Comments on: Community Health Workers: Unsung Heroes of a Failed Health System http://bulatlat.com/main/2010/02/17/community-health-workers-unsung-heroes-of-a-failed-health-system/ News, reports and commentary from the Philippines top alternative and progressive publication Fri, 25 May 2012 09:07:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: UNSUNG HEROES OF A FAILED HEALTH SYSTEM | Planet Philippines http://bulatlat.com/main/2010/02/17/community-health-workers-unsung-heroes-of-a-failed-health-system/comment-page-1/#comment-1891 UNSUNG HEROES OF A FAILED HEALTH SYSTEM | Planet Philippines Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:48:15 +0000 http://www.bulatlat.com/main/?p=19899#comment-1891 [...] In a poor country where one out of every two people dies without receiving any medical attention, 50 percent of the population do not have access to health care, 40 percent do not have access to essential medicine, 10 mothers die daily due to pregnancy and childbirth-related causes, and 100 municipalities are doctorless and nurseless, while more than 7,700 nurses, 83 doctors, and 196 professional midwives leave the country yearly to work abroad, trainings to equip ordinary citizens attend to the basic health needs of poor and neglected communities should be welcomed. READ FULL STORY. [...] [...] In a poor country where one out of every two people dies without receiving any medical attention, 50 percent of the population do not have access to health care, 40 percent do not have access to essential medicine, 10 mothers die daily due to pregnancy and childbirth-related causes, and 100 municipalities are doctorless and nurseless, while more than 7,700 nurses, 83 doctors, and 196 professional midwives leave the country yearly to work abroad, trainings to equip ordinary citizens attend to the basic health needs of poor and neglected communities should be welcomed. READ FULL STORY. [...]

]]> By: Paulina http://bulatlat.com/main/2010/02/17/community-health-workers-unsung-heroes-of-a-failed-health-system/comment-page-1/#comment-1830 Paulina Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:34:35 +0000 http://www.bulatlat.com/main/?p=19899#comment-1830 When well meaning, people serving citizens are harassed and detained, it is a sign of a truly decaying society. STOP THE VIOLENCE. UPHOLD DEMOCRACY. RESPECT HUMAN RIGHTS! STOP this CULTURE OF IMPUNITY! STOP the CULTURE OF SILENCE AND PASSIVITY! Speak up! Participate! Vote for candidates who will make a difference. Vote for those with integrity. When well meaning, people serving citizens are harassed and detained, it is a sign of a truly decaying society. STOP THE VIOLENCE. UPHOLD DEMOCRACY. RESPECT HUMAN RIGHTS!

STOP this CULTURE OF IMPUNITY! STOP the CULTURE OF SILENCE AND PASSIVITY!

Speak up! Participate! Vote for candidates who will make a difference. Vote for those with integrity.

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