Health Office Staff

Plans and Programs for CY 2009

I. Maternal Health Care

   1. Continuing program on pregnant women
     - Pregnant w/ 4 or more pre-natal
     - Pregnant given Tetanus Toxoid
     - Pregnant given complete sum dosage
     - Post – partum visit & given complete iron dosage
     - Post partum initiated breastfeeding
      * Possible Phil health accreditation of health facilities once requirement

     2. Mother’s clans, Bench Conference community assembly

     3. Intensive information & education to WRA the importance of delivery and health facility
     4. Follow – up on establishment of BEMOC of Gulod, BMH, Macamot, Ithan & Tayuman/ SCH
     5. To make newborn screening kit available to health center / lying – in facilities

II. CHILD HEALTH CARE

   1. Continuing program on EPI
     - BCG
     - Hep B
     - OPV
     - DPT
     - Measles

   2. Garantisadong pambata = distribution of Vit A & deworming

   3. Feeding Program for malnourished children

III. National Tuberculosis Program

   1. Establishment of induction area , for Phil health accreditation
   2. Continuing AFB sputum examination
   3. To request additional Med. Tech / microscopes
   4. Purchase of PPD kit for TB in children
   5. Increase purchase of anti- TB drugs for adults & children

IV. Family Planning

   1. Continuing Pre- Marriage counselling
   2. Purchase of Family Planning Commodities for all methods
   3. Continuous coordination with NGO for free BTL every quarter

V. Cardiovascular Disease Control Program

   1. Activation of HATAW
   2. Completion of mini-gym at laboratory area
   3. Establishment of cardio – clinic in main RHM I
      Which includes = purchase of ECG machine
         = purchase of spectrophotometer for biochem of analysis

VI. STD Control Program

   1. Quarterly health education package to GRO’s & club owner
   2. Monthly smearing for issuance of health card

VII. Rabies Control Program

   1. Establishment of bite Center
   2. Purchase at anti – rabies vaccine
   3. Intensify IEC on responsible Pet owner in coordination with Department of agriculture

VIII. Dengue Control

   1. Intensified information / education
   2. Distribution of flyers about dengue
   3. Continuing Dengue Day practice of RHM’s BHW’s
   4. Monitory & Reporting

IX. Malaria Control

   1. Information / Education campaign
   2. Continuing house spraying/regularly treating mosquito nets
   3. Regular monitoring/ blood smearing @ endemic area
   4. Purchase of reagents , equipment for use

X. Sanitation Services

   1. Continuing inspections at different establishments
   2. Issuance of Health/Sanitary permits for those who completed the requirements
   3. Regular water monitoring
   4. Purchase of equipments reagents needed in rendering services to the community

XI. Nutrition Program

   1. Food assistance
   2. Home & Community food production
   3. micronutrient supplementation & ford fortification
   4. credit assistance for livelihood
   5. Nutrition Education
   6. Advocacy & Social obligation

XII. Primary Health Care

   1. training, Seminar , meetings , Annual Convention
   2. Information Education Campaign
   3. Community assembly, bench conferences
   4. Reproduction of IEC materials

XIII. Dental Program

   1. Purchase of dental chain for RHM II dental clinic

   2. Purchase of other dental instruments to elevate dental extraction
      - tooth extraction
      - prophylaxis
      - tooth feeling

XIV. Medical and Dental mission

   1. Monthly medical & dental mission on different barangays
   2. Special Medical & Dental Mission

     Selected health staff attended New Born Screening seminar and organized the NBS team composed of new born screening coordinator and assistant coordinator.

May 11, 2009M - Establishment and accreditation of NBS facility – performing test, supervised and staffed by trained personnel.

New Born Screening – is an essential public health strategy that enables the early detection and management of several congenital metabolic disorders which if left untreated may lead to mental retardation and even death. Early diagnosis and treatment of the disorders can results in normal growth and development of the affected individual. NBS is done by collecting a few drops of blood from the baby’s heel at least 24 hours from birth to 72 hours of life. Collected blood samples are tested for the five disorders congenital hypothyroidism, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, galactosemia, phenylketenuria, G6PD deficiency.

     * Intensify information, education campaign regarding Influenza A H1N1 – for awareness of people about signs & symptoms and prevention of disease, through distribution of hand-outs to all clinics of private physicians, government and private hospitals, public and private primary, secondary and college schools within the entire municipality.

     * Set-up and maintain a functional municipal disease surveillance system equipped with necessary resources. The focus of disease surveillance is to strengthen the capacity of local government units for early detection and response to epidemics, it is also a process of coordinating, prioritizing and strengthening of multiple disease surveillance system into a unified national disease surveillance system that combines our surveillance activities and support functions into a single integrated activity for the purpose of the more efficient and effective in providing timely, accurate and relevant information for action.

Way on how to consult in Municipal Health office:

* Get referral form from respective barangay (Health Center) from Rural Health midwives.

DENTAL SERVICES:

Provide curative and preventive treatment.

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