7.

SOCIAL MOBILIZATION
It enhances people participation or
governance, support system
provided by the Government,
networking and developing
secondary leaders.

8. DECENTRALIZATION
MAJOR STRATEGIES OF PRIMARY HEALTH
CARE
A. ELEVATING HEALTH TO A COMPREHENSIVE AND
SUSTAINED NATIONAL EFFORTS.
Attaining Health for all Filipino will require
expanding participation in health and health
related programs whether as service provider or
beneficiary. Empowerment to parents, families
and communities to make decisions of their
health is really the desired outcome.
Advocacy must be directed to National and
Local policy making to elicit support and
commitment to major health concerns through
legislations, budgetary and logistical
considerations.
B. PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING COMMUNITY
MANAGED HEALTH CARE

The health in the hands of the

people brings the government
closest to the people. It
necessitates a process of capacity
building of communities and
organization to plan, implement
and evaluate health programs at
their levels.
C. INCREASING EFFICIENCIES IN THE HEALTH
SECTOR
Using appropriate technology will make services and resources
required for their delivery, effective, affordable, accessible and
culturally acceptable. The development of human resources must
correspond to the actual needs of the nation and the policies it
upholds such as PHC. The DOH will continue to support and assist
both public and private institutions particularly in faculty
development, enhancement of relevant curricula and development
of standard teaching materials.
D. ADVANCING ESSENTIAL NATIONAL HEALTH
RESEARCH
Essential National Health
Research (ENHR) is an
integrated strategy for
organizing and managing
research using intersectoral,
multi-disciplinary and scientific
approach to health
programming and delivery.
 FOUR CORNERSTONES/ PILLARS IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
1. Active Community Participation
2. Intra and Inter-sectoral Linkages
3. Use of Appropriate Technology
4. Support mechanism made available
 HERBAL MEDICINES ENDORSED BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Name Indications Dosage

1.Five-leaf 1. Asthma Divide the decoction
Chaste tree 2. Cough into 3 parts:
(Lagundi) 3. Body Pain For asthma and
4. Fever cough, drink 1 part 3
times a day.
For fever and body
pains, drink 1 part
every 4 hrs.
2. Marsh-Mint; 1. Body pain Divide
Peppermint decoction into
(Yerba Buena) 2 parts and
drink 1 part
every 3 hours.

3. Sambong 1. Swelling Divide

2. Inducing decoction into
diuresis 3 parts and
( anti- drink 1 part 3
urolithiasis) times a day.
4. Tsaang 1. Stomachache Drink the warm
Gubat decoction. If it
persists, or if there is
no improvement an
hour after drinking the
decoction, consult a
doctor.
5. 1. Gouty Arthritis Divide the
Ulasimang decoction into 3
Bato/Pansit- parts and drink 1
Pansitan part 3 times a day
after meals.
6. Garlic 1. Hypertension Eat 6 cloves of
2. Htperlipidemia garlic together
with meals
7. Niyog- 1. Ascariasis Chew and swallow
only dried seeds 2
Niyogan hours after dinner
according to the
following:
ADULTS = 8-10
seeds
9-12 y/o = 6-7 seeds
6-8 y/o = 5-6 seeds
4-5 y/o = 4-5 seeds