MEXICO — This town’s management and funding of Community Hospital has qualified in the Galing Pook Award for 2023, which is conferred on the Best Local Governance Programs in the country.
The Municipality of Mexico program entry titled “Sustaining an LGU-Funded Community Hospital with a Hemodialysis Center” is among the other 17 programs from various local government units in the country vying for the prestigious recognition.
Galing Pook Awards is open to all LGUs that implement programs responding to issues affecting their constituents, such as in health, education, food security, nutrition, environment, agriculture, social welfare, and resiliency, among others.
To be eligible for the awards, the LGU program must have involved or engaged processes.
This, regardless if the program have been initiated by a non-governmental organization (NGO), civil society organization (CSO) and/or an LGU; must have been in operation for at least one year before deadline of submission; and, must have verifiable and significant results.
LGUs will be assessed based on the following criteria: positive results and impact (25%); promotion of people’s participation and empowerment (25%); innovation and adaptation (20%); resilience (10%); sustainability (10%); and, efficiency of program service delivery and transferability (10%).
The Galing Pook Awards is co-presented by the Galing Pook Foundation and the DILG-Local Government Academy.
The awards program was launched on October 21, 1993, serving as a pioneering program in recognizing innovative practices by the LGUs, which other LGUs can replicate in their respective localities.