Manila, May 1 -- A primary care facility in this municipality opened Thursday to provide accessible and quality medical services to over 20,000 residents

Funded through the General Appropriations Act of 2023 with a budget of PHP20 million, the two-story multi-purpose rural health unit of Paoay town was constructed through the Department of Health-Health Facility Enhancement Program (HFEP).

The facility features a spacious patient lounge area, a dental clinic, consultation and laboratory rooms, physician's office, pantry, storage space, and a pharmacy with essential medicines.

"We are glad that our primary care facility is now open to serve our constituents. Thank you to our president Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., Ilocos Norte 2nd District R...