SU receives DOH ‘Director’s Award’
(L-R) Dr. Nelnel Omus, DOH-7 Health System Development Section head; Dr. Jaime S. Bernadas, DOH-7 regional director; Health Undersecretary Camilo Pancratius P. Cascolan; Dr. Betty Cernol McCann, SU president; Dr. Michele A. Naranjo, SUGA Center director; and Dr. Sophia M. Mancao, DOH-7 assistant regional director.
Silliman University (SU) received the Director’s Award from the Department of Health (DOH) as a key partner in supporting and contributing to health reforms and addressing social determinants for health, especially during this COVID-19 pandemic.
Dr. Betty Cernol McCann, SU president, and Dr. Michele A. Naranjo, SU Government Affairs (SUGA) Center director, received the award during the 2022 Local Health Systems Awards ceremony held November 25, 2022 at Bai Hotel, Mandaue City, Cebu.
The DOH Central Visayas for Health Development hosted the ceremony with the theme “Rising Amidst Challenges towards Universal Health Care.”
Through the 2022 Local Health Systems Awards, the DOH Central Visayas Center for Health Development aims to recognize the efforts, support, and exemplary practices of stakeholders from local government units, non-government organizations, the academe, and the private sector who have contributed to the achievement of the health sector goals and objectives.
Dr. Jaime S. Bernadas, DOH regional director, gave the welcome remarks followed by the keynote speaker, Health Undersecretary Camilo Pancratius P. Cascolan of the Field Implementation and Coordination Team-Visayas.
SU, through the SUGA Center, is an academic partner of DOH Region 7 in implementing the Municipal Leadership and Governance Program (MLGP), which aims to equip mayors and municipal health officers with skills and knowledge to improve healthcare systems in their communities.
In December 2021, SUGA Center concluded the training of municipal leaders in Bohol and Negros Oriental under the MLGP.
McCann, SU president, and Naranjo, SUGA Center director, with the Director’s Award for SU given by the DOH.
McCann holds the Director’s Award for SU.
(With reports from the SUGA Center)
