BUILDING BLOCKS OF THE HEALTH SYSTEM: AMOEBIASIS

a. Disease Prevention and Control Program for STH Infections and Diarrheal Diseases of the DOH
b. Enforcement of the RA 9275 (Clean Water Act) in ensuring clean water source, sewage and septage
management.
I. SERVICE DELIVERY c. Zero Open Defacation Program (Dalisay, 2010)
d. Botika ng Barangay managed by a registered Pharmacist for accessible medical products like
metronidazole, Oresol and zinc supplements.
e. Diagnostic laboratory with adequate supplies and equipment for the diagnosis of intestinal parasite.

a. Physician/MHO for the assessment and management of amoebiasis, and training of BHW for early
detection, diagnosis, management, referral and surveillance of amoebiasis.
b. Medical Technologists for the laboratory diagnosis of amoebiasis.
II. HEALTH WORKFORCE
c. Community Health Nurse for nursing management and case detection of amoebiasis.
d. Barangay Health Workers must be trained for early detection, diagnosis, management, referral and
surveillance of amoebiasis.

a. Partnership with private sector to provide materials for awareness raising that may include streamers,
posters, leaflets, etc.
b. Physicians and other health workers may be given continuing education on the diagnosis and
III. INFORMATION management – evidence-based medicine in clinical decision making.
c. Health Education and information dissemination focused on prevention and control measures.
d. Reporting and data collection
e. Record keeping for epidemiologic purpose
 a. Oresol for dehydration (1 liter of water, 6 teaspoon of sugar, ½ teaspoon of salt)
b. Botika ng Barangay (BnB) managed by a registered Pharmacist for accessible medical products like
IV. MEDICAL PRODUCTS, VACCINES,
metronidazole, oresol and zinc supplements.
TECHNOLOGIES c. Diagnostic Laboratories (Direct fecal Smear facilities)
d. Mobile water treatment system

a. PhilHealth (PHIC)
V. FINANCING
b. Health Medical Insurance (HMI) – Medicare, Maxicare, CocoLife
c. Cooperatives

a. Local Government Unit

b. Government Agencies
c. Physicians/MHO
VI. LEADERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE d. Non-Government/Non-Profit Organization or Private Sector
e. Core Group in the community
f. Formulate local policies and ordinances for the prevention, control, surveillance and monitoring in
support of national policies

MEMBERS:

AGUSTIN, AILEEN CONCEPTION M.

MACALMA, KNEDRICK KEVIN C.
SAPLA, GENE PAOLO JANZI C.