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GARANTISADONG PAMBATA (ROUND 1) KICKS OFF ON APRIL 14, 2008 |
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The yearly Garantisadong Pambata campaign is set to kick off with it's first round this month on April 14, 2008. The Garantisadong Pambata (GP) or Pre-schoolers Health Week is a bi-annual activity conducted every April and October of each year to deliver child health services nationwide. The theme for this year's campaign is "GP8 Child Survival Package - Kids Cant Wait". The focus of the campaign is to provide the essential heath services as specified in the child survival strategy in order to accelerate and sustain action towards reaching Millenium Development Goal 4: Reduce Child Mortality. The 8 core interventions include: 1) Skilled attendance during pregnancy, delivery and immediate post-partum, 2) care of newborn, 3) breastfeeding and complementary feeding, 4) micronutrient supplementation and deworming, 5) immunization of children and mothers, 6) integrated management of sick children, 7) injury prevention and control and 8) birth spacing.  The strategy offers a unified direction and description of the actions necessary to successfully implement life saving interventions. Likewise, it focuses on children from birth to 5 years of age and advocates that every child have the same chance of survival. Garantisadong Pambata (Pre-schoolers week) Round 1 is set on April 14-18, 2008 while Round 2 is on October 13-17, 2008
"Help your child survive. Give your child a happy healthy life."
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ILOCOS SUR HEALTH SUMMIT 2008 |
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Following the success of the Ilocos Norte Provincial Health Summit held on August 2-3, 2007 at the Fort Ilocandia Hotel and graced by no less than the then newly elected Governor of the province, Honorable Michael Marcos Keon, a summit which has the same purpose will be held soon in Ilocos Sur. Said summit will be held on April 15, 2008 at the CAP Building in Vigan City, Ilocos Sur. The whole day affair will serve as a venue for the LGU officials of the province of Ilocos Sur headed by the Provincial Governor, Honorable Deogracias Victor B. Savellano, the Center for Health Development for LUPang Ilocos headed by Director Eduardo C. Janairo and other public health workers to be updated on the present provincial and regional health situation, develop plans of actions, agreements and commitments for better health in Ilocos Sur in support to the Fourmula One thrusts. The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) headed by the newly designated Director, Mr. Leo Douglas Cardona, will also give updates on topics where PhilHealth is concerned. |
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The success of the Safe Water System Project (SWS) under Dr. Madeline Retuta has been an overwhelming accomplishment for the Center for Health Development for Ilocos.
Due to the uprising incidence and cases of outbreak of water-borne diseases in the country, the Department of Health has issued an Administrative Order earlier this year on the standard requirements amd procedures of treating drinking water. The policy which was based on the said project requires the adoption on the use of 1.25 Sodium Hypochlorite solution as drinking water disinfectant at the point of use or at household level. This solution can be used not only during disasters or emergency cases but also in the treatment of drinking water intended for daily use as needed during normal condition. |
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