By Lizzie LaCroix | Project Facilitator
The view from the ground is often the best way to understand why health information is vitally important to a community. Dr. Fe Sycip, the Director of the Silliman University Marina Mission Clinic, describes the situation in the remote areas of the Philippines this way:
“Basic needs are not met in rural communities, and so poverty-linked common diseases keep recurring. Furthermore, we are a country where our women are still looked down as second class citizens. One of the objectives of the Marina Mission Clinic mission is to empower of women through education and organization.”
Giving PERDHAKI's community health volunteers copies of Where Women Have No Doctor will better equip them to achieve this mission. On average, a book in the hands of a health worker will reach an average of 40 women, who will, in turn, share their knowledge with 40 more women.
Any money raised by this campaign will make these books a reality. We hope you will share this campaign, and help SUMMC meet their goal!
Curious about what content is in the book? Visit the Hesperian HealthWiki to see the English version.
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