The City Health Office is one of the agencies under the Local Government Unit of Davao City responsible in making health services accessible, available, acceptable and affordable to all its constituents. It is a government mandate aiming to ensure that every Filipino shall receive affordable and quality health benefits. This involves providing adequate resources – health human resources, health facilities, and health financing. City Health Office was created through RA 9160 or the Local Government Code of 1991 where health services are devolved to the LGUs. City Health Office is was established because health is a right of every Filipino citizen and the State is duty-bound to ensure that all people have equitable access to effective health care services at all levels.
The services offered by the office include:
- Medical consultations/check-ups
- Immunization
- Prenatal/post-partum
- Nutrition
- Laboratory
- Dental
- Premarital counselling
- Adolescent and Youth Health
- Animal Bite and Treatment Center
- Reproductive Health and Wellness (STI, HIV and Aids)
- Family Planning
- Counseling and Referral
- Tropical Diseases (dengue, malaria, schistosomiasis)
- Health and Sanitation (sanitary permits, inspection of establishments)
- Cardio-vascular diseases
- Non-Communicable disease (prevention of blindness, hearing, mental health, PWDs, Senior Citizens)
- Issuance of health certificates and medical certificates
- Review of death certificates
- Issuance of permits (transfer, cremation)
- Medico-legal services
- Infectious diseases services (TB/Leprosy)
- Paanakan
The City Health Office is located at Magallanes Street, Davao City. You may contact them through 09266861531/09999380540 or email them at cho@davaocity.gov.ph.
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