The Department of Health (DOH) mentioned Tuesday it’s focusing on to finish this 12 months the distribution of the delayed well being emergency allowances (HEA) of healthcare staff who rendered companies on the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
At a press convention, DOH spokesperson Undersecretary Enrique Tayag mentioned that P46.4 billion price of HEAs have already been launched by the DOH, whereas P15.2 billion are but to be disbursed.
“Umabot na sa P46.4 billion ang naipamahagi na ng Kagawaran ng Kalusugan at masaya kami at natanggap ito ng ating mga health workers na dapat tumanggap ng health emergency allowance,” he mentioned.
(The Department of Health has already distributed P46.4 billion and we’re completely happy that well being staff who ought to obtain the well being emergency allowance have obtained it.)
Tayag defined that hospitals should submit the documentary necessities for them to have the ability to obtain their claims. He mentioned Health Secretary Ted Herbosa had met with the personal hospital unions to elucidate the scenario.
In June, Herbosa mentioned he would make it possible for healthcare staff obtained their lengthy overdue COVID-19 allowances.
According to Tayag, some personal hospitals had obtained at the very least 5 months of HEAs, however this was nonetheless inadequate because the DOH was prioritizing the arrears from the previous two years.
“Sapagkat wala na pong public health emergency, kung kailan po ‘yun inalis ay hanggang doon na lamang ang HEA. So ‘yun po ay makakasama sa ibibigay pa ng Kagawaran ng Kalusugan at tinataya, ayon sa aming mga kasama sa Kagawaran ng Kalusugan, ay bago magtapos ang taon ay kumpleto nang naibigay ito,” he added.
(The HEAs can be supplied solely till the time the general public well being emergency was lifted. So that can be added to what can be supplied by the Department of Health, and we anticipate that every one of it will likely be distributed earlier than the 12 months ends.)
He mentioned the DOH will repeatedly coordinate with the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) on the matter.
Last July, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. lifted the State of Public Health Emergency all through the Philippines on account of COVID-19 by means of Proclamation No. 297. — DVM, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
