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Having hospitals, medical facilities, clinic, and services are essential in improving the quality, in maintaining good well-being, and in creating the foundation for long-term poverty alleviation.

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Having hospitals, medical facilities, clinic, and services are essential in improving the quality, in maintaining good well-being, and in creating the foundation for long-term poverty alleviation.

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DOH-Bicol office in Legazpi City (PNA file photo)

LEGAZPI CITY - The Department of Health (DOH) in Bicol has asked local government units (LGUs) in the region to boost mental health facilities amid the prevailing coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic.

Windalyn Baluis, DOH Regional Mental Health coordinator, on Thursday, said the goal of institutionalizing mental health services could be achieved if LGUs, including barangay officials, would help to immediately attend to mental health concerns.

She said DOH-Bicol has been training workers in the rural health units (RHUs) and city health offices (CHOs) on how to assess and initially manage mental health patients in their communities.

"We train these RHU and CHO workers to handle mental health patients since we really lack psychiatrists to attend to these individuals," Baluis said.

She said Republic Act (RA) 11036, or the Mental Health Law is encouraging LGUs to establish mental health services so that these would become closer to the people.

RA 11036 provides, among others, that "timely, affordable, high-quality, and culturally-appropriate mental health care is made available to the public."

Citing World Health Organization (WHO) data, Baluis said during ordinary times, 10 percent of a population is suffering from mental disorder. But during or after a distressful event, such as the Covid-19 pandemic, it doubles or rises to about 20 percent.

"Of course it also depends on how people respond to problems that could cause mental disorder," she added.

Baluis commended the continuing operations of the Don Susano Rodriguez Mental Hospital in Pili, Camarines Sur to cater to persons with mental disorders.

She said only very few regions in the country have similar facilities.

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Bicol LGUs asked to boost mental health services

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LEGAZPI CITY - The Department of Health (DOH) in Bicol has asked local government units (LGUs) in the region to boost mental health facilities amid the prevailing coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic.Windalyn Baluis, DOH Regional Mental Health coordinator, on Thursday, said the goal of...

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The district hospitals are also now being upgraded. Frequent upgrading of medical equipment, including the procurement of 14 ambulances for its district hospitals helped in the provision of quality service to the constituents. Aside from this, the province is now doing its best to give mental health services.

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Health facilities in Presentacion and Calabanga are also being constructed. These are far from the city so the construction of a health facility is a big help to the people residing there.

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The Camarines Sur Provincial Medical Center is being constructed. This has a 150-bed capacity to answer medical needs especially in Rinconada and Partido areas and part of Libon and Polangui, Albay. This will be very helpful in addressing the needs of the people in Rinconada and Partido areas.

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The pandemic has also halted the progress in health. Health workers are now in short supply.

Furthermore, the needs of underweight, overweight, and sick child are not being attended to due to lack of manpower and services.

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Maternal and child deaths, and complication during and after delivery are very much prevalent. There are still some places in Camarines Sur with no easy access to hospital, clinic, as well as services.  Health facilities also suffered from major structural and functional damage, especially during typhoons.

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🏥 DEPRIVATION: Lack of hospitals, clinics, services

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🏥 DEPRIVATION: Lack of hospitals, clinics, services

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Over 100 kilometers of farm-to-market roads have been opened or rehabilitated just in the recent year. Two bridges were also built making sure that trucks can pass by without restrictions. Transportation of goods and services become more efficient.

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LOOK: Defective highway in Camarines Sur unsafe for motorists

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The local DPWH office says they are already working on having Andaya Highway repaired this month

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In the Philippines, an average of more than 600 children died from road crash incidents from 2006 to 2015. Seat belts can save lives but infants and children need a more specific type of car seats for them in case of a road mishap.

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Defective roads cause accidents, delay, and damage. Heavily loaded cargo trucks weighing 25 to 35 metric tons are passing by the different roads in Camarines Sur, especially its main road which is Andaya Highway.

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Road connectivity of one community to another is essential in providing easy and smooth flow of goods and services. Agricultural products being produced by the province will easily be transported; thereby helping the province's economy. Improved rural road infrastructure enables connectivity and safe mobility. Furthermore, it affects access to health, education and economic opportunities.

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🛣 DEPRIVATION: Road Connectivity & Defective Road

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🛣 DEPRIVATION: Road Connectivity & Defective Road

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annual regular revenue of Camarines Sur for the fiscal year of 2016

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Youth Dependency Ratio: 61.93

Old Age Dependency Ratio: 8.44

Total Dependency Ratio: 70.37

Median Age: 21.65

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Biyahe ni Drew: Back for another adventure in CamSur! (Full Episode)

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List of Municipalities, Towns and Cities in Camarines Sur, Region 5, Philippines, with Google Maps and Steets Views

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List of Municipalities, Towns and Cities in Camarines Sur, Region 5, Philippines, Maps and Steet Views, Geographic.org

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It is the largest among the six provinces of the Bicol Region, with a land area of 526, 682 hectares. This is 29.87% of the total area of the Bicol Region.

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Camarines Sur is hilly and mountainous with a flat central area known as the Bikol plain. Its inland waters consist of an intricate network or rivers, streams, and creeks that serve as natural drainage.

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Camarines Sur lies in the southeastern section of Luzon Island, in the center part of the Bicol Peninsula. It lies between the latitudes of 140 10' and 130 15' north and the longitudes of 1240 10' and 1220 40' east. It is bounded on the north by the province of Quezon and Camarines Norte, San Miguel Bay, and the Pacific Ocean. On its south is the province of Albay, its east the Lagonoy Gulf, and its west the Ragay Gulf.