I will share some inputs by a friend of mine because I share the same sentiment.. You can agree to disagree, we can discuss here but please respect each other's stance..
y Darwin Hermoso Saromines on Friday, May 13, 2011 at 9:37pm
SEC. 5. Midwives for Skilled Attendance
The Local Government Units (LGUs) with the assistance of the Department of Health (DOH), shall employ an adequate number of midwives to achieve a minimum ratio of one (1) fulltime skilled birth attendant for every one hundred fifty (150) deliveries per year, to be based on the annual number of actual deliveries or live births for the past two years; Provided, That people in geographically isolated and depressed areas shall be provided the same level of access.
--- Depending on the classification of the city or municipality, DOH must identify which of these places must be given their assistance wherein they have budget constraints in hiring a fulltime midwife, it is also a question whether this midwife assigned to a place will have the transportation and fuel subsidy from the LGU or from the DOH to be able to serve the people in isolated and far-flung barangays.
SEC. 6. Emergency Obstetric Care
Each province and city, with the assistance of the DOH, shall establish or upgrade hospitals with adequate and qualified personnel, equipment and supplies to be able to provide emergency obstetric care. For every 500,000 population, there shall be at least one (1) hospital with comprehensive emergency obstetric care and four (4) hospitals or other health facilities with basic emergency obstetric care; Provided, That people in geographically isolated and depressed areas shall be provided the same level of access.
--- Cebu will be a model for this provision. Without the assistance of the DOH and the National Government, the Provincial Government established two more Provincial Hospitals and upgraded all the existing District Hospitals from Primary to Secondary Hospitals, hiring more medical personnel and increasing the bed capacity. Our dynamic Governor did this using only the Province's own funds. But how about the rest of the Philippines? It also needs upgrading and it needs the support of the National Government. By stating this as part of the RH Bill, lawmakers should allocate billions of pesos to build and upgrade all the District and Provincial Hospitals all over the country, hire more medical practitioners and purchase thousands of ambulances so that this Bill will be successful.
SEC. 7. Access to Family Planning
All accredited health facilities shall provide a full range of modern family planning methods, except in specialty hospitals which may render such services on optional basis. For poor patients, such services shall be fully covered by PhilHealth Insurance and/or government financial assistance on a no balance billing.
After the use of any PhilHealth benefit involving childbirth and all other pregnancy-related services, if the beneficiary wishes to space or prevent her next pregnancy, PhilHealth shall pay for the full cost of family planning.
--- The underprivileged families have been given PhilHealth cards since the PGMA Administration. What the government now will do is to continue distributing these to those who were not given the cards and give them adequate service when they avail of it. Sounds impossible, right?
SEC. 8. Maternal and Newborn Health Care in Crisis Situations
Local government units and the Department of Health shall ensure that a Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) for reproductive health, including maternal and neonatal health care kits and services as defined by the DOH, will be given proper attention in crisis situations such as disasters and humanitarian crises. MISP shall become part of all responses by national agencies at the onset of crisis and emergencies.
Temporary facilities such as evacuation centers and refugee camps shall be equipped to respond to the special needs in the following situations: normal and complicated deliveries, pregnancy complications, miscarriage and post-abortion complications, spread of HIV/AIDS and STIs, and sexual and gender-based violence.
--- Another too good to be true. This involves billions of pesos to supply these medicines, contraceptives and the like. Corruption will now be in this part. We all know the procurement process in this country is so DIRTY.
SEC. 9. Maternal Death Review
All Local Government Units (LGUs), national and local government hospitals, and other public health units shall conduct annual maternal death review in accordance with the guidelines set by the DOH.
--- NO OBJECTIONS..
SEC. 10. Family Planning Supplies as Essential Medicines
Products and supplies for modern family planning methods shall be part of the National Drug Formulary and the same shall be included in the regular purchase of essential medicines and supplies of all national and local hospitals and other government health units.
--- My question is: How big is the budget of the DOH in buying medicines? Adding the procurement of contraceptives, it will be impossible to attain this given the fact that the present budget for the DOH is not even enough to cover the whole country. Well other rich cities and provinces can afford this but I think slashing the budget of the AFP and the Intel Funds of the Office of the President will be sufficient to fund these. (In your Dreams!)
SEC. 11. Procurement and Distribution of Family Planning Supplies
The DOH shall spearhead the efficient procurement, distribution to Local Government Units (LGUs) and usage-monitoring of family planning supplies for the whole country. The DOH shall coordinate with all appropriate LGUs to plan and implement this procurement and distribution program. The supply and budget allotments shall be based on, among others, the current levels and projections of the following:
“(a) number of women of reproductive age and couples who want to space or limit their children;
“(b) contraceptive prevalence rate, by type of method used; and
“(c) Cost of family planning supplies.
--- The DOH will be devoting so much time for this (NO REST DAYS! hahaha)
SEC. 12. Integration of Family Planning and Responsible Parenthood Component in Anti-Poverty Programs
A multi-dimensional approach shall be adopted in the implementation of policies and programs to fight poverty. Towards this end, the DOH shall endeavor to integrate a family planning and responsible parenthood component into all anti-poverty programs of government, with corresponding fund support. The DOH shall provide such programs technical support, including capacity-building and monitoring.
