Japanese Ambassador Makoto Katsura congratulates Chief of Sanitarium Edgardo San Andres Javillonar after signing the grant contract for “The Project for Provision of Equipment for the Physical Therapy Unit of Dr. Jose N. Rodriguez Memorial Hospital” on March 18, 2010 at the Embassy of Japan. The ceremony was witnessed by the Embassy of Japan's Officials and other representatives from Dr. Jose N. Rodriguez Memorial Hospital. |
Japanese Ambassador Makoto Katsura and Dr. Jose N. Rodriguez Memorial Hospital Chief of Sanitarium Dr. Edgardo Javillonar signed the Grant Contract for “The Project for Provision of Equipment for the Physical Therapy Unit of Dr. Jose N. Rodriguez Memorial Hospital” at the Embassy of Japan on March 18, 2010. The project, amounting to US$76,474 (approximately 3.5 million pesos) is funded through the Embassy of Japan's Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP).
Dr. Jose N. Rodriguez Memorial Hospital in Caloocan City, Metro Manila, was established in 1940 as one of the facilities to accommodate Leprosy or Hansen disease patients. When the disease was no longer considered as a public health problem by the Department of Health (DOH) and World Health Organization (WHO), the sanitarium of the hospital was converted into a general hospital. Now the hospital provides general medical services for around 9,000 patients per year.
One of the services that the hospital provides is the physical therapy for rehabilitation of post Hansen patients as well as other patients who suffer from physical paralysis. However, due to the limited physical therapy equipment, the hospital had difficulty in providing comprehensive intervention services for its clients.
Under these circumstances, Dr. Jose N. Rodriguez Memorial Hospital sought assistance from the Embassy of Japan to support the purchase of 31 pieces of physical therapy equipment. With this project, the hospital aims to provide quality health services for about 550 patients per month.
The GGP was launched in the Philippines in 1989 for the purpose of reducing poverty and helping various communities engaged in grassroots activities. As of December 2009, more than 400 grassroots projects funded by GGP – ranging from roughly 1 to 4 million pesos – have been implemented by NGOs, local government units and other non-profit organizations. The total grant for these projects so far amounts to US$17,418,724.
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