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(File photo) MANILA - Part of the Philippine housing sector's "priority thrust" this year is pushing for efficient Post-Disaster Shelter Recovery Policy Framework (PDSF), which intensifies its assistance to disaster-affected Filipinos. Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) Secretary Eduardo del Rosario cited the crucial roles of its key shelter agencies (KSAs) to implement a more effective post-disaster shelter recovery program. For the past two years, del Rosario cited various disasters that have hampered the DSHUD's operations nationwide. "While...
Housing Secretary Eduardo del Rosario (File photo) MANILA - Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) Secretary Eduardo del Rosario called on the local government units (LGUs) nationwide to finalize their respective local shelter plans (LSPs) that will ensure smooth housing projects. In a news release on Thursday, del Rosario cited the need for strong coordination among members of the National Human Settlements and Urban Development Coordinating Committee (NHSUDCC) to ensure that all Filipinos, regardless of social status, would benefit to the government's decent, affor...
Lusaka Province Permanent Secretary Elias Kamanga has expressed concern over the poor health services that civil servants have been receiving from the National Health Insurance Management (NHIMA). Mr Kamanga noted that his office had lately received concerns from civil servants on the mismanagement of NHIMA saying a lasting solution needs to be found for the statute body to improve on the service delivery. “A follow-up on NHIMA’s poor service delivery will be made and feedback will be given in due course,“he said. The Provincial Permanent Secretary highlighted this concern during the Pr...
The government has urged councils and health authorities in Lusaka to develop strategies to prevent a looming diarrheal outbreak following intensified rains that have caused floods in the capital. Lusaka Province Bowman Lusambo says necessary measures should be taken to ensure that diseases such as cholera do not affect the province. Speaking during the Provincial Development Coordinating Committee (PDDC) virtual meeting, the provincial minister stressed the need for Lusaka City Council (LCC) to ensure that all residential and trading places are kept clean by undertaking regular inspections. ...