QUALITY healthcare delivery is at the cornerstone of empowering a productive citizenry.

Putting by heart its social development mantra of “Building the Nation Together” with Filipinos, Cemex Holdings Philippines supported the construction of the new barangay health center in Barangay Tina-an, City of Naga, Cebu. The project was spearheaded by the barangay council and and the City of Naga Health Office.

The center serves as a lying-in facility for expectant mothers and offers services, including pre-natal consultation, children’s immunization, and anti-drug use counseling. Cemex also hired a doctor that comes in weekly to monitor the health of local residents and provide free consultation and free medicine from the City of Naga Health Office.

Beneficiaries were thankful for the health center since its turnover to the barangay early this year.

Jocelyn Taray, head of the Barangay Health Workers, said that most patients are happy and thankful for the project that made healthcare more accessible to them in a spacious and clean environment.

Volunteers from Cemex cleaned up the area prior to the turnover and showcased how employees are working with the company for nation-building.

Barangay Tina-an is the home of Cemex subsidiary, Apo Cement Corp., which underscored its commitment to improve health and safety in the area where it operates. Cemex does this through the Social Development and Management Program (SDMP) of Apo Cement Corp.

Aside from promoting health, SDMP also enhances livelihood, infrastructure development, and education programs in Naga.

Other social development initiatives of Cemex in Cebu include the “Bancambulansya,” or boat ambulance, housing for employees and underserved community members, and the adopt-a-species program for conservation, among many others.