City Nutrition Officer Rey Delos Santos discusses a topic during the Barangay Health Emergency Response Team training.
LGU-Tagbilaran capacitates BHERTs
Barangay Health Emergency Responder Teams (BHERT) are the unsung heroes in this time of pandemic.
The BHERTs are on the streets every day, risking their lives to ensure that we are safe.
It is just fitting that the City Government made sure they are protected and capacitated as they perform their individual tasks.
Just recently, a training was conducted facilitated jointly by the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) and the City Health Office (CHO) for the BHERs in Tagbilaran.
The training was the first in the series of barangay trainings dubbed as the “Strengthening BHERT’s Capacity during the COVID-19 Pandemic”.
Reach Health-USAID module was used in the training, according to an information from the City Media Bureau.
During the training, social distancing was strictly observed as there were only 10 participants allowed in the room and they seated at a distance from each other.
The activity covered important updates about COVID-19, reviewed the roles and functions of the BHERTs, and presented guidelines on Infection, Prevention and Control.
CDRRMO head Gerard Lavadia and Chao Longjas, along with City Nutrition Officer Rey Delos Santos facilitated the lectures in the seminar for the BHERTs.
In the seminar, the emphasis was placed in understanding the role of prevention and control in the context of preparedness, readiness, and response against the infectious disease, the report from the City Media Bureau says.
The session also demonstrated various measures of prevention and control of COVID-19 appropriate to home settings.
There were various video presentations shown In order to guide the BHERTS about proper handwashing, social distancing, respiratory hygiene, home quarantine, isolation, cleaning, and disinfection.
City Mayor John Geesnell Yap lauded the efforts of the CDRMMO and the CHO.
“As much as we would like to protect our citizenry from being infected with COVID-19, we are also mindful of the welfare of our barangay health workers. Capacitating them to perform their tasks correctly is fitting, but enabling them to also protect themselves and their family is commendable. We appreciate and recognize the efforts of our CDRRM and City Health personnel for spearheading this initiative”, Yap said.