Gawad Kalusugan North B Timeline as of February 28, 2005

Feb 13: Blood Letting at North B Philippine Heart Center

Feb 20: Fight TB Program launched at the Philippine Heart Center

Feb 26-27: Mantoux testing of all school age children in North B GK sites.

Currently, there are 7 clusters in NB with one MMF Corrdinator each.

Gawad Kalusugan Baseco Timeline as of Feb 28, 2005

Gawad Kalusugan Goes to Baseco

Feb 2: West-A MMF Coordinator couple, Ike and Grace Orlina, together with their MMF Core Group met
with Bro Raul Dizon of GK National and GK Baseco Peroject Director Jun Valbuena.

Feb 7: GKAL Launching in Baseco

Feb 10: Ocular inspection in BAseco with emphasis on water drainage, drinking water, environmental
sanitation, waste and garbage disposal. Courtesy call with the Baseco HealthCenter Dr. Jesse Bermejo to talkabout the health needs of Baseco.

Feb 13: Orientation with West A MMF Core Group and cluster coordinators. Fifteen persons attended.
Kuwento ni Rosario was discussed and proposed programfor Baseco was presented by Sis Ellen Solis.

Feb 18: Meeting with UP College of Public Health

Feb 19: Meeting with Kapitbahayan leaders in baseco. KNR given to 15 persons

Feb 25: Freedom day

DOH Health Events for March 2005

These are the DOH activities for the month of March. MMF Core Groups and Bayanihan Action Teams are encouraged to coordinate with the local health center officer to assist in the success of these activities in the GK sites.

Women's Health day (March 8)
World TB Day (March 24)
Women's Health Month
Burn Injury Prevention Month
Rabies Awareness Month
Colonand Rectal Cancer Awareness Month
(from DOH calendar of activities)

Gawad Kalusugan: Reaching Out to Local Partners

Fr. Rolando Fernandez, a St Camillus priest, renovated their facilities near GK San Andres. They
will provide two rooms for out patient services as well as a dental room, a pharmacy, and a
laboratory. A kitchen for nutrition activities will also be provided. Fr. Fernandez is eager to
coordinate with the GK San Andress MMF Core Group to consolidate efforts and avoid duplication of services.

Gawad Kalusugan Updates in Hapay-na-Mangga

In Taytay, MHO