Healthcare to Volcano Victims in the Philippines

Summary

This project provides affordable primary care to residents of Bacolor, Pampanga through the establishment of an ambulatory care clinic. It will help reduce morbidity and mortality in the community.

What is the issue, problem, or challenge?

We target poverty-stricken resettlement areas in the province of Bacolor, Pampanga, Philippines and provide affordable healthcare to the most needy. In a society where private, for profit facilities are common, we offer a simple alternative where no one is denied their most basic healthcare needs. In addition to primary care, we offer programs in dental hygiene, breastfeeding education, childhood nutrition, and family planning.

How will this project solve this problem?

We operate a clinic that will solve as well as educate health problems related to poverty: parasitism, avitaminosis, wound infections, anemia, diarrhea, skin disease, poor hygiene, dental care.

Potential Long Term Impact

The clinic will be the single source of affordable healthcare to the 25,180 residents of Bacolor, Pampanga, who have no access to healthcare due to lack of private and public funds and whose needs are not being addressed by the government.

Project Message

The Center has played a major role in encouraging us to return to our ancestral hometown, Bacolor, giving us confidence to move forward and rebuild knowing that quality healthcare is readily available
- Mr. Patricio Datu, Former resident, Bacolor, Pampanga

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

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