City of Batac —The Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital and Medical Center (MMMH&MC) officially opened its Adolescent Friendly Health Facility (AFHF)—a space specially designed for young people to feel seen, heard, and cared for. The inauguration was conducted by the Department of Pediatrics, headed by AFHF program manager, Dr. Raymond Jerry V. Baguio, under the leadership of medical center chief Dr. Maria Lourdes K. Otayza. In her opening remarks, Dr. Otayza stated, “𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦—𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘯, 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘢𝘳, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘰𝘰𝘳𝘴”. The event was also graced by the presence of two of the most respected figures in adolescent medicine: Dr. Ma. Emma Llanto, a trailblazer in the field and current Vice President of the International Association of Adolescent Health for East A...
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