Day care centers in Camiguin continue to benefit from EHCP

Sixty-nine Day Care Centers (DCC) here continue to implement the Essential Health Care Program (EHCP), benefitting some 2,383 pre-schoolers. For three years, toothbrushes, fluoride toothpaste `poly paste,` lice shampoo and hand soap were provided to pre-schoolers. Barangay councils look after the needs of the DCCs in maintaining their centers` dental traps. The Fit for School Foundation initiated the project and the provincial government sustained it over the years. It originally covered grade levels 1 to 4 for elementary students and later expanded to cover all pre-schoolers. Aside from receiving hygiene kits, the children also undergo regular deworming. The success of EHCP in the province has garnered recognition from the Philippine Institute for Development Studies.