-10T09:28:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=261171"},"modified":"2025-01-07T15:58:58","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T20:58:58","slug":"2020-is-year-of-filipino-health-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/07\/10\/2020-is-year-of-filipino-health-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"2020 is \u2018Year of Filipino Health Workers\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_251948\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-251948\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/luis-melendez-Pd4lRfKo16U-unsplash.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-251948 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/luis-melendez-Pd4lRfKo16U-unsplash.jpg\" alt=\"doctors\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/luis-melendez-Pd4lRfKo16U-unsplash.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/luis-melendez-Pd4lRfKo16U-unsplash-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/luis-melendez-Pd4lRfKo16U-unsplash-768x526.jpg 768w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/luis-melendez-Pd4lRfKo16U-unsplash-1024x701.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-251948\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Duterte signed Proclamation 976 on July 6, as he noted that the Covid-19 crisis has posed a daunting challenge to the country&#8217;s health sector. (File Photo: Luis Melendez\/Unsplash)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 President Rodrigo Duterte, through Proclamation 976, has declared 2020 as the \u201cYear of Filipino Health Workers\u201d to recognize the heroism and self-compassion of medical workers in the country amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>Duterte signed Proclamation 976 on July 6, as he noted that the Covid-19 crisis has posed a daunting challenge to the country&#8217;s health sector.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is a need to commemorate the immeasurable acts of heroism and selfless compassion of nurses, midwives, and all health workers, and give due honor to those who sacrificed their lives in the line of service, especially during this extraordinary time,\u201d he said in the proclamation.<\/p>\n<p>Under the presidential proclamation, the Department of Health (DOH) is tasked to lead, coordinate, and supervise the nationwide observance of the Year of Filipino Health Workers.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy priligy online <a href=\"https:\/\/shadidanin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/priligy.html\">https:\/\/shadidanin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/priligy.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>All other government agencies and instrumentalities, including government-owned or -controlled corporations and state universities and colleges, are directed to assist DOH in implementing Proclamation 976.<\/p>\n<p>All local government units, business communities, relevant civil society groups, and professional organizations are likewise enjoined to participate and support the DOH to ensure the effective implementation of the proclamation.<\/p>\n<p>Proclamation 976 also encourages all national and local publications, television networks, and radio stations to promote awareness and generate public support for the programs and activities relative to the celebration of the Year of Filipino Health Workers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe State recognizes the invaluable contributions of nurses, midwives, and all other health workers, as the backbone of the country&#8217;s health system, whether in promoting health consciousness, performing essential medical and health services, or responding to health crises in various situations,\u201d the order read.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThousands of Filipino health workers, who comprise a major component of the nation&#8217;s labor force, selflessly and tirelessly provide essential, quality, and critical care to individuals, families, and groups, even in the face of great peril, fear, uncertainty, and vulnerability,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy ozempic online <a href=\"https:\/\/shadidanin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/ozempic.html\">https:\/\/shadidanin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/ozempic.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>As of Thursday, the Philippines has recorded 51,754 Covid-19 infections, with 12,813 recoveries and 1,314 deaths.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2nd week of July as \u2018Nat\u2019l Infection Prevention and Control Week\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Duterte also signed Proclamation 971 on June 23, declaring the second week of July every year as \u201cNational Infection Prevention and Control Week\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Proclamation 971 also declares the second Saturday of July of every year as \u201cSurgical Infection Prevention Awareness Day\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Under the proclamation, Duterte acknowledged the need to emphasize prevention and health promotion as tools to address the threats posed by infection and attain a \u201csafer, more effective, and higher quality of health service delivery.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy elavil online <a href=\"https:\/\/shadidanin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/elavil.html\">https:\/\/shadidanin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/elavil.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe State recognizes infection as a major health problem, which has a significant impact on mortality, morbidity, and quality of life, and acknowledges that the threats posed by infection resulting in epidemics, pandemics, and antimicrobial resistance have become more evident,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<p>Proclamation 971 directs the DOH, in coordination with relevant non-government organizations and professional associations, to promote the observance of &#8220;National Infection Prevention and Control Week&#8221; and &#8220;Surgical Infection Prevention Awareness Day\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>All public and private hospitals, including teaching and training hospitals, local government-owned hospitals, clinics, and health facilities, are encouraged to participate and assist in the conduct of relevant programs, projects, and activities for the successful implementation of the proclamation.<\/p>\n<p>Malaca\u00f1ang released the copies of Proclamations 971 and 976 on Friday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA\u00a0\u2013 President Rodrigo Duterte, through Proclamation 976, has declared 2020 as the \u201cYear of Filipino Health Workers\u201d to recognize the &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":251948,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,95],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-261171","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","category-news-ph","mauthors-ruth-abbey-gita-carlos","mauthors-philippine-news-agency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/261171","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=261171"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/261171\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":280287,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/261171\/revisions\/280287"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/251948"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=261171"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=261171"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=261171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}