With the sudden influx of drug users surrendering for treatment and rehabilitation, the government understands that there are concerns on the availability and preparedness of facilities to accommodate these patients.
Now on its second phase, President Duterte’s drug campaign aims at rehabilitation.
At least four major drug rehabilitation centers are in the pipeline to be built this year, if not early next year: two in Luzon and one each in the Visayas and Mindanao.
One of them is the Drug Abuse Treatment and Rehabilitation Center (DATRC) in Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija. It is the first mega drug rehabilitation facility to be opened under the Duterte government.
The DATRC sits on a 10-hectare lot inside the said military camp, which house four identical sections of 2,500-patient capacity each. One section is set to be inaugurated on November 29, 2016.
“This initiative will not only benefit these drug victims whom we want to help and reach out to, but also for the change towards better health outcomes for our country! All for health towards health for all!” Department of Health Secretary Paulyn Jean B. Rosell-Ubial said.
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