Philippines: Health care for the hardest-to-reach children
Summary
TLDRUNICEF-supported health teams in the Philippines are working to deliver essential health supplies and vaccinations to remote areas around Panay Island, which were severely impacted by Typhoon Haiyan. Focusing on hard-to-reach communities, they prioritize the most vulnerable, including children under 5 and pregnant or lactating mothers. The initiative aims to restore routine immunizations and improve health care access for those displaced by the disaster, with local midwives like Maria Roselyn Batan playing a crucial role in providing care despite personal losses.
Takeaways
- 🏥 UNICEF is supporting health teams in the Philippines to deliver health supplies and register children for vaccinations in remote areas.
- 🌪️ Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) caused significant damage to health centers and disrupted routine immunization services.
- 📍 The first strategic decision by UNICEF post-Yolanda was to prioritize assistance to hard-to-reach areas, which are often neglected in humanitarian aid.
- 👶 Health teams are focusing on registering children under 5 and pregnant or lactating mothers for essential health care.
- 💉 When incomplete immunizations are identified, the teams arrange for vaccinations at local health clinics.
- 🤰 Midwife Maria Roselyn Batan, a long-time local health care provider, is part of the health team, despite being displaced by the typhoon herself.
- 🏠 Batan and her husband repaired a health station in Bantigue, allowing her to continue providing care to her community.
- 🛤️ The health teams are traversing difficult terrain to reach as many mothers and children as possible, ensuring health care access.
- 📢 This initiative is part of a pilot program aimed at improving health care access for vulnerable populations.
- 🔗 For more information on UNICEF's work, visit unicef.org.
Q & A
Where is the UNICEF-supported health team operating?
-The health team is operating around Panay Island in the Philippines.
What is the team's primary mission during their navigation of the waters?
-The team's primary mission is to deliver health supplies and register children in remote areas for vaccinations.
What was the impact of Typhoon Haiyan, also known as Yolanda, on health centers in the area?
-Typhoon Haiyan damaged or destroyed countless health centers, disrupting services such as routine immunizations.
Why did UNICEF prioritize hard-to-reach areas in their response to Yolanda?
-UNICEF prioritized hard-to-reach areas because they are often neglected when it comes to humanitarian aid, and UNICEF aims to ensure these areas receive necessary support.
What is the goal of the pilot program that the UNICEF work is a part of?
-The goal is to improve access to essential health care for mothers and children, with a focus on the most vulnerable and those living in hard-to-reach areas.
How does the health team identify children and mothers in need of health care services?
-Health teams go door-to-door to register children under 5, and pregnant and lactating mothers.
What action does the team take when they find someone who is not fully immunized?
-When someone is not fully immunized, the team arranges for the necessary vaccinations at a local health clinic.
Who is Maria Roselyn Batan and what is her role in the health team?
-Maria Roselyn Batan is a midwife on the health team, providing health care in the area for over 20 years, and she is also among the people displaced by the typhoon.
What was the condition of Batan's home after the typhoon, and how did she continue her work?
-Batan's home was washed away by the typhoon. After her husband made basic repairs to the health station in Bantigue, they moved into a back room so she could continue providing health care.
What challenges does Batan and her team face as they work to reach mothers and children?
-Batan and her team face difficult terrain and cover extensive ground in their efforts to reach as many mothers and children as possible, regardless of their location.
Who is the reporter providing this information, and where can more information be found?
-The reporter is Thomas Nybo, and more information can be found by visiting unicef.org.
Outlines
🏥 UNICEF Health Team's Efforts in the Philippines
A UNICEF-supported health team is working around Panay Island in the Philippines, delivering health supplies and registering children for vaccinations in remote areas. The team is part of a pilot program aimed at improving access to essential healthcare for mothers and children, particularly those who are most vulnerable and live in hard-to-reach areas. The team prioritizes these areas due to the historical neglect they often face during humanitarian aid efforts. Health teams are going door-to-door to register children under 5 and pregnant or lactating mothers, ensuring they receive necessary vaccinations at local health clinics. Midwife Maria Roselyn Batan, a local who was displaced by Typhoon Haiyan, is part of the team. Despite losing her home, she continues to provide healthcare in the remote community of Bantigue. The team faces challenging terrain but remains committed to reaching as many mothers and children as possible.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡UNICEF
💡Panay Island
💡Typhoon Haiyan
💡Health supplies
💡Vaccinations
💡Hard-to-reach areas
💡Pilot program
💡Midwife
💡Displaced
💡Immunized
💡Health clinic
Highlights
UNICEF-supported health team navigates waters around Panay Island in the Philippines for health supply delivery and vaccination registration.
Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) caused extensive damage to health centers, disrupting routine immunizations.
UNICEF prioritized hard-to-reach areas for humanitarian aid, recognizing their vulnerability to neglect.
The UNICEF pilot program aims to enhance essential healthcare access for mothers and children, particularly the most vulnerable.
Health teams conduct door-to-door registrations for children under 5, pregnant, and lactating mothers.
Immunization gaps are addressed by arranging necessary vaccinations at local clinics upon discovery.
Midwife Maria Roselyn Batan, a long-time local healthcare provider, is part of the health team.
Batan, displaced by the typhoon, continues to provide care from a repaired health station in Bantigue.
Despite personal loss, Batan's dedication to her community's health is unwavering.
The health team, including Batan, covers difficult terrain to reach as many mothers and children as possible.
Thomas Nybo reports on UNICEF's efforts on Panay Island, highlighting the team's commitment to remote areas.
For more detailed information, UNICEF encourages visits to their official website, unicef.org.
Transcripts
A UNICEF-supported health team navigates the waters around Panay Island in the Philippines.
They're delivering health supplies and registering children in remote areas for vaccinations.
Typhoon Haiyan, known here as Yolanda, damaged or destroyed countless health centres.
Services like routine immunizations were disrupted.
As one of the first strategic decisions of the Yolanda for the UNICEF was that
we should give priority to hard-to-reach areas
because, through our experience, we know that they are the places that sometimes
get neglected when it comes to humanitarian aid."
The UNICEF work today is part of a pilot program to improve access to essential health care for mothers and children,
especially the most vulnerable and those living in hard-to-reach areas.
Health teams are going door-to-door to register children under 5, and pregnant and lactating mothers.
When the team discovers someone is not fully immunized, they arrange for the necessary vaccinations at a local health clinic.
One of the team members is midwife Maria Roselyn Batan.
She was born nearby and has been providing health care in the area for more than 20 years.
She is among the more than 4 million people displaced by the typhoon, which washed away her home.
After her husband made some basic repairs to the health station in the remote community of Bantigue,
they moved into a back room so Batan could provide health care to the community where she grew up and still has many relatives.
As the day wears on, Batan and her team cover more ground and much difficult terrain
in their effort to reach as many mothers and children as possible, no matter where they live.
This is Thomas Nybo reporting for UNICEF on Panay Island in the Philippines.
For more information, visit unicef.org.
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