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Latest trends about RN Heals

RN HEALS BATCH 4 TO BE DEPLOYED THIS MONTH

RN HEALS BATCH 4 TO BE DEPLOYED THIS MONTH

RN Heals or Registered Nurses for Health Enhancement and Local Service program has an upcoming batch for nurses and midwives. The RN Heals batch 4 or RN Heals 4 will employ 22, 500 nurses and midwives to Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) areas. The allocated budget is P 2.8 billion.

RN HEALS BATCH 4 TO BE DEPLOYED THIS MONTH

This Project aims to improve access of the countrys poor to quality healthcare with social services by creating a pool of registered nurses with enhanced clinical and preventive health management competencies that will eventually increase the nurses employability.

RN HEALS BATCH 4 TO BE DEPLOYED THIS MONTH

RN Heals does not intend to provide employment but rather learning and development, adding that the nurses under RN Heals are, therefore, not regular employees but pre-service trainees who are given allowances/stipend and not salaries. They are deployed in government health facilities where potential for future employment is highest.

RN HEALS BATCH 4 TO BE DEPLOYED THIS MONTH

The fourth batch started this January for their orientation and will be deployed in 70 DOH hospitals, 1,491 municipalities, 143 cities, and 13 districts of Metro Manila following the priority areas of the DOHs Health Facilities Enhancement Program (HFEP), conditional cash transfer areas (CCT) areas of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the 609 priority areas of the National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC).

RN HEALS BATCH 4 TO BE DEPLOYED THIS MONTH

The nurses, whether assigned in a hospital or health center, receive a monthly allowance/stipend of Php 8,000.00 from the national government. The hospitals or rural health units where they are assigned are encouraged to provide additional monetary or nonmonetary incentives to nurses, such as: advanced training opportunities, meals or meal allowance, transportation or transportation allowance, communication allowance, modest board and lodging whenever necessary.

RN HEALS BATCH 4 TO BE DEPLOYED THIS MONTH

Also, they are enrolled in the Philhealth iGroup Insurance with a premium of P1,200.00 per person per year and GSIS Group Accident Insurance premium of P 500.00 per person per year covering the following: Accidental Death/Dismemberment of P500,000.00 per person; Medical Reimbursement of P50,000.00 per person; and Bereavement Assistance of P10,000.00. After the satisfactory completion of their learning and deployment, the nurses are given a Certificate of Completion.

RN HEALS BATCH 4 TO BE DEPLOYED THIS MONTH

As in the previous batches, fund sources have been suballotted to the DOH Centers for Health Development and Hospitals to facilitate processing and payment of their monthly allowance. For ARMM, funds have been transferred to the DOH-ARMM for efficiency.

RN HEALS BATCH 4 TO BE DEPLOYED THIS MONTH

The RNheals Project has completed three (3) batches from 14 February 2011 to December 2012. Batch 1 in February 2011 was composed of 9,518 nurses who were deployed in health facilities in 1,235 municipalities and cities while 11, 283 nurses of Batch 2 (October 2011) were sent to 70 DOH hospitals 1,500 municipalities and cities; and Batch 3 nurses (10,000) were deployed to 1,491 municipalities and 143 cities in March 2012.

Latest trends about Dengue

National Dengue Prevention and Control Program

National Dengue Prevention and Control Program

Vision: Dengue Risk-Free Philippines Mission: To improve the quality of health of Filipinos by adopting an integrated dengue control approach in the prevention and control of dengue infection. Goal: Reduce morbidity and mortality from dengue infection by preventing the transmission of the virus from the mosquito vector human

National Dengue Prevention and Control Program

Objectives: The objectives of the program are categorized into three: health status objectives; risk reduction objectives; and services & protection objectives.

Health Status Objectives: Reduce incidence from 32 cases/100,000 population to 20 cases/100,000 population; Reduce case fatality rate by <1%; and Detect and contain all epidemics.

National Dengue Prevention and Control Program

Risk Reduction Objectives: Reduce the risk of human exposure to aedes bite by House index of <5 and Breteau index of 20; Increase % of HH practicing removal of mosquito breeding places to 80%; and Increase awareness on DF/DHF to 100%.

National Dengue Prevention and Control Program

Services & Protection Objectives: Establish a Dengue Reference Laboratory capable of performing IgM capture ELISA for Dengue Surveillance; Increase the % of 1 and 2 government hospitals with laboratory capable of platelet count and hematocrit; and Ensure surveillance and investigation of all epidemics.

Latest trends about Tuberculosis

National Tuberculosis Control Program

National Tuberculosis Control Program

Vision: TB-free Philippines Goal: To reduce by half TB prevalence and mortality compared to 1990 figures by 2015 Objectives: The NTP aims to: Reduce local variations in TB control program performance Scale-up and sustain coverage of DOTS implementation Ensure provision of quality TB services Reduce out-of-pocket expenses related to TB care

National Tuberculosis Control Program

Strategies:

Under PhilPACT, there are 8 strategies to be implemented, namely: Localize implementation of TB control Monitor health system performance Engage all health care providers, public and private Promote and strengthen positive behavior of communities

National Tuberculosis Control Program

Strategies:

Address MDR-TB,TB-HIV and needs of vulnerable populations Regulate and make quality TB diagnostic tests and drugs Certify and accredit TB care providers Secure adequate funding and improve allocation and efficiency of fund utilization

National Tuberculosis Control Program

Program Accomplishments:

Significant progress has been achieved since the Philippines adopted the DOTS strategy in 1996 and at the end of 20022003, all public health centers are enabled to deliver DOTS services. Because of the Governments efforts to continuously improve health care delivery, there have been progressive increases in the detection and treatment success. While a strong groundwork has been installed, acceleration of efforts is entailed to expand and sustain successful TB control.

