Northern Mindanao Wellness and Reintegration Center

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Northern Mindanao Wellness and Reintegration Center
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The Northern Mindanao Wellness and Reintegration Center (NMWRC) is a drug rehabilitation facility in Malaybalay, Bukidnon, Philippines.

Drug rehabilitation is the process of medical or psychotherapeutic treatment for dependency on psychoactive substances such as alcohol, prescription drugs, and street drugs such as cannabis, cocaine, heroin or amphetamines. The general intent is to enable the patient to confront substance dependence, if present, and cease substance abuse to avoid the psychological, legal, financial, social, and physical consequences that can be caused, especially by extreme abuse.

Malaybalay Component City in Northern Mindanao, Philippines

Malaybalay, officially the City of Malaybalay or simply referred to as Malaybalay City, is a 1st class city and capital of the province of Bukidnon, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 174,625 people.

Bukidnon Province in Northern Mindanao, Philippines

Bukidnon, officially the Province of Bukidnon, is a landlocked province in the Philippines located in the Northern Mindanao region. Its capital is the city of Malaybalay. The province borders, clockwise starting from the north, Misamis Oriental, Agusan del Sur, Davao del Norte, Cotabato, Lanao del Sur, and Lanao del Norte. According to the 2015 census, the province is inhabited by 1,415,226 residents. It is the third largest province in the country in terms of total area of jurisdiction behind Palawan and Isabela respectively.

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History

Development

A memorandum of agreement was signed by February 2018 for the construction of a drug rehabilitation center in Malaybalay, Bukidnon. The signatories included representatives from the Department of Interior and Local Government, the Department of Health, the Office of the President, the City Government of Malaybalay, Kitson Kho of Kinming (Xiamen) Real Estate Company, and the Friends of the Philippines Foundation. Senator Miguel Zubiri, a native of Bukidnon is also a signatory. [1] [2]

Department of Health (Philippines) Philippine government agency

The Philippine Department of Health is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for ensuring access to basic public health services by all Filipinos through the provision of quality health care and the regulation of all health services and products. It is the government's over-all technical authority on health. It has its headquarters at the San Lazaro Compound, along Rizal Avenue in Manila.

Office of the President of the Philippines

The Office of the President (OP) is an administrative, advisory, consultative government agency which aids the President of the Philippines in performing their duty as head of state and chief of the executive branch of government.

The local government Malaybalay donated the land for the drug rehabilitation facility. Malaybalay was chosen as the site of the facility because it was about equidistant to various key cities in Mindanao. [1] The facility is a donation by the Friends of the Philippines Foundation and Kinming (Xiamen) Real Estate Co. [3]

Mindanao second largest island of the Philippines

Mindanao or still commonly known as Southern Philippines, is the second-largest island in the Philippines. Mindanao and the smaller islands surrounding it make up the island group of the same name. Located in the southern region of the archipelago, as of the 2010 census, the main island was inhabited by 20,281,545 people, while the entire Mindanao island group had an estimated total of 25,537,691 (2018) residents.

Construction

The groundbreaking took place on May 25, 2017. The ceremony was led by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Zhao Jianhua. [4] The Chinese-owned [5] and Hong Kong-based [6] Friends of the Philippines Foundation financed the design and construction of the facility. [1] The facility costed ₱500 million. [3]

Rodrigo Duterte Filipino politician and the 16th President of the Philippines

Rodrigo Roa Duterte,, also known as Digong and Rody, is a Filipino politician who is the 16th and current President of the Philippines and the first from Mindanao to hold the office. He is the chair of the ruling PDP–Laban party. Taking office at 71 years old in June 2016, Duterte is the oldest person to assume the Philippine presidency; the record was previously held by Sergio Osmeña at the age of 65.

Hong Kong Chinese special administrative region

Hong Kong, officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (HKSAR), is a special administrative region on the eastern side of the Pearl River estuary in southern China. With over 7.4 million people of various nationalities in a 1,104-square-kilometre (426 sq mi) territory, Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated places in the world.

Inauguration

President Duterte led the inauguration ceremonies on August 3, 2018, hailing the project as a product of China–Philippines relations "at its best" thanking the Chinese government for its support for his campaign against illegal drugs. [5]

China–Philippines relations Diplomatic relations between the Peoples Republic of China and the Republic of the Philippines

Relations between the Republic of the Philippines and the People's Republic of China have suffered due to the worsening South China Sea dispute. The current policy of the president of the Philippines aims for remedying relations between the Philippines and China at the expense of the former's relationship with the United States, while the current policy of the president of China aims for greater influence over the Philippines and the region, in general, while combating American influence.

Philippine Drug War Conflict initiated by Rodrigo Duterte against drug lords and drug pushers

The Philippine Drug War refers to the drug policy of the Philippine government under President Rodrigo Duterte, who assumed office on June 30, 2016. According to former Philippine National Police Chief Ronald dela Rosa, the policy is aimed at "the neutralization of illegal drug personalities nationwide." Duterte has urged members of the public to kill suspected criminals and drug addicts. Research by media organizations and human rights groups has shown that police routinely execute unarmed drug suspects and then plant guns and drugs as evidence. Philippine authorities have denied misconduct by police.

Facilities

The center has a bed capacity of 576 [7] and can accommodate 600 patients within a 6-month treatment cycle. Medical, therapeutic, and social interventions are made to patients. It has training facilities to help patients reintegrate to mainstream society by the provision of skills training and technical-vocational education which they could devise once they are discharged from the rehabilitation center. The center also aims to address other health issues related to drug use such as HIV/AIDS. According to Senator Zubiri the[ clarification needed ] [8]

Social integration is the process during which newcomers or minorities are incorporated into the social structure of the host society.

Vocational education studies that prepares a person for a specific occupation

Vocational education is education that prepares people to work as a technician or in various jobs such as a trade or a craft. Vocational education is sometimes referred to as career and technical education. A vocational school is a type of educational institution specifically designed to provide vocational education.

HIV/AIDS Spectrum of conditions caused by HIV infection

Human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is a spectrum of conditions caused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Following initial infection a person may not notice any symptoms, or may experience a brief period of influenza-like illness. Typically, this is followed by a prolonged period with no symptoms. As the infection progresses, it interferes more with the immune system, increasing the risk of developing common infections such as tuberculosis, as well as other opportunistic infections, and tumors that rarely affect people who have uncompromised immune systems. These late symptoms of infection are referred to as acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). This stage is often also associated with unintended weight loss.

The drug rehabilitation center includes dormitories (three for patients and one for the center's staff), a training center, a medical service building, a visitors building, and a central supply building. It also has facilities for recreation such as a gymnasium, separate basketball courts, a mini amphitheater, courtyards and gardens. [3]

Administration

The center is under the operation and management of the Department of Health. [1] Upon its completion the Friends of the Philippines Foundation will donate ₱13 million annually for the rehabilitation center's operations. [5]

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  2. ↑ "Prescription Drug Rehab". Tuesday, 10 September 2019
  3. 1 2 3 Balistoy, Ruby Leonora (3 August 2018). "President Duterte to launch Mindanao's largest treatment and rehab center". Philippine Information Agency. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  4. ↑ Bulaclac, Kiwi (27 May 2017). "Duterte breaks ground for P700M drug rehab center in Bukidnon" . Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 "China-funded: Duterte opens biggest drug center in Mindanao". Politko. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "New Bukidnon rehab center proves PHL-China relations 'at its renaissance' —Palace". GMA News. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
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