Community health workers CHWs are an important cadre of the primary health care PHC workforce in many low and middle income countries LMICs The Philippines was an early adopter of the CHW model for the delivery of PHC launching the Barangay village Health Worker BHW programme in the early 1980s yet little is known about the factors that motivate
Abstract The mining and stone crushing activities have considerable effects on the environment quality and human health The dust emissions contaminate the air and water
The Philippines primary care is delivered via local health centers called barangay health centers BHCs Barangays are the most local government units in the Philippines Designed to promote and prevent disease via basic health care these BHCs are staffed mainly by barangay health workers BHWs
Silicosis is one of the oldest occupational disease It kills thousands of people every year all over the world METHOD AND MATERIALS A cross sectional type of observational study was conducted at 7 various stone crusher units of Marathwada region of Maharashtra between the period December 2009 to July 2011 Stone crusher workers were
Sample collection and analysis Bakhrija quarry is surrounded by a number of stone crushing units ≈ 25 units around it Samples of suspended particulate matter PM and PM 10 were collected from four locations in and around Bakhrija mines during the pre monsoon season June 2019 During the sample collection the ambient temperature varied from 43 to
However aside from poverty the conditions of public health facilities including the quality of health professionals and workers determine also the trajectories of health outcomes 10 While for example improved access to better public health facilities and their services can reduce the mortality and morbidity rates associated with unhygienic
REMITTANCES THE DUTCH DISEASE QUESTION AND THE CYCLICALITY ISSUE I Introduction emittances of Filipino migrants and overseas workers play a significant role in the Philippine economy Since the early part of this decade remittances have become the second largest source of foreign exchange for the Philippines next to merchandise export
The assessment of health effects caused by stone crusher workers and the local people in the nearby villages was collected with the help of a questionnaire The most prevalent occupational disease among the mine and stone crusher workers in kashmir are respiratory hearing eye skin fever silicosis dyspnea blood pressure problems and
Introduction Noncommunicable diseases NCDs prevail as a global health concern claiming at least 41 million lives annually worldwide [] NCDs include diabetes cancer cardiovascular diseases and chronic respiratory diseases [] These diseases are identified to be lifestyle linked sharing a common set of risk factors including physical inactivity unhealthy diet tobacco use
Based on the result of the exposure of workers to respirable dust and crystalline silica in different units respirable dust concentration was in the range of to mg/m 3 Exposure to respirable dust in the crusher unit was higher than other units Respirable dust concentration in the office unit was the lowest
The decline in pulmonary function FVC FEV1 FEV1/ FVC in stone crusher unit workers may be due to lack of awareness of dust controlling measurement and could be continuously exposure with dust
The study area is in and around Balasore town where several stone crusher units are running without following CPCB Central Pollution Control Board India norms to feed crushed stone for various
The Situation of Barangay Health Workers in the Philippines A Review Carrillo Violan R RN ¹·²; Dael Jerome C RN MAEM ¹·³ ; Retuya Kirby Mark Angelo Q RN ¹·²; communicable disease to the appropriate health center or hospital; monitoring the health status of the household members under his/her area of service
The Philippines primary care is delivered via local health centers called barangay health centers BHCs Barangays are the most local government units in the Philippines Designed to promote and prevent disease via basic health care these BHCs are staffed mainly by barangay health workers BHWs
health units and city health offices emphasized health care providers and workers [16] The situations of healthcare institutions as well as the quality of medical professionals and workers significantly affect the movements of healthcare outcomes [22] Several health care workers were revealed to
The CHITS Community Health Information and Tracking System the first electronic medical record system in the Philippines that is used widely has persevered through time and slowly extended its
Clinical oral examinations were carried and periodontal disease Dental Caries and wasting disease were recorded Result Workers were between the age group of 17 to 56 years prevalence of dental
The Philippines remains highly endemic to hepatitis B virus infection The Philippines together with China India Nigeria and Indonesia account for 57% of infections globally [4] The latest modeling study estimates % HBsAg seropositivity while the most recent national epidemiological survey found % seroprevalence in the Philippines [4 5]
Gross value added of poultry and egg production in the Philippines from 2016 to 2023 in billion Philippine pesos Premium Statistic Value of production livestock sector Philippines 2015 2023
Contractualization Contractual Workers in the Philippines Contractualization is well defined as the practice of hiring employees who will render their services for a finite amount of time usually for a few months only G/F Unit 101 DETA Bldg 76 A Roces Avenue Obrero Quezon City
As emphasized by a leader of a local nursing organization … government agencies have all the resources and power to implement the mandated salaries and benefits for health workers and yet they become culprits in exploiting the frontline health workers at midst of COVID 19 battle Casas 2020 Therefore the Philippine government
Premium Statistic Deaths from urinary diseases Philippines 2017 2023 Premium Statistic Barangay health worker to population ratio Philippines 2023
Background Community health worker CHW programs are an important resource in the implementation of universal health coverage UHC in many low and middle income countries LMICs However in countries with decentralized health systems like the Philippines the quality and effectiveness of CHW programs may differ across settings due to