National Tuberculosis Control Program

Program Accomplishments:

All stakeholders are called upon to achieve the TB targets linked to the MDGs set to be attained by 2015. However, with the emergence of other TB threats, more has to be done. Likewise, with the ongoing global developments and new technologies in the pipeline, constraints will hopefully be addressed.

National Tuberculosis Control Program

The 2010-2016 PhilPACT as defined by multi-sector partners, through broad-based collective technical inputs, underlines the key strategic approaches towards achieving these targets at both national and local levels. The Plan aims for universal access to DOTS including strategic responses to vulnerable groups and emerging TB threats. Nationwide, a wide array of health facilities are installed and equipped to provide quality TB care to the general population.

National Tuberculosis Control Program

This involves participation of private facilities (clinics, hospitals), other health-related agencies or NGOs and other Government organizations. Coverage for DOTS services, at least in the public primary care network has reached nearly 100% in late 2002. Eversince, diagnosis through sputum smear microscopy and treatment with a complete set of antiTB drugs are given free through the support of the Government. Training on TB care for different types of health workers is being conducted through the regional and local NTP Coordinators.

National Tuberculosis Control Program

The conclusions during the program implementation review (PIR) done by the DOH of selected public health programs on January 2008 revealed the following: Extent and quality of nationwide TB-DOTS coverage have reached levels necessary for eventual control since 2004 up to present. NTP continues to add enhancements and improvements to TB care providers for better delivery of services.

Latest trends about HIV

Newly Diagnosed HIV Cases in the Philippines

Newly Diagnosed HIV Cases in the Philippines

In January 2013, there were 380 new HIV Ab sero-positive individuals confirmed by the STD/AIDS Cooperative Central Laboratory (SACCL) and reported to the HIV and AIDS Registry. This was 79% higher compared to the same period last year (n=212 in 2012). Most of the cases (93%) were males. The median age was 27 years (age range: 17-62 years). The 20-29 year (61%) age-group had the most number of cases.

Newly Diagnosed HIV Cases in the Philippines

In January 2013, bulk of the new HIV cases came from NCR, Region 4A, Region 3, Region 11, and Region 7. The three highest reporting regions were NCR, 4A and 3. Reported mode of transmission were sexual contact (376) and needle sharing among injecting drug users (4). Males having sex with other males (82%) were the predominant type of sexual transmission. Most (93%) of the cases were still asymptomatic at the time of reporting.

Newly Diagnosed HIV Cases in the Philippines

Demographic Characteristics (1984-2012):

From 1984 to 2013, there were 12,082 HIV Ab sero-positive cases reported (Table 1), of which 10,888 (90%) were asymptomatic and 1,194 (10%) were AIDS cases. There is a significant difference in the number of male and female cases reported. Eighty-six percent (10,431) were males. Ages ranged from 1-81 years (median 29 years). The age groups with the most number of cases were: 20-24 years (22%), 2529 (30%), and 30-34 years (19%).

Newly Diagnosed HIV Cases in the Philippines

Mode of Transmission (1984-2013):

In 2013, 99% (376) were infected through sexual contact and 1% (4) through needle sharing among injecting drug users. There were 351 males and 25 females infected through sexual transmission. The age range of those infected through sexual transmission was 17-62 years old (median 27 years).

Newly Diagnosed HIV Cases in the Philippines

Mode of Transmission (1984-2013):

Of the 12,082 HIV positive cases reported from 1984 to 2013, 93% (11,181) were infected through sexual contact, 4% (444) through needle sharing among injecting drug users, <1% (59) through mother-to-child transmission, <1% (20) through blood transfusion and needle prick injury <1% (3).No data is available for 3% (375) of the cases.

Newly Diagnosed HIV Cases in the Philippines

AIDS Cases (1984-2013)

In January 2013, there were twenty five reported AIDS cases, 23 males and 2 females. The median age is 29 years (age range: 19-53 years). Ninety six percent (24) acquired the infection through sexual contact (14 homosexual, 7 heterosexual and 3 bisexual) and one acquired through sharing of needles with other IDUs.

Newly Diagnosed HIV Cases in the Philippines

AIDS Cases (1984-2013)

From 1984 to 2013, there were 1,194 AIDS cases reported. Seventy-seven percent (924) were males. Median age is 34 years (age range: 1-81 years). Of the reported AIDS cases, 353 (30%) had already died at the time of reporting. Sexual contact was the most common mode of HIV transmission, accounting for 94% (1,126) of all reported AIDS cases.

Newly Diagnosed HIV Cases in the Philippines

AIDS Cases (1984-2013)

Almost half (515) of sexual transmission was through heterosexual contact, followed by homosexual contact (443) then bisexual contact (168). Other modes of transmission include: mother-to-child transmission (20), blood transfusion (10), injecting drug use (8), and needle prick injuries (2). Two percent (28) of the AIDS cases did not report mode of HIV transmission.

Newly Diagnosed HIV Cases in the Philippines

Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW)

There were 2,167 HIV positive OFWs since 1984, comprising 18% of all reported cases [Figure 8]. Seventy-nine percent (1,707) were males. Ages ranged from 18 to 69 years (median 34 years). Sexual contact (97%) was the predominant mode of transmission. Eighty-six percent (1,866) were asymptomatic while 14% (301) were AIDS cases.

Newly Diagnosed HIV Cases in the Philippines

Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW)

Thirty seven of the 380 (10%) reported cases were OFWs [Figure 8, page 3]. There were 36 males and 1 female. The median age was 32 years (age range: 21-56 years). Ninety seven percent acquired the infection through sexual contact (9 heterosexual,10 homosexual and 17 bisexual). One acquired through needle sharing among IDU.

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