The face of the future

Who are we serving?

Sometimes if we focus too much on quantitative data,statistics and numbers we seem to devoid of feeling, unable to recognize the human being behind the number or people of the community we are serving.

People’s participation is the core principle of the community-based health program (CBHP) in the Philippines that differentiates it from the other health programs’ approaches. Without people’s participation, a CBHP would be just another “band-aid solution”. CBHPs give primacy to the organization of the local people before they are implemented. Organizing the people would include activities such as education or consciousness-raising and leadership formation. It ensures people’s participation in the planning, implementation and evaluation of the program. Thus, the success of any undertaking that aims at serving the people is dependent on the people’s participation at all levels. 

Philippines as a third world country and lack of government focus to health is still unable to manage to address Public Health concerns. The devolution of health seem unable to trickle down to the most inaccessible and far flung areas in the country.  This is where the CBHP steps in utilizing whatever local resources available and indigenous talents to support programs.