MARIA ELLAH C.

BELASOTO BSN 3A RLE-CHN

QUESTIONS was filmed in 2007 imagine now it’s 2021, 14

years still I see the face of Sec. Francisco
1. The Philippine health care delivery system faces several challenges, identify five Duque III, I feel skeptical about his statement
that was mentioned in the video. about the response of the Philippine health
- Less access of health care(especially for people who lives far flung areas) care system issues facing, Because Dr.
- Lack of public health awareness, promotion and disease prevention(Family Dominic Vega states the funds are insufficient
Planning, Pre-natal, Malnutrition, Scabies, Anemia, TB and etc.) and also they were ordered to generate their
- Lack of healthcare personnel(Doctors and Nurses), facilities and medical supplies. own income, How will they double medical
- Less budget allocation for public health care department. staffs and benefits when they are at the
- Government negligence for improving healthcare policies. shortage of human workforce(especially
doctors) and medical resources. The
2. From these challenges, what were the corresponding solutions presented? government spends little money on the program which causes high out-of-pocket spending
and further widens the gap between rich and poor. Until now many poverty-stricken
- For the lack of hospital beddings, the public hospital(largest hospital in visayas) put
Filipinos still don’t have access to basic care. Because of the incompetency of governing
up sign to bring own beddings like folding bed, bed or cardboard.
in the implementation of public health programs and inadequate health service, The
- For those from rural areas, they community build their own health center and
country has yet in a high maternal and newborn mortality rate, and a high fertility rate.
kumadrona(midwife) who is incharge because governemnt negligence
Generates problems for those who have especially limited access to this basic care or for
- For the lack of personnel, former DOH sec. Duque, implement PMD program for
those living in generally poor health conditions. Since then the system has run slower and
medical scholars.
less efficiently. This means that even though basic medical care is available throughout the
3. As a public health nurse how can you address the problem of high maternal country, some hospitals only provide limited treatments, making it hard for everyone to
mortality rate in your municipality? access them. This is mostly a problem in rural areas, but patients living in the bigger cities
might also face a long wait before being able to see a medical specialist they need. With
As a public health nurse, I will collaborate with our local government and our health medical workers seeking higher wages(which they deserved) and the resulting decline in
department to implement health promotion, in particular health education and prenatal the public healthcare system, private healthcare companies have taken advantage of both
care for pregnant women, by conducting community health seminars and going to grow extensively in the island nation. “Public Health is the science and the art of
house-to-house to assess our target population, which are pregnant women for prenatal preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting physical health and efficiency through
checkup. Assimilating pre-natal care brochure/pamphlete(Hiligaynon translation) and organized community efforts for the sanitation of the environment, the control of
government-free pre-natal vitamins and instructing them to go to the healthcare center. If I community infections, the education of the individual in principles of personal hygiene, the
were a PHN, I would solicit donations from local businesses and use social media organization of medical and nursing service for the early diagnosis and preventive
platforms to promote public health awareness, promotion, and disease prevention and treatment of disease, and the development of the social machinery which will ensure to
control. every individual in the community a standard of living adequate for the maintenance of
health; organizing these benefits in such fashion as to enable every citizen to realize his
REFLECTION birthright of health and longevity.” by Winslow, and also the Local government has a major
Honestly, this documentary(film produced by GMA Network, Inc. in 2007 with role in collaborating to the health department. At the end of the video, the narrator reminds
narrator Arnold Clavio) I watch with a heavy heart. Because from the start I know the us to choose the people who are willing to serve us and state the appropriate response for
disparity between Public and Private Health, the history of unfair and unequal access to these difficulties, because we deserve the health care service we need, every Filipino has
health services that significantly affects the poor still continues despite this documentary the right.