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HEALTH

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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