Health Services

Maternal and Child Health Care (MCH)

A large portion of women had their prenatal care on the 3rd and 4th month of pregnancy. In 2001, about 50.10% of pregnant women were given Tetanus Toxoid Plus and 58.72% Post Partum women initiated breastfeeding. Of the 14,393 infant below four (4) months old, there was 92.94% of them exclusively breastfed up to 4th month.

Maternal and Child Immunization (MCI)

The Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) performed well in 2001 with the Fully Immunized Children (FIC) coverage of 74.79%. It is expected to increase because of the provincewide coverage of the Fifth Country Program for Children (CPC V) which offers program for children and women and trained service providers.

Dental Care

In 2001, the performance of public health dentists, relative to oral prophylaxis, oral examination and permanent filling among pregnant women was good and had a high accomplishment. Preventive dental treatment was given to 16,568 schoolers and 8,506 pregnant women. Curative treatment was also provided to 5,250 pre-schoolers, 35,407 schoolers, 8,506 pregnant women and 17,877 adults. In same manner, the dental services rendered to pre-schoolers involved oral examination and temporary filling.

Health and Sanitation

In 2001, there were 166,025 or 68.5% households access to safe potable water supply. There were also 96,662 households or 57% with satisfactory garbage disposal. (Table 6-15)

Nutrition

For the period 1999 to 2000, there is an evident unfavorable change in the nutritional status of schoolers. There were sequential events that generated adverse impact to it such as the fall of the peso coupled with the occurrences of catastrophe (outbreak of uncontrolled endemic diseases, la niña, etc.).

As part of the government's major commitment to monitor nutritional status of the general populace, a weight-for-age survey is conducted every year to the pre-schoolers (0-5 years old) and school children (6-10 years old). From CY 1999 to 2000 severely and moderately malnourished pre-school children decreased with about 0.1% (Table 6-16). This is attributed to the free Vitamin A and iron supplementation and the establishment of nutrition posts.

Record disclosed that (PEM) Protein-Energy-Malnutrition (PEM) is still prevalent among the children. Efforts and determination to take action and reduce the daunting problem are vigilantly pursued. This includes the strengthening of the advocacy process with regards the interventions to be implemented.

The malnutrition rates of pre-school children from 1999 to 2000 decreased resulting to increasing rates of the children with normal stations in nutrition (Table 6-16). There is no latest data for the nutritional status for school children. However , for SY 1999 to 2000 OPT only 4.40% were severely malnourished (Table 6-17).

For the top ten municipalities with most serious malnutrition in CY 2002, Lapuyan got the highest (Table 6-18)

Population Management

The population program shifted its emphasis to population and development concerns. Thereafter, relevant policies focused on the quality of life, the micro level concern of helping couples achieve their desired family size and the emphasis on slowing down population growth in order to increase opportunities for social and economic development. In addition, the program addressed other issues such as family formation, the status of women, maternal and child health, child survival, morbidity and mortality, population distribution, migration and urbanization.

Family Planning Program

More than 84% of the total current users (15-49 year old) are using modern methods of control while the rest use the traditional method. Majority of the modern users used pill (38.54%), followed by Lactation Amenorrhea Method (LAM) at 23.52%, IUD 16.57%, 7.98% Injections, Condoms at 8.86 %, natural family planning at 4.01% sterilization with the least users (0.52%). Other method such as the use of Calendar/Rhythm/Periodic abstinence and withdrawal were not included in the report (Table 6-19)

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