--- HOW? IN WHAT WAY? this is too broad much like the statements of the president. Please state the multi-dimensional approaches to fight poverty. O baka naman magsusuot lang kayo ng Yellow Gloves to fight poverty.
SEC. 13. Roles of Local Government in Family Planning Programs
The LGUs shall ensure that poor families receive preferential access to services, commodities and programs for family planning. The role of Population Officers at municipal, city and barangay levels in the family planning effort shall be strengthened. The Barangay Health Workers and Volunteers shall be capacitated to help implement this Act.
--- This section will be attained if the government will provide good salaries for Barangay Health Workers not just HONORARIUM.
SEC. 14. Benefits for Serious and Life-Threatening Reproductive Health Conditions
All serious and life threatening reproductive health conditions such as HIV and AIDS, breast and reproductive tract cancers, obstetric complications, menopausal and post-menopausal related conditions shall be given the maximum benefits as provided by PhilHealth programs.
--- NO OBJECTIONS..
SEC. 15. Mobile Health Care Service
Each Congressional District may be provided with at least one (1) Mobile Health Care Service (MHCS) in the form of a van or other means of transportation appropriate to coastal or mountainous areas, the procurement and operation of which shall be funded by the National Government. The MHCS shall deliver health care supplies and services to constituents, more particularly to the poor and needy, and shall be used to disseminate knowledge and information on reproductive health. [The purchase of the MHCS shall be funded from the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) of each Congressional District.] The operation and maintenance of the MHCS shall be operated by skilled health providers adequately equipped with an equipment, the latter including, but not limited to, a television set for audio-visual presentations. All MHCS shall be operated by a focal city or municipality within a congressional district.
--- How can we attain this when Politics is involved in distributing PDAF's? We all know that once a representative is critical of the President, They will be given ZERO Pork Barrels. Sorry to say that this is not attainable with the present political situation in our country.
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These are some of the sections of the RH Bill that made me decide that I AM AGAINST IT. It is just too good to be true. Sorry guys but if you insist on your judgements, try to answer these issues with utmost accuracy so that you will convince me to support the RH Bill. As I have stated again and again, I don't share the Catholic Church's stand against RH Bill. My analysis is plain and simple. This is just a piece of legislation carved out of DREAMS.. Dreams that are hindered by the present bad habit in our society and in our form of government. Thank you for reading..
y Darwin Hermoso Saromines on Friday, May 13, 2011 at 9:37pm
SEC. 5. Midwives for Skilled Attendance
The Local Government Units (LGUs) with the assistance of the Department of Health (DOH), shall employ an adequate number of midwives to achieve a minimum ratio of one (1) fulltime skilled birth attendant for every one hundred fifty (150) deliveries per year, to be based on the annual number of actual deliveries or live births for the past two years; Provided, That people in geographically isolated and depressed areas shall be provided the same level of access.
--- Depending on the classification of the city or municipality, DOH must identify which of these places must be given their assistance wherein they have budget constraints in hiring a fulltime midwife, it is also a question whether this midwife assigned to a place will have the transportation and fuel subsidy from the LGU or from the DOH to be able to serve the people in isolated and far-flung barangays.
SEC. 6. Emergency Obstetric Care
Each province and city, with the assistance of the DOH, shall establish or upgrade hospitals with adequate and qualified personnel, equipment and supplies to be able to provide emergency obstetric care. For every 500,000 population, there shall be at least one (1) hospital with comprehensive emergency obstetric care and four (4) hospitals or other health facilities with basic emergency obstetric care; Provided, That people in geographically isolated and depressed areas shall be provided the same level of access.
--- Cebu will be a model for this provision. Without the assistance of the DOH and the National Government, the Provincial Government established two more Provincial Hospitals and upgraded all the existing District Hospitals from Primary to Secondary Hospitals, hiring more medical personnel and increasing the bed capacity. Our dynamic Governor did this using only the Province's own funds. But how about the rest of the Philippines? It also needs upgrading and it needs the support of the National Government. By stating this as part of the RH Bill, lawmakers should allocate billions of pesos to build and upgrade all the District and Provincial Hospitals all over the country, hire more medical practitioners and purchase thousands of ambulances so that this Bill will be successful.
SEC. 7. Access to Family Planning
All accredited health facilities shall provide a full range of modern family planning methods, except in specialty hospitals which may render such services on optional basis. For poor patients, such services shall be fully covered by PhilHealth Insurance and/or government financial assistance on a no balance billing.
After the use of any PhilHealth benefit involving childbirth and all other pregnancy-related services, if the beneficiary wishes to space or prevent her next pregnancy, PhilHealth shall pay for the full cost of family planning.
--- The underprivileged families have been given PhilHealth cards since the PGMA Administration. What the government now will do is to continue distributing these to those who were not given the cards and give them adequate service when they avail of it. Sounds impossible, right?
