Cooperative efforts between private medical and government health sectors in the Philippines through maternal and child health services

This paper describes how the Institute of Maternal and Child Health, a private institution, has joined hands with two entities of the Department of Health, in its extension projects to various provinces and rural areas. These two offices in the government are the Office of Health Education and Personnel Training and the Division of Maternal and Child HealthThe projects consist of Training Programs on Maternal and Child Health in the Institute in Quezon City and in the field (Health Regions 2 and 7) and also Extension Services in the provinces (Rehydration Centers and Pediatric Teams). All these represent cooperative efforts between private medical and government health groups in carrying out health activities for the country. (Summary)

Rehydration centers in seven pilot areas in the Philippines

In 1963 the Childrens Medical Center, Philippines, has embarked on a more practical, realistic, and aggressive participation in reducing the incidence and deaths from diarrheas, than it has done in the past. We have felt that persistently high morbidity and mortality statistics for diarrheas warrant something more than short post-graduate courses or seminars on diarrheas for practitioners or treatments of dehydrated patients in this hospitalThus since December 1963 we have organized two pediatric teams of five members each and we have extended our experiences and current knowledge of the management of diarrhea to seven pilot areas in the country, namely Leyte del Sur, Marinduque, Mindoro, Jolo, La Union, Cagayan and SorsogonBesides the curative aspects of diarrheas with emphasis on the establishement of rehydration centers, the objectives of the present project include prevention and seeking of epidemiologic information and etiologic factors, both contributory and exciting. Awareness of a more concetrated attack on diarrheal disease and the need for a multidisciplinary approach to its control is brought into focus. (Summary)

Community health services in a rural island setting to complement medical education in the Philippines

This project was conducted to upgrade health care in a rural community and to help realize a more realistic medical education tailored to meet the needs of a developing country. A maternal and child health program was undertaken in Marinduque based on its rural settingPreliminary findings showed an increased consciousness of health and health education was observed in the community. Medical interns and residents expressed a greater sense of responsibility, understanding, interest, and compassion for the less privilege resulting from community involvement