BiBrie fPf Pro fil/Bfile / Bac kgroun d Location andfd Map of Eastern Samar Brief Profile / Background Third largest province of Region 8, next to Leyte and Samar 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 UiUniversa 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 GlblPthifDlGlobal 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 Reaching 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 JIPAPAD HOSPITAL ARTECHE (Proposed SAN POLICARPO ORAS-ARTECHE CEmOC); w/ BEmOC ORAS functions MASLOG DOLORES CCOCEmOC CAN-AVID TAFT RHU BEmOC TAFT SULAT HOSP BEmOC SAN JULIAN RHU BORONGAN BORONGAN MAYDOLONG BALANGKAYAN LLORENTE HERNANI GEN MACARTHUR ILHZ LAWAAN SALCEDO Borongan MERCEDES Balagiqui Mercedes Guiuan BALANGIGA GUIUAN Taft GUIUAN Oras-Arteche BALANGIGA MANICANI SULUAN HOMONHON 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 sub mitted 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 .