SEC. 8. Maternal and Newborn Health Care in Crisis Situations
Local government units and the Department of Health shall ensure that a Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) for reproductive health, including maternal and neonatal health care kits and services as defined by the DOH, will be given proper attention in crisis situations such as disasters and humanitarian crises. MISP shall become part of all responses by national agencies at the onset of crisis and emergencies.
Temporary facilities such as evacuation centers and refugee camps shall be equipped to respond to the special needs in the following situations: normal and complicated deliveries, pregnancy complications, miscarriage and post-abortion complications, spread of HIV/AIDS and STIs, and sexual and gender-based violence.
--- Another too good to be true. This involves billions of pesos to supply these medicines, contraceptives and the like. Corruption will now be in this part. We all know the procurement process in this country is so DIRTY.
SEC. 9. Maternal Death Review
All Local Government Units (LGUs), national and local government hospitals, and other public health units shall conduct annual maternal death review in accordance with the guidelines set by the DOH.
--- NO OBJECTIONS..
SEC. 10. Family Planning Supplies as Essential Medicines
Products and supplies for modern family planning methods shall be part of the National Drug Formulary and the same shall be included in the regular purchase of essential medicines and supplies of all national and local hospitals and other government health units.
--- My question is: How big is the budget of the DOH in buying medicines? Adding the procurement of contraceptives, it will be impossible to attain this given the fact that the present budget for the DOH is not even enough to cover the whole country. Well other rich cities and provinces can afford this but I think slashing the budget of the AFP and the Intel Funds of the Office of the President will be sufficient to fund these. (In your Dreams!)
SEC. 11. Procurement and Distribution of Family Planning Supplies
The DOH shall spearhead the efficient procurement, distribution to Local Government Units (LGUs) and usage-monitoring of family planning supplies for the whole country. The DOH shall coordinate with all appropriate LGUs to plan and implement this procurement and distribution program. The supply and budget allotments shall be based on, among others, the current levels and projections of the following:
“(a) number of women of reproductive age and couples who want to space or limit their children;
“(b) contraceptive prevalence rate, by type of method used; and
“(c) Cost of family planning supplies.
--- The DOH will be devoting so much time for this (NO REST DAYS! hahaha)
SEC. 12. Integration of Family Planning and Responsible Parenthood Component in Anti-Poverty Programs
A multi-dimensional approach shall be adopted in the implementation of policies and programs to fight poverty. Towards this end, the DOH shall endeavor to integrate a family planning and responsible parenthood component into all anti-poverty programs of government, with corresponding fund support. The DOH shall provide such programs technical support, including capacity-building and monitoring.
--- HOW? IN WHAT WAY? this is too broad much like the statements of the president. Please state the multi-dimensional approaches to fight poverty. O baka naman magsusuot lang kayo ng Yellow Gloves to fight poverty.
SEC. 13. Roles of Local Government in Family Planning Programs
The LGUs shall ensure that poor families receive preferential access to services, commodities and programs for family planning. The role of Population Officers at municipal, city and barangay levels in the family planning effort shall be strengthened. The Barangay Health Workers and Volunteers shall be capacitated to help implement this Act.
--- This section will be attained if the government will provide good salaries for Barangay Health Workers not just HONORARIUM.
SEC. 14. Benefits for Serious and Life-Threatening Reproductive Health Conditions
All serious and life threatening reproductive health conditions such as HIV and AIDS, breast and reproductive tract cancers, obstetric complications, menopausal and post-menopausal related conditions shall be given the maximum benefits as provided by PhilHealth programs.
--- NO OBJECTIONS..
SEC. 15. Mobile Health Care Service
Each Congressional District may be provided with at least one (1) Mobile Health Care Service (MHCS) in the form of a van or other means of transportation appropriate to coastal or mountainous areas, the procurement and operation of which shall be funded by the National Government. The MHCS shall deliver health care supplies and services to constituents, more particularly to the poor and needy, and shall be used to disseminate knowledge and information on reproductive health. [The purchase of the MHCS shall be funded from the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) of each Congressional District.] The operation and maintenance of the MHCS shall be operated by skilled health providers adequately equipped with an equipment, the latter including, but not limited to, a television set for audio-visual presentations. All MHCS shall be operated by a focal city or municipality within a congressional district.
--- How can we attain this when Politics is involved in distributing PDAF's? We all know that once a representative is critical of the President, They will be given ZERO Pork Barrels. Sorry to say that this is not attainable with the present political situation in our country.
-------------------------------------------------------------
These are some of the sections of the RH Bill that made me decide that I AM AGAINST IT. It is just too good to be true. Sorry guys but if you insist on your judgements, try to answer these issues with utmost accuracy so that you will convince me to support the RH Bill. As I have stated again and again, I don't share the Catholic Church's stand against RH Bill. My analysis is plain and simple. This is just a piece of legislation carved out of DREAMS.. Dreams that are hindered by the present bad habit in our society and in our form of government. Thank you for reading..