Davao City - The city government of Davao was named 2015
Regional Gawad Listahanan winner by the Department of Social Welfare and
Development (DSWD) regional office here.
As the department’s data sharing partner and advocate of targeting
social protection beneficiaries, Davao City has been recognized through its
program of increasing access to reproductive health services through the
Listahanan database.
The City Government of Davao through its City Health Office (CHO)
and City Social Services and Development Office (CSSDO) has aggressively
embarked on No-Scalpel Vasectomy (NSV) and Bi-Tubal Ligation (BTL) as permanent
options in reproductive health and population control.
“We constantly advocate these programs during Family Development
Sessions (FDS) of the parent beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino
Program to popularize the programs and further enhance parents’ knowledge and
skills in parenting,” City Population Division Officer Jeffrey Fuentes
explained.
Davao is the lone city that provides these programs regularly to
Listahanan-identifed poor families, giving importance to Family Planning.
“With this, we were able to appreciate the potential of Listahanan
data as reference in prioritizing individuals in the provision of health
services specifically on reproductive health,” Fuentes pointed out.
CHO covers the 382 barangays in Davao City and reaches out to other
provinces and cities as part of its interprovincial and intercity partnership
project.
“The provision of family planning services through tubal ligation
and vasectomy was envisioned since 2009 using the Listahanan data by providing
the users free services and financial assistance of Php 3,000 as a form of
economic cost while they are recuperating for a number of days out of their
work and household chores,” CSSDO Chief Ma. Luisa Bermudo said.
“Listahanan data really helped us identify the right beneficiaries
since the aim of these services is to help the poor and vulnerable families,”
Bermudo added.
The award will be conferred during the DSWD 65th anniversary
commemoration in Davao Region on February 16 under the PaNata Ko sa Bayan
Awards which recognizes notable works of partners from civil society
organizations, Local Government Units, People’s Organizations, volunteers, and
donor institutions.
To date, DSWD Region XI has 36 data users from LGUs, four from the
national agencies (NGA), and one from the private sector.
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