ESSENTIAL PACKAGES FOR

HEALTH SERVICES
FOR NEWBORN, INFANT, AND CHILD
• Newborn resuscitation
• Newborn routine eye prophylaxis
• Prevention and management of
hypothermia of the newborn
• Newborn screening
FOR NEWBORN, INFANT, AND CHILD
• Immediate and exclusive
breastfeeding
• Complementary feeding at six months
• Birth registration
• Birth weight and growth monitoring
FOR NEWBORN, INFANT, AND CHILD
• Full immunization
• Micronutrient milestone screening
• Dental Care
• Developmental milestone screening
FOR NEWBORN, INFANT, AND CHILD
• Active on psychosocial stimulation
• Growth monitoring and promotion
• Nutritional screening
• Micronutrient supplementation
 FOR NEWBORN, INFANT, AND CHILD
• Disability detection
• Management of common childhood illness
• Counseling on accident prevention and use of
safe toys
• Psychosocial stimulation
• First aid
ADOLESCENT
ADOLESCENCE
• “Period of life between 10 and 20
years of age while the youth
refers to those who are between
15 and 24 years old.” by WHO
• “young people” refers to both age
group, from 10 to 24 years old.
ADOLESCENCE
• 30% of Philippine total population
• They developed physiologic
resistances against common acute
infections and are at the peak of their
health
• Mortality is 0.87 per 100,000
ADOLESCENCE
• Age 19, 12% is sexually active
• Age 24, 45% of women are already mothers
• Age 15-24 has the highest unmet need for
family planning services at 26%
• 21% are smokers
• 41% admit to social drinking
• 3-10% are drug users
ADOLESCENCE
• In 2000, Accidents and injuries are
the most common cause of death
rating 30.68 per 100,000 among
young people from 10-24years old.
• 22.52% of accidents and injuries are
adolescent victims
STRATEGIC THRUSTS for 2005-2010
• Come up with models for adolescent-
friendly health services and
adolescent-friendly environments.
• A comprehensive health care package
needs to be designed and
implemented in coordination with
other government agencies.
STRATEGIC THRUSTS for 2005-2010
• Organize and build the capability of young people
to promote healthy lifestyles, including sound and
reproductive health practices, accident prevention
and the promotion of sound policies on work to
improve their health and quality of life.
• Continue fertility awareness activities among
highschool teachers and students to reduce the
proportion of unwanted pregnancies and unmet
need for family planning among young people.
ADOLESCENCE ESSENTIAL HEALTH PACKAGES
• Management of Illness
• Counseling on substance abuse, sexuality and
reproductive tract infections
• Nutrition and Diet Counseling
• Mental Health
• Family planning and responsible sexual
behavior
• Dental Care
ADULT MEN
 ADULT MEN
• Number of Filipino males aged 25-59
years old is 16 million
• About 19% of the population
• They have poor health status and with
the highest level of health risk
behavior
 ADULT MEN
• They have the lowest use of
health services compare to other
groups.
• The number of deaths are twice
higher than women in the same
age group
ADULT MEN
• Larger number succumb to accidents
than in females with a rate of
89.65%
• Acute Pancreatitis rating of 92.68%
associated with alcoholism
• Chronic liver disease rating 86.39%
ADULT MEN
• Digestive diseases rating 75.19%
• Tuberculosis rating 71.25%
• COPD rating 64.79%
• Cardiovascular Diseases rating
64.67%
ADULT MEN
• Diseases that should be a primarily
male concern are:
 Benign prostatic hyperplasia
 Prostatic Malignancies
• Increasing incidents as males grow
older and can be detected through
regular digital rectal examination.
STRATEGIC THRUSTS for 2005-2010
• Improve the overall participation of men in the
health care system.
• Develop male-focused information system and
strategic communication plans that will be used to
harness local and national government and non-
government resources
• Develop and implement a health package for the
Filipino Adults
STRATEGIC THRUSTS for 2005-2010
• Improve the health-seeking behavior of
the Filipino of the Filipino adult through
health education and information
campaigns.
• Intensify the implementation of policies
and laws that protect and improve the
quality of life of adult Filipinos.
ADULT MEN ESSENTIAL HEALTH PACKAGE
• Management of Illness
• Counseling of substance abuse, sexuality and
reproductive tract infections
• Nutrition and Diet Counseling
• Mental Health
• Family planning and responsible sexual behavior
• Dental Care
• Screening and management of lifestyle related and
other degenerative diseases
ADULT
WOMEN
ADULT WOMEN
• Cardiovascular Diseases are the leading
cause of death
• Malignant Neoplasma as the second cause
• Mostly are degenerative and lifestyle
related
• Infectious diseases this include:
 Tuberculosis

 Pneumonia
ADULT WOMEN
• Goiter is also high including endocrine
and other metabolic disorders such as:
 Hypothyroidism

• Lifestyle and degenerative related

diseases:
 Malignancies in the reproductive tract

 Malignant neoplasma
ADULT WOMEN
• Malignant Neoplasma in the Breast
 Second leading cause of death

 Can be detected in an early stage and

can be treated with certain drug

therapy and chemotherapy
 Has a high survival rate of detected

early
ADULT WOMEN
• Other reproductive health
problems:
 Uterine malignancies

 Cervical Cancer

• There is a lesser percentage of females

who die due to accidents and injuries
ADULT WOMEN ESSENTIAL HEALTH PACKAGE
• Components are similar to those of
men, except for gender-specific
services related to the reproductive
system.
• Needs to be evidenced-based
• Services must provide assurance of
optimum health and prevent
mortality and morbidity
THE ELDERLY
ELDERLY
• Population aging is a demographic
phenomenon indicated by a
steady increase in the number
and proportion of the elderly and
a corresponding decline in the
proportion of younger age groups.
ELDERLY
• This is due to increase in life
expectancy, mortality reduction and
fertility reduction that are brought
about by advances in medical
technology and medical care as well
as improved socio-economic
conditions.
ELDERLY
• Estimated 5 million Filipinos aged 60
yrs. Old and above.
• Comprises 6% of the total population
• Projected life expectancy at birth year
of 2000-2005 is 64.10 years for males
and 70.10 for females.
ELDERLY
• They suffer from a double burden of
degenerative and communicable
diseases
• Leading cause of death under non-
communicable diseases are:
 Heart disease in the vascular system

 cancer
ELDERLY
• The leading cause of morbidity are
infectious in nature:
 Influenza

 Pneumonia

 Tuberculosis
ELDERLY
• Other common health-related
problems:
 Difficulty in walking and chewing

 Hearing and visual impairments

 Osteoporosis and Athritis

 Incontinence
 ELDERLY
• The 10 leading causes for all ages,
significantly COPD, fall on older
persons at 70% among all age groups
• Others that show greater percentage
are:
 Pneumonia (64.56%)
ELDERLY
 Peptic Ulcer and Gastro-intestinal
disorders (56.24%)
 Diabetes Mellitus (52%)

 TB (51%)

 Others that are also significant:

 Malignancies, kidney diseases and

septicemia
STRATEGIC THRUSTS for 2005-2010
• Redefine the minimum health care package for
older persons.
• Build the capacity of human health resources
toward the preventive, medical and supportive
care for older persons.
• Integrate into current licensing and accreditation
requirements, building facilities, equipment and
personnel standards appropriate for care of older
persons.
STRATEGIC THRUSTS for 2005-2010
• Develop community-based and institution-
based models of health care for older
people.
• Pursue the implementation of laws and
policies for the protection and
improvement of the quality of life of the
older persons such as the RA 9257 or the
Expanded Senior Citizen’s Act od 2003
ELDERLY HEALTH CARE PACKAGE
• Management of Illness
• Counseling of substance abuse,
sexuality and reproductive tract
infections
• Nutrition and Diet Counseling
• Mental Health
• Family planning and responsible
sexual behavior
ELDERLY HEALTH CARE PACKAGE
• Dental Care
• Screening and management of
lifestyle related and other
degenerative diseases
• Screening and management of chronic
debilitating and infectious diseases
• Post-productive care
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