Biayon Beyond
Serving with Passion. Working for a Better Community.
The Problem.
HEALTH ISSUES
The barangay has a resident midwife, 3 barangay health workers, and a barangay nutrition scholar who are all actively carrying out their role as health care providers regardless of the situation offering the people few basic health services. They render their services at the residence of the midwife wherein prenatal checkup, family planning and breastfeeding counseling, and immunization are held.
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The poor prioritization of BHS development and improvement may be due to the complacent of having the house of the midwife as the temporary health center. Although, several attempts were done to rehabilitate the health center, however was not given the priority due insufficient funds or no financial support from the barangay. Hence, the health center was neglected for 15 years.
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In the recent survey (2016) in Barangay Biayon utilizing the Mini-Nutritional Assessment (MNA) tool for Geriatrics, results showed that 14 out of 121 (11.5%) were malnourished, 56 (46%) were at risk for malnutrition and only 51 (42%) were well-nourished. Geriatrics Depression Scale showed that 43% of these elderlies were depressed. Sixty four (64%) of the diagnosed Hypertension were Senior Citizens, 44% of the diagnosed Tuberculosis were Senior Citizens, and 12 cases of Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) handled last 2016.
The Solution.
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The Banquet: Dine, Share, and Care Dinner-for-a-Cause
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Barangay Health Station (BHS) Rehabilitation
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Senior Citizen Wellness Center Rehabilitation
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Re-Organization of Purok Officials
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Purok Health Stations Establishment
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Health Bulletin Board
The Outcome.
The challenge of the strategies implemented was its overall sustainability so that even with the absence of Team Biayon, BHS would remain a highly developed and functional facility with services continuously utilized by the residents.
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The functionality and development of the BHS and its services can be directly traced to the health care personnel- which includes the midwife and BHWs and as well as the LGU. That’s why, the bulk and strength of project strategies were weighed more on these personnel- especially the BHWs. Monitoring and evaluation of their knowledge and skills was repeated every exposure to assure their capability of handling the BHS on their own. In fact, during the last weeks of community exposure, the roles of the group were more on witnesses or participants rather than lecturers or service providers.
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Before the departure Team Biayon in the barangay on March 2017, the midwife already utilized the cleaner and newly painted health station. For the BHS supply of medicines and equipment, the passage of resolution by the Barangay Council on 5% allocation of the Barangay Internal Revenue Allotment to health programs would ensure adequate funding for the maintenance of the health station.
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The strength of the BHS and its personnel shall serve as hope in the community’s utilization of BHS services keeping constant reminder that health is a priority not to be neglected.
The Objective.
To improve the health care delivery system in terms of health care infrastructure and health financing.
The basic purpose of a health care station is to meet the health care needs of individuals and/or families and to promote health of the community. Barangay Biayon is one of the 39 barangays in the municipality of Sergio Osmeña Sr. which has an existing health care infrastructure. It is, however, considered non-functional for many years with no electricity and water, and is not being utilized by the health care team and the residents due to dilapidation. Hence, it cannot serve its basic purpose for the community of delivering a standard level of health service.