The Story of Rosario - Zuellig Family Foundation
Summary
TLDRThe village of Tanong, situated along the Malabon Navotas River, struggles with inadequate infrastructure and services. With a population of 12,400, only 10% have toilets, and 90% rely on the polluted river for waste disposal. Access to clean water is limited, and most residents cannot afford to own their homes. The story of Haime and Lucy, who migrated for a better life, exemplifies the hardship faced by many. They live in chronic debt, struggle with malnutrition, and lack proper healthcare, leading to the tragic death of their youngest child, Rosario, due to untreated illness and lack of access to affordable medical care.
Takeaways
- 🏘️ The village of Tanong is situated along the Malabon Navotas River, covering a small area of 5 hectares and housing 12,400 individuals in 1,850 families.
- 🌉 Access to the Riverside houses in Tanong is precarious, relying on unsteady makeshift wooden bridges, posing a risk to children who often fall into the river.
- 🚽 Only 10% of households in Tanong have toilets, with the remaining 90% disposing of human waste into the river.
- 💧 Water scarcity is an issue, with only 10% of households receiving piped water, while the rest buy water from entrepreneurs at a cost of 15 to 30 pesos for five gallons.
- 🏡 No one in Tanong owns their home or the land they live on, with rent ranging from 500 to 2,000 pesos per month for rooms of varying sizes.
- 👨👩👧👦 Hame and his family, part of the 70% of the population who migrated to Metro Manila from the provinces, live in Tanong and struggle to make ends meet.
- 💼 Hame earns a modest income of 165 pesos a day working hard labor in construction, while his wife Lucy earns only 50 pesos a day, barely enough to feed their four children.
- 🍼 Lack of proper nutrition and knowledge about childcare is evident, as Lucy was advised against breastfeeding and instead used infant formula and condensed milk.
- 🤒 The children suffer from malnutrition and are frequently sick with respiratory infections, fever, and diarrhea, with Lucy mistakenly believing worms to be beneficial.
- 🏥 Limited access to healthcare is highlighted by the Bangai Health Center's lack of free vaccines and medicines, leading to high costs when private hospital care is needed.
- 💔 The tragic death of Rosario, the youngest child, due to continuous fever and diarrhea, underscores the dire living conditions and lack of healthcare in Tanong.
Q & A
What is the geographical location of the village of Tanong?
-The village of Tanong is situated in the curve of the Malabon Navotas River.
What is the total land area of Tanong village?
-The total land area of Tanong village is 5 hectares.
How many individuals and families reside in Tanong village?
-Tanong village is home to a population of 12,400 individuals or 1,850 families.
What challenges do the residents of Tanong face in accessing their homes?
-Residents have to cross unsteady, makeshift wooden bridges to reach their homes, and it is common for children to fall into the river.
What is the sanitation situation in Tanong village regarding toilets and waste disposal?
-Only 10% of the households have toilets, while the remaining 90% use the river to dispose of human waste.
What percentage of Tanong's population has access to piped water?
-Only 10% of the population has access to piped water, while 90% buy water from entrepreneurs who fetch it from two deep wells.
What is the cost of water for residents in Tanong village?
-Five gallons of water cost between 15 and 30 pesos, depending on the distance of the consumer's dwelling from the wells.
What is the living situation in terms of housing and rent in Tanong village?
-No one in Tanong owns their home or the land they live on. Rent ranges from 500 to 1,000 pesos a month for a small room, and up to 1,500 to 2,000 pesos for a bigger room.
What is the occupation and daily income of Haime, a resident of Tanong village?
-Haime is a former peasant farmer who now earns 165 pesos a day working hard labor at a construction site in Quezon City.
What challenges do Haime and his wife Lucy face in feeding their children?
-Lucy and Haime can afford only 50 pesos a day to feed themselves and their four children, often leading Lucy to skip meals to feed the children.
What health issues did Haime and Lucy's children face due to improper nutrition and lack of vaccinations?
-The children were malnourished, sickly, prone to respiratory tract infections, frequently had fever and diarrhea, and passed worms with their feces. The two youngest children, Antonio and Rosario, did not receive vaccinations.
What happened when Lucy sought medical help for Rosario at the Bangai Health Center?
-Lucy was told that the center had finished the year's budget allotment for free medicines and that the request for a larger budget had been turned down by the city council due to suspected misuse of funds.
What were the costs of the medicines Lucy bought for Rosario and what was the outcome?
-Lucy bought a cough medicine for 109 pesos, a diarrhea medicine for 243 pesos, and an antibiotic for 50 pesos. Despite taking the medicines, Rosario's condition worsened, and she eventually died.
Why did Rosario's parents take her home from the private hospital against medical advice?
-Haime and Lucy took Rosario home because they could not afford the mounting medical bills, which reached 4,125 pesos after just one night.
What was the final outcome for Rosario and what could have been the contributing factors to her death?
-Rosario died after a week of continuous fever and diarrhea, suffering from severe dehydration and weakness. Contributing factors include lack of proper nutrition, no vaccinations, inadequate medical treatment, and financial constraints preventing access to healthcare.
Outlines
🏚️ Life in Tanong Village
The village of Tanong, situated along the Malabon Navotas River, is home to 12,400 individuals living in precarious conditions on just 5 hectares of land. Access to the riverside houses is fraught with danger due to unsteady makeshift wooden bridges, and children often fall into the polluted river. A shocking 90% of households lack toilets, resorting to disposing of human waste in the river. Clean water is scarce, with only 10% receiving piped water, while the rest rely on water fetched from two deep wells at a cost. The residents, none of whom own their homes or land, face high rents for small living spaces. The story of Haime and his family exemplifies the struggle for survival in Tanong, with Haime working hard labor for a meager daily wage and the family barely making ends meet. The lack of education and awareness about proper child care and nutrition has led to malnourishment and frequent illnesses among their children.
🤒 Tragic Outcome for Rosario
Rosario, the youngest child of Haime and Lucy, falls ill and is initially treated with medicines bought at a high cost the family can barely afford. Despite the treatment, Rosario's condition deteriorates, leading to a visit to a health center that advises a transfer to a private hospital. The hospital stay is financially unmanageable, resulting in the family taking Rosario home against medical advice. A week later, Rosario succumbs to her illness due to continuous fever and diarrhea, highlighting the tragic consequences of inadequate healthcare access and financial constraints in Tanong Village. The death of Rosario underscores the systemic issues of poverty, lack of education, and poor healthcare infrastructure that plague the community.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Tanong
💡Riverside houses
💡Sanitation
💡Water scarcity
💡Migration
💡Poverty
💡Malnutrition
💡Healthcare
💡Education
💡Debt
💡Child mortality
Highlights
The village of Tanyong is located on a 5-hectare area along the Malabon Navotas River.
Tanyong has a population of 12,400 individuals or 1,850 families.
Only 10% of households in Tanyong have toilets; the remaining 90% use the river for human waste disposal.
Only 10% of households have piped water; 90% buy water from entrepreneurs who fetch it from two deep wells in the village.
Five gallons of water cost between 15 and 30 pesos, depending on the distance from the well.
No one in Tanyong owns their home or the land they live on; rent ranges from 500 to 2,000 pesos per month.
Haime, a former peasant farmer, migrated to Metro Manila and now earns 165 pesos a day working in construction.
Haime and his wife, Lucy, can only afford 50 pesos a day to feed themselves and their four children.
Lucy often skips meals to provide three meals a day for her children.
All four children are malnourished, frequently sick with respiratory infections, fever, and diarrhea.
Lucy believed that worms in her children's feces were beneficial for digestion.
The two youngest children did not receive vaccinations due to lack of free vaccines at the local health center.
The Bangai Health Center's request for a larger budget for medicines was turned down due to suspected misuse of funds.
Lucy struggled to afford prescribed medicines for her sick child, Rosario, who eventually died from severe dehydration and illness.
Despite visiting the health center and a private hospital, Haime and Lucy could not afford the medical expenses to save Rosario.
Transcripts
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the village of tanong lies in the curve
of the malabon navotas river on a total
land area of 5 hectares lives a
population of
12,400 individuals or
1,850
families to reach the Riverside houses
of tanyong one has to cross unsteady
makeshift wooden bridges it is not
uncommon to hear of children falling
into the murky black Waters of the
river a survey revealed that only 10% of
the households have toilets the
remaining 90% use the river to dispose
of human
wastes only only 10% a veil of water
piped into their
houses 90% bu water from entrepreneurs
who fetch water from only two deep wells
in the
village five gallons of water cost
between 15 and 30 pesos depending on the
distance of the consumer dwelling from
either well no one living in tanyong
owns their home or the land they live on
rent is 500 to 1,000 pesos a month for a
small room and the bigger room costs up
to 1,500 to 2,000 pesos per
month haime and his family live in the
village of tanyong he was among the 70%
of the population who migrated to Metro
Manila from the provinces looking for a
better
life a former peasant farmer he now
earns 165 pesos a day working hard labor
at a construction site in kzum City H
and his wife Lucy can afford only 50
pesos a day to feed themselves and their
four children Joseline 5 years old
marites 4 years old Antonio 2 and 1/2
years old and Rosario a year and 4
months
old Lucy tries her best to provide three
meals a day often skipping meals herself
to feed her
children instead of a good life haime
and Lucy found themselves chronically in
debt Lucy graduated from high school
unlike haime who completed only 3 years
of Elementary
education neither of them learned the
proper ways of caring for
children when the eldest child was still
a baby Lucy was told by a physician not
to breastfeed her child she was told to
buy an infant formula
instead all the children were raised on
condensed milk because this was cheaper
than formula milk Lucy had no idea of
proper nutrition for her
children as a result all the children
were
malnourished they were sickly prone to
respiratory tract infections and
frequently had fever and
diarrhea they frequently passed worms
with their feces Lucy thought this was a
good sign she believed that worms aided
in the digestion of food the two
youngest children Antonio and Rosario
did not receive
vaccinations the bangai health center no
longer had free vaccines for all the
children in the village Rosario the
youngest was the
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sicklesteel
Lucy brought Rosario to the nearest
public health center where consultation
was free the nurse in the center however
told Lucy that the center had finished
the year's budget allotment for free
medicines
the bangai Health Center's request for a
larger budget for more medicines had
been turned down by the city
council this was because the council
suspected misuse of funds by the
municipal Health officer and by the
mayor Lucy decided to buy a bottle each
of the medicines prescribed for
Rosario carbo istin for the cough at 109
PES p a bottle a diarrhea medicine at
243 pesos a bottle and an antibiotic
at50 pesos a
bottle after she finished the medicine
Rosario was still very ill but the
couple could no longer afford to buy
more medicines for their
child Rosario's condition grew
worse Hime and Lucy brought Rosario back
back to the health center but were
advised to bring her to a private
hospital after only one night their
bills piled up to
4,125
pesos the couple decided to take Rosario
home against the doctor's
advice haime and Lucy were told to bring
Rosario back to the hospital once they
had enough money to pay for
services
after one week of continuous fever and
diarrhea Rosario continued to suffer
dehydration she became severely weakened
and eventually
died why did Rosario
die
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