DATU HOFFER AMPATUAN, Maguindanao del Sur (MindaNews / 22 January) – “May COVID pa po ba, Doc (Is COVID-19 still around, Doctor)?” Dr. Bidasari Sulaik recalls having been asked this question b…
?” Dr. Bidasari Sulaik recalls having been asked this question by residents in this sixth class municipality.
Sulaik noted that COVID-19 confirmed cases and deaths in their town and adjacent municipalities have been on the downtrend with the availability of the vaccines and people availing of the free vaccination. Datu Hoffer RHU workers continue to encourage the 6,852 unvaccinated residents to receive the vaccine against COVID-19.
But after listening to a local religious leader and health workers, she was convinced that the COVID-19 vaccine was safe.Sulaik also observed that a number of residents may have already been “overfatigued” by the COVID-19 pandemic and some are “no longer afraid of the virus.” Sittie Husaifah Baliwan, acting municipal head nurse, said local health workers continue to visit communities to encourage residents to get vaccinated.The RHU is also using social media to reach far-flung communities with access to the internet, usually served by piso wifi vendos, she added
The COVID-19 pandemic was a huge challenge for the town, given the lean workforce of its rural health unit which is composed of a doctor, five nurses, five midwives, 11 barangay health workers and 11 barangay nutrition scholars.Baliwan recalled that the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020 was a tough time for the local health workers. But that period also taught them valuable lessons and prompted them to come up with innovative approaches.
“We conducted health drills in the communities, aside from house-to-house visits, as one of our ways to fight COVID-19,” Baliwan said.
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