BiBrie fPf Pro fil/Bfile / Bac kgroun d Location andfd Map of Eastern S amar Brief Profile / Background  Third largest province of Region 8, next to and  Municipalities = 23  Barangays = 597  Lon e Con gr essi on al Di stri ct  Population = 385,875 (CBMS, 2006)  Households = 79,976 (CBMS, 2006)  Ave. No. of Members = 5 OVERVIEW OF POVERTY SITUATION Goal 1: Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger  Poverty is the biggest cause for concern. The proportion of the population living below the poverty threshold was 69.5 percent. The poverty gap ratio was at 0.4.  While only 13.8% experienced food shortage, those living below food threshold was at 58.7% indicating that maj orit y were unabl e to mee t the requ ire d foo d needs.  Employment rate was at 77. 7%.  6.7% of children under 5 years old were malnourished OVERVIEW OF POVERTY SITUATION Gl2Goal 2 – AhiAchieve U Uiniversa lPil Primary Ed ucati on  There were children not enrolled in elementary (23. 4%) and high school (43 .2%) due to poverty and inaccessibility of educational facilities.  Literacy Rate for 15 – 24 Year Olds was 96.6.

Goal 3 – Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women  There were less girls than boys (0.9 ratio) in primary education,,g but more girls than bo ys (()1.1 ratio) in secondary and tertiary education.  There were less women than men (46.5%) holding seats in government OVERVIEW OF POVERTY SITUATION Goal 4 – Reduce Child Mortality Children 0 to Less than 5 Years Old Who Died: CBMS 2005 - 2006 Age Level and No. of Children Children Who Died

Age Level Magnitude Proportion Magnitude Proportion

0 - < 1 YO 6,945 15.31 175 2.5

1 - < 5 YO 38,400 84.69 245 0.6 Total (0 - < 5 YO) 45,345 100.0 420 0.9 OVERVIEW OF POVERTY SITUATION Goal 5 – Improve Maternal Health WDthDtPWomen Deaths Due to Pregnancy-RltdCRelated Causes b y Urban Rural: CBMS 2005-2006

Magnitude Proportion Magnitude Proportion

Urban Rural Urban Rural

31 040.4 6250.30.5 OVERVIEW OF POVERTY SITUATION Goal 6 – Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Other Diseases  The province is malaria free, however, death rate associated with tuberculosis was 32. 6 per 100 ,000 population. Other endemic diseases such as filariasis, schistosomiasis , and dengue needed to be contained OVERVIEW OF POVERTY SITUATION Goal 7 – Ensure Environmental Sustainability  MjMajor ity o fthf the popu ltilation hdhad access to safe drinking water (78.7%) and sanitary toilet facilities (69 .5%) .  Forty five percent (45%) of the population was living in inadequate living conditions .  2.3% of the households were living in makeshift housing and 29%2.9% were informal settlers OVERVIEW OF POVERTY SITUATION

Gl8Goal 8 - DlDevelop a Gl GlblPthifDlobal Partnership for Development

 Only 21.7% of households had telephones/cellphones and 2.7% had computers. Focus on Maternal and Child Health MDG 4 and 5

PRIORITY POLICIES AND PROGRAMS ON HEALTH  Leading Causes of Under Five Mortality: - Pneumonia - Diarrhea - Sepsis - Congenital Heart Disease - Prematurity PRIORITY POLICIES AND PROGRAMS ON HEALTH Target: To reduce the Under Five Mortality Rate

 Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses

 Expanded Program for Immunization

 Breastf eedin g Pr ogr am

 Essential Newborn Care

Causes of Maternal DthDeaths The Three Delays

Socioeconomic/ Decision to Seek Care Cultural Factors

Availability and Identifyyging and Reachin g Medical Accessibility of Facility Facilities

Receipt of Adequate and Appropriate Quality of Care Treatment

Source: www.unfpa.org/mothers/obstetrics.htm “No woman should die…giving life” PRIORITY POLICIES AND PROGRAMS ON HEALTH Target: To reduce the maternal mortality rate

 Maternal Death Review

 Improving Access to Facility Based Deliveries: Basic Essential Obstetrics and Neonatal Care (BEONC)

 Improving Access to Basic Emergency Obstetrics and Newborn Care (BEmONC) and Comprehensive Emergency Obstetrics and Newborn Care (CEmONC) DISTRICT HOSPITAL (Proposed SAN POLICARPO ORAS-ARTECHE CEmOC); w/ BEmOC ORAS functions DOLORES CCOCEmOC CAN-AVID TAFT RHU BEmOC TAFT HOSP BEmOC SAN JULIAN

RHU BORONGAN LLORENTE HERNANI

GEN MACARTHUR ILHZ SALCEDO Borongan MERCEDES Balagiqui Mercedes GUIUAN Taft GUIUAN Oras-Arteche BALANGIGA MANICANI

SULUAN BHS with Birthing Hut

JIPAPAD ARTECHE SAN POLICARPO

ORAS MASLOG DOLORES

TAFT SULAT BHS San Juan SAN JULIAN

BORONGAN MAYDOLONG BHS Maybocog BALANGKAYAN LLORENTE HERNANI BHS Batang GEN. MCARTHUR LAWAAN SALCEDO MERCEDES BHS Bulosao BALANGIGA GUIUAN MANICANI

SULUAN HOMONHON

RHU BHS RHUs with Waiting Home

JIPAPAD ARTECHE SAN POLICARPO

ORAS MASLOG DOLORES

TAFT SULAT SAN JULIAN

BORONGAN MAYDOLONG BALANGKAYAN LLORENTE HERNANI GEN. MCARTHUR LAWAAN SALCEDO MERCEDES BALANGIGA GUIUAN MANICANI

SULUAN HOMONHON

RHU Waiting Home MCP JIPAPADJipapad ARTECHEArteche SanSAN Policarpo POLICARPO ACCREDITATION MASLOG ORASOras Maslog 14/ 24 RHU DOLORESDolores

CanCANAVID- -Avid MCP- ACCREDITED MUNICIPALITIES TAFTTaft

SULATSulat MCP ASSESSMENT DONE; APPLICATION ON PROCESS San Julian SAN JULIAN Functional lying in

BORONGANBorongan TA on going; RHUs working Towards MCP; Application MAYDOLONGMaydolong Not submitted

BALANGKAYANBalangkay Hernani RHU W/ BEmONC Functions LLORENTELlorente Hernani GMGGen.Macarten.Macart hurhur BALANGIGAQuinapundan Hospital BEmONC Functions LawaanLAWAAN Quinapundan SalcedoSALCEDO GiporlosGIPORLOS MERCEDESMercedes GUIUAN CEmONC PRIORITY POLICIES AND PROGRAMS ON HEALTH

 Reduction of Unmet Needs for Family Planning

 Community Involvement and Participation

 Organization of ILHZ Role of CBMS  Identification of disparities and gaps in program implementation  Basis for targeting and planning interventions  BifdBasis for deman ddid driven ass itistance from funding agencies  Tracking MDG progress THANK YOU