Cordillera - The Benguet General Hospital has received its own molecular laboratory to be utilized for Covid-19 testing in the province.
The laboratory which was personally donated by Congressman Eric Go Yap can fast-track the conduct of Covid-19 testing and is set to be operational next month.
Molecular diagnostic is one of the most evolving areas of diagnostic with numerous advancement in research and treatment transforming healthcare across a wide range of disease and health conditions
On Saturday (September 12, 2020) Congressman Yap and Governor Melchor Diclas, together with the DOH-CHD-CAR Regional Director Ruby Constantino, Assistant Regional Director Dr. Amelita Pangilinan, La Trinidad Mayor Romeo Salda, Vice Mayor Roderick Awingan, and BeGH Acting Chief of Hospital Dr. Meliarazon Dulay led the cutting of ribbon during the blessing ceremony of the recently constructed facility.
source || Governor's Office-Benguet
source || Governor's Office-Benguet