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Barangay health workers are a type of community health workers and act as health advocates and educators within their communities. [5] They live in the communities they serve and receive about five weeks of training, ranging from administering immunizations, weighing children, birthing services, etc.
On May 6, 2014, CLMMRH was officially awarded with the ISO 9001:2008 certificate on Patient care management and another certificate on Residency training program on April 29, 2015 by Anglo Japanese American (AJA) Registrars. On May 19, 2017, CLMMRH was ISO re-certified on Patient Care Management and on Residency Training program on ISO 9001:2015.
The Department of Health (DOH; Filipino: Kagawaran ng Kalusugan) is the executive department of the government of the Philippines responsible for ensuring access to basic public health services by all Filipinos through the provision of quality health care, the regulation of all health services and products.
The Alliance of Young Nurse Leaders and Advocates, also known as AYNLA, is a professional organization in the Philippines advocating for the achievement of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (now Sustainable Development Goals), Universal Health Care, and advancement of nurses' rights and welfare. [2]
The Malasakit Center program was started by the Office of the Special Assistant to the President, led by Bong Go following a directive of President Rodrigo Duterte. The center is meant as a one-stop shop for government medical assistance for indigent Filipinos. The first Malasakit Center opened in February 2018. [1] [2]
As of September 2020, the Philippines has a population of nearly 110 million and a population density of 368 per square kilometer. 32% of the population of the Philippines is under 15 years old, and only 22.2% is over 60. In the Philippines, 16.6% of the population lived below the national poverty line in 2018. [8] [9]
Dorotea Caldito - One of the first three graduate nurses of the Philippines who graduated in 1909. [5] Felipa De la Pena (Gumabong) - One of the first three graduate nurses of the Philippines who graduated in 1909. [5] Loreto D. Tupaz - 1976 Anastacia Giron Tupaz Awardee (highest award for the nursing profession in the Philippines). [6]
In April 2017, BGHMC opened its new Cancer Institute as part of the reform program of the Department of Health. [9] On October 3, 2018, President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte signed into law Republic Act 11084 which increased the bed capacity of BGHMC from 500 to 800.