Gawad Bayaning Kalusugan

 GAWAD BAYANING KALUSUGAN announced 12 winners of the INDIVIDUAL category and I was blessed to be included in the list.

 

My mother said that some people are fortunate to be doing the work that they love doing, but receiving recognition for it tops it all!

Thank you for the recognition!  

My grandfather taught me that if something is worth doing at all, it is worth doing well.  St Therese of the Child Jesus said nothing is small in the eyes of God, so do what you do with love and do ordinary things extraordinarily well.  Inspired also by Arthur Ashe (PLHIV tennis champion), we face the challenge of responding to the COVID19 pandemic by starting where we are, using what we have and doing what we can!

Honored and humbled, we celebrate each achievement as a blessing.  The victory of one is the victory of all.  Our shared identity, this is made possible by the cooperation of the healthcare workers of the VSMMC COVID19 Health Facility.  In unity there is strength! #TatakSOTTO #BeatCOVID19 #WeHealAsOne

Congratulations to the Department of Family Medicine for winning team category!  Congratulations as well to Dr Mishelle Vonnabie Bala (the secret weapon and MVP), to the VSMMC Subnational Laboratory, the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Department of Pediatrics!

Thank you to the organizers Carl Balita and the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry for recognizing the efforts of the COVID-19 frontline healthcare workers when once upon a time we were met with stigma, discrimination and investigations into management, expenses and financial charging - all sources of additional stress to our COVID-19 warriors!