Existing
Situation
The health
and medical needs of the residents of Kalayaan are primarily
served by Rural Health Unit (RHU). The Main Health Center
(MHC) is located in Brgy. San Juan and the five (5)
Barangay Health Stations are located one each in Longos,
San Juan, San Antonio, Magalolon and Sitio Kalayaan.
The Main
Health Center is manned by a physician, a dentist, a
nurse, a sanitary inspector and a population program
worker. A midwife renders full-time service on each
Barangay Health Station. Manpower complement is shown
in Table 29.
Based on
the standard ratio of one (1) municipal health officer,
one (1) public health nurse, and one (1) rural sanitary
inspector per 20,000 population, the municipality is
presently sufficient with these medical personnel at
a ratio of 1:17, 783.
These medical
and health personnel are assisted by a group of Barangay
Health Workers (BHW) recruited from among the residents
of the municipality. They are trained in health care
activities and assist the barangay midwife in the delivery
of basic health services at the barangay level.
TABLE
29
MEDICAL
HEALTH MANPOWER
Personnel
|
Number
|
Ratio
|
Rural
Health Physician
Rural Health Dentist
Rural Health Nurse
Midwife
Sanitary Inspector
Population Program Worker |
1
1
1
5
1
1
|
1:17,
783
1:17, 783
1:17, 783
1: 3, 556
1:17, 783
1:17, 783
|
Source:
Kalayaan, Rural Health Unit (RHU)
The RHU
offers health services such as material and child care,
immunizations (BCG, DPT 3, OPY 3, Measles, FIC) treatment
of simple illness, nutrition, family planning, sanitary
health care, emergency treatment, health education,
and family life education counseling in collaboration
with the office of the Municipal Social Welfare and
Development.
The Barangay
Health Station offers the same services but not as extensive
as the RHU considering that there is only one (1) midwife
to render such services.
There was
no major epidemic breakout in the municipality for the
past few years but the general public health was commonly
affected by pulmonary disease.
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