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Private Sector for Family Health | Health Promotion Activities | Payatas Comrel
USAID Health in Mindanao | World TB Day | Amb. Kenney Meets the Driver-Advocates for Health
Malanday Health Center Repainting and Refurbishing | Talayan, Maguindanao Health Clinic Visit | Family Planning Communication Package
WAH Project Public Announcement | 1st Albay Health Fest | Family Health Forum: Mayors Taking the Lead
Lung Month | Lakbay Buhay Kalusugan | World AIDS Day
Family Health in the Workplace | USS BlueRidge Community Relation Activity | Community Health Action Teams
Local Governments as Health Care Allies | Improving Health Systems | USAID-Assisted Clinics
World AIDS Day 2011 |  DAA Visit to P. Bernardo Social Hygiene Clinic    
A couple from Laguna consults with a USAID-trained midwife. A private practicing midwife checks up a pregnant employee. A teacher at the University of Cordillera receives free check-up at the company clinic. Adriste, a garments factory in Baguio has installed a family health program with help from USAID and the Baguio Center for Young Adults. Smiles and thumbs up signs from the University of Cordillera family health management team. PhilsJeons garments company employees in Cavite are among the beneficiaries of USAID/PRISM’s Private Sector for Family Health project.
A USAID-trained peer educator on family health at the Domingo Teng fishing company in General Santos City.
A pregnant mom enjoys reading the Mother and Baby Book. A pregnant mother access free maternal health services at the Zamboanga del Sur Family Health Fair. Pregnant women at the Albay Buntis Congress ceremoniously take a dose of Folic Acid supplement to signify commitment to maternal nutrition. Eighty-five pregnant women wave their arms and sway their hips during a group exercise at the Albay Buntis Congress.
US Navy personnel arrive at Payatas for some community relations activities. The US Navy personnel are joined by some Philippine navy personnel, USAID staff and Payatas officials. A US Navy man starts the re-painting of a health clinic in Payatas. Philippine navy men join in re-panting the Payatas health clinic. US Navy personnel participate in an education session on cough manners and proper hand washing. Selected community leaders from Payatas attend an education session on TB prevention and cure.
Some US Navy personnel enjoy a short basketball game with Payatas out-of-school youth. A lady US Navy exchanges a peace sign with a boy from Payatas.
Community volunteers in Lanao del Sur use theater performance infused with Maranao culture to depict effects of TB. A community session on maternal and child health in a remote island in Tawi-Tawi. A medical mission in Sibutu, Tawi-Tawi. A female Muslim religious leader (alimah) shares her thoughts on family planning in the context of Islam. A village pharmacy in Pangutaran, Sulu is managed by USAID-trained volunteers. An employee of Manabilang Services Incorporated in Lanao del Sur access family health services at her workplace.
Health personnel and service providers attend the USAID-supported ARMM Health Assembly held July in Davao City.
Amb. Kristie Kenney delivers a message on USG assistance to the TB program in the Philippines. Amb. Kenney exchanges talk with SM Mall of Asia Assistant Vice-President Steve Tan. A shopper tries out the interactive computer program on TB myths and facts. A shopper checks out educational materials on TB. TB and Avian Influenza mascots help entertain the crowd.
Amb. Kristie Kenny is welcomed by the officers of the Koronadal City Driver Advocates for Health during a meet and greet last September 2009. Amb. Kenney with the officers of the Driver Advocates for Health. Amb. Kenny enjoys her first tricycle ride aboard this “information mobile” which displays inside the vehicle education materials on health. Driver Advocates for Health President Eduardo Nebreja gets interviewed by the local media.
The entrance of Malanday Health Center after tropical storm Ondoy flooded Marikina City on September 26, 2009. Malanday Health Center’s reception area left muddy after Ondoy’s floodwater almost reached the ceiling. Badly damaged medical supplies and equipment and furniture at Malanday Health Center. A husband-and-wife team from the US Embassy volunteers in re-painting Malanday Health Center’s reception area. Kristin Bork of USAID’s Office of Health scrubs the cabinets before they get painted at Malanday Health Center. Carrie Rasmussen of USAID’s Office of Health lines the wall with a masking tape before the painting starts at Malanday Health Center.
USAID’s Office of Health Chief Ann Hirschey leads the U.S. Embassy’s volunteers in painting the health center. Dr. Cora Manaloto of USAID’s Office of Health paints the interior of Malanday Health Clinic. Amb. Kenney tries her hand at painting a wall at Malanday Health Center. Community and U.S. Embassy volunteers pose with Amb. Kenney during a break at Malanday Health Center. Department of Health regional and provincial officials assist in repainting Malanday Health Center. Amb Kenney poses with community and U.S. Embassy volunteers outside Malanday Health Clinic.
Amb Kenney finds time to interact with some Malanday residents before she leaves. The newly repainted and refurbished Malanday Health Center before the turn-over ceremony of USAID donated medical supplies, and equipment and furniture. USAID’s Health Office Chief Ann Hirschey with Marikina Mayor Lourdes Fernando cuts the ribbon during the turn over ceremony on December 9, 2009.
US Embassy Chargé d’Affaires Leslie Basset administers Vitamin A to children in Talayan, Maguindanao. USAID Acting Mission Director Elzadia Washington enjoys giving Vitamin to Talayan kids. Chargé d’Affaires Leslie Basset and USAID Acting Mission Director Elzadia, with local officials, inaugurate the Talayan health center’s Community Health Action Team (CHAT) Corner.
USAID Program Resource Management Chief Myra Emata-Stokes (second from left) joins Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Cabral (far right) and other family planning advocates in endorsing the communication strategy and package during the Health Promo Fair held June 21, 2010. DOH Secretary Cabral making a pitch among development partners and national NGOs for the family planning communication strategy and communication package at the Health Promo Fair. DOH Secretary Esperanza Cabral and USAID Acting Mission Director discuss how to better disseminate the new set of family planning communication package in a meeting at the DOH. Two posters from the family planning communication package developed by DOH with support from USAID HealthPro Project: left, for fathers; right, for mothers. Two posters from the family planning communication package developed by DOH with support from USAID HealthPro Project: left, for couples (on counseling); right, for families.
Surrounded by Wireless Access for Health WAH partners, including USAID represented by Program Resources Management (PRM) Chief Myra Emata-Stokes, Tarlac Governor Yap leads the countdown for the ceremonial sending of data from a rural health unit (RHU). Data Sent. On-screen image display of the generated health data report from the rural health unit (RHU) station. Tarlac Provincial Governor, Victor Yap delivers his keynote speech during the Announcement Event of the Wireless Access for Health Project in Moncada, Tarlac. USAID Program Resources Management Chief, Myra Emata-Stokes delivers her solidarity message for the Wireless Access for Health Announcement Event in Moncada, Tarlac. The rural health unit (RHU) staff of Moncada, Tarlac demonstrates the process of using the enhanced Community Health Information Tracking System (CHITS) software while Dr. Jeanette Lazatin, Provincial Health Officer I (standing) narrates the step-by-step process of using the tool. Ms. Myra Emata-Stokes of USAID Philippines visits the rural health unit (RHU)-I of the municipality of Moncada, Tarlac—one of the four LGU pilot sites of the Wireless Access for Health project. Welcoming her are (from left) Moncada municipal health officer Dr. Blanca Corazon Rodrigo and DOH Rep Dr. Theresa Bartolome.
USAID Program Resources Management Chief, Ms. Myra Emata-Stokes greets the health personnel at rural health unit (RHU)-I of Moncada, Tarlac--one of the four pilot sites of the Wireless Access for Health project.
Albay Governor Joey Salceda presents the provincial health situation before mayors and local health officials. USAID Mission Director Gloria Steele joins Governor Salceda in opening the photo exhibit at the Health Fest. Governor Salceda, Director Steele and USAID Health Chief Ann Hirschey tour the exhibit area. Stakeholders sign the Declaration of Support for the full implementation of the Province-wide Investment Plan for Health (PIPH). A health class at the Camalig Rural Health Unit takes place after the Health Fest. Director Steele inspires couples at the Camalig health class to adopt a family planning method of their own choice.
USAID representatives join the Camalig local officials and some residents after the health class.
The League of Municipalities of the Philippines organized a forum titled Family Health Forum: Mayors Taking the Lead at the Century Park Hotel, Manila last August 26, 2010. USAID, represented by Office of Health Chief Ann Hirschey, was among those recognized by the League of Municipalities of the Philippines, at the close of the Family Health forum, for supporting LMPs family health programs. A gallery showcasing communication materials developed with support from USAID health projects is set up at the League of Municipalities of the Philippines Forum on August 26, 2010.
Various stakeholders show support for the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the public and private sectors during the August 2010 Lung Month celebration in Zamboanga City. Zamboanga City Mayor Celso Lobregat affixes his signature to the Memorandum of Understanding. Mayor Lobregat expresses appreciation of USAID support to Office of Health Chief, Ann Hirschey at the Lung Month celebration. A cultural performance livens up Zamboanga City’s Lung Month celebration. Various stakeholders deliver the STOP TB NOW! message during the Zamboanga City Lung Month celebration.
Representatives from public and private sector groups meet for the initial presentation of “Lakbay Buhay Kalusugan” as a model of public-private partnership on health promotion. Photo: Santos/USAID/HealthPRO A scale model of “Lakbay Buhay Kalusugan,” a health caravan that will tour the Philippines in 2011, designed with the help of USAID. Photo: Santos/USAID/HealthPRO Representatives from Victory Liner which is donating the “Lakbay Buhay Kalusugan” bus hold the caravan’s scale model with representatives from USAID, Dereck Golla and DOH, Dr. Asuncion Anden. Photo: Santos/USAID/HealthPRO
Stakeholders express commitment to health rights and HIV/AIDS prevention and advocacy during the 2010 World AIDS Day Commemoration. Photo: USAID/HealthPro A health rights advocate presents the demand for quality HIV/AIDS health care for young people. Photo: USAID/HealthPro Students from different colleges and schools join a Walk for AIDS activity in General Santos City. Photo: USAID/HealthPro An HIV-infected person lends a voice and face to HIV in a forum in General Santos City. Photo: USAID/HealthPro Students join a slogan-making contest as part of the commemoration of World AIDS Day in General Santos City. Photo: USAID/HealthPro
A public health provider facilitates a group counseling session on family planning (FP) with newly married employees of Wilcon Builders Depot. Photo: USAID/PRISM2/Tanya Hisanan Pregnant employees of Wilcon Builders participating in the family day event fall in line for free shots of tetanus vaccines. Photo: USAID/PRISM2/Tanya Hisanan A pregnant employee gets a free shot of tetanus vaccine provided by the City Health Department in cooperation with USAID. Photo: USAID/PRISM2/Tanya Hisanan Mary Jane Villanueva, 13, one of the contestants during the art contest organized by the Wilcon Family Health Team. Photo: USAID/PRISM2/Tanya Hisanan Judith Lopez and husband Jason Lopez, both 28 years old, attended the mini lecture on FP-MCH at Wilcon Builders Depot. Photo: USAID/PRISM2/Tanya Hisanan Meralco line-man Ryan Ramos (center) is one of nine no-scalpel vasectomy acceptors served by the USAID-supported Meralco Corporate Wellness Center. Photo: USAID/PRISM/Deo Bugaoisan
Employees at the PEZA (Cavite) and their families fall in line for dental check-ups after attending the FP group counseling session. Photo: USAID/PRISM2/Tanya Hisanan A midwife member of the USAID-supported Cavite Midwives Cooperative leads an FP group counseling session at the PEZA, Cavite. Photo: USAID/PRISM2/Tanya Hisanan Mary Grace Castro (right, sitting), 31, attends an FP group counseling session ran by members of the USAID-suppported Cavite Midwives Cooperative (CMC). Photo: USAID/PRISM2/Tanya Hisanan
A barangay health worker at General Mariano Alvarez Rural Health Unit 1 weighs the baby as part of their regular child care services. A local resident of General Mariano Alvarez gets her blood pressure checked at the rural health unit that was repaired by U.S. and Philippine sailors. A child receives a dose of Vitamin A from a barangay health worker. Volunteers from both the U.S. and Philippine Navy join hands for the “health fence” of General Mariano Alvarez Rural Health Unit 1. A child takes some time to pose with the U.S. Navy volunteer. U.S. and Philippine Navy volunteers enjoy the time together as they do community relation services.
U.S. marines of the USS BlueRidge with a member of the Philippine Navy fix the balcony of the rural health unit. Volunteers’ group picture with the local residents after a fun-filled basketball game. A child holds one of the five basketball balls donated by USAID. USAID also donated two basketball nets to the local community of General Mariano Alvarez. Carrie Rasmussen of the Office of Health receives the certificate of appreciation in behalf of USAID given by Mayor Luisa Joana Virata. Carrie Rasmussen of the Office of Health receives for USAID a plaque of appreciation from Dr. Vilma Diez, Provincial Health Officer of Cavite.
To ensure adherence to informed choice and voluntarism, USAID-trained Community Health Action Team (CHAT) members help conduct family planning counseling sessions with women in Basilan. Photo: Helen Keller Int’l (Phils.)  HKI Evacuees in Datu Saudi, Ampatuan in Maguindanao listen to CHAT members to learn how to prevent and manage diarrhea and common childhood illnesses in evacuation centers. Photo: HKI A USAID-trained CHAT member in Tipo-Tipo, Basilan educates mothers displaced by the war about breastfeeding, Vitamin A supplementation and proper hygiene. Photo: HKI CHAT members assist a public health nurse in giving prenatal care during the monthly Safe Pregnancy campaign by the Sta. Clara Cooperative in Basilan. Photo: HKI
Tawi-Tawi Governor Sahali, who hired 100 midwives (called RUBIES) for deployment to remote island villages, exhorts local government officials to help finance the midwives’ operations. Photo: HKI One hundred midwives hired by the Tawi-Tawi provincial government pledge their commitment to ensure that “no mother would die giving life”. Photo: HKI Dr. Yashier Maali, Sibutu Municipal Health Officer (right), assists Mayor Hadji Kuyuh Pajiji (left) in signing the Executive Order creating the town’s Local Health Board. Photo: HKI Former Community Health Action Team (CHAT) member and now mayor, Elvino Balicao of Wao, Lanao del Sur, gets his blood pressure checked to encourage his constituents to patronize the services of rural health units. Photo: HKI
A project staff (center, in white veil), herself a nurse, assists in vaccinating a Sabah deportee’s malnourished child. Photo: HKI One hunderd midwives pledge their commitment to help reduce maternal, infant and child deaths in Tawi-Tawi communities. Photo: HKI A USAID-trained health worker gives vitamin A to a child during a Garantisadong Pambata (child health) campaign. Photo: HKI A USAID-trained midwife administers vaccines to pregnant women in Pangutaran, Sulu. Photo: HKI Children get immunized in a remote village in Sulu. Photo: HKI A mother receives counseling on bilateral tubal ligation before she decides to undergo the procedure. Photo: HKI
A private practicing midwife explains to a young couple how to better care for their newborn at Lyn’s Birthing Home in Caloocan. Photo: Hisanan/USAID/PRISM2 With assistance from USAID, the Lyn Birthing Home Care Clinic in Caloocan passed the necessary requirements for PhilHealth accreditation. Now the clinic provides newborn screening to clients. The photo shows blood sample being collected from the infant’s heel to detect certain harmful or potentially fatal disorders that aren’t otherwise apparent at birth. Photo: Hisanan/USAID/PRISM2 A new dad gets to spend more time with his child and wife in a USAID-assisted birthing home clinic in Caloocan.  Photo: Hisanan/USAID/PRISM2 USAID-trained midwife Lyn Compente interacts with her clients in Caloocan.  Photo: Hisanan/USAID/PRISM2 Attending midwife Marivic Galit takes a blood pressure reading of an expectant mother who came to her clinic for a prenatal check at the USAID-assisted Isabela Midwife Clinic located in Bagong Silang, Caloocan City. Photo: Alfafara/USAID/PRISM2 Midwife Marivic Galit shares her story of how she rose from being a recipient of USAID’s Business Enhancement and Skills Training-BEST to a PhilHealth-accredited service provider in Bagong Silang, Caloocan. Photo: Cossid/USAID/PRISM2
Mark Joshua Basalo presents his poster to the panel of judges during the World AIDS Day event in Quezon City on December 1, 2011.  His work was awarded first prize later on. Ana Marie Despi presents to the panel of judges her poster that later won second prize during the World AIDS Day event in Quezon City on December 1, 2011. Jaymar Ramira presents to the panel of judges his poster that later won third prize during the World AIDS Day event in Quezon City on December 1, 2011. Mark Joshua Basalo (center), Ana Marie Despi (3rd from left), and Jaymar Ramira (3rd from right) were awarded the top honors during the 2011 Quezon City World AIDS Day Poster Making Contest on December 1, 2011.  Also in photo are USAID/Philippines Office of Health Officer Jennifer Erie (2nd from left) and Carmina Aquino from USAID’s Health Promotion and Communication Project (extreme left).
Quezon City Health Officer Antonieta Inumerable welcomes USAID/Washington Deputy Assistant Administrator for Global Health Dr. Robert Clay and the USAID/Philippines health team to the P. Bernardo Social Hygiene Clinic on January 30, 2012 to observe local implementation of universal health care.  Photo: USAID/HealthPRO Dr. Clay and USAID/Philippines Office of Health Chief Ann Hirschey are welcomed by the staff of P. Bernardo Social Hygiene Clinic on January 30, 2012.  USAID provides technical assistance to the HIV/AIDS program of Quezon City.  Photo: USAID/HealthPRO Dr. Clay and Dr. Inumerable discuss the Quezon City’s universal health care program during his visit on January 30, 2012.   USAID provides technical assistance to the city in implementing its universal health care program.  Photo: USAID/HealthPRO Dr. Carmina Aquino of a USAID health communication project talks about the innovative mobile phone initiative that is aimed at providing information and referral support to the clients in the city where a spike in the cases of HIV infection among men has been recently recorded.  Photo: USAID/HealthPRO Dr. Inumerable presents an overview of Quezon City’s implementation of universal health care; including achieving the Millennium Development Goals in family planning, maternal and child health, TB and HIV/AIDS, with support from USAID.  Photo: USAID/HealthPRO Dr. Clay discusses aspects of the health interventions implemented by the city with support from USAID during his visit to the P. Bernardo Social Hygiene Clinic on January 30, 2012.  Photo: USAID/HealthPRO
Dr. Clay congratulates the city on its health initiatives and accomplishments during his visit to the P. Bernardo Social Hygiene Clinic on January 30, 2012 to observe local implementation of universal health care.  Photo: USAID/HealthPRO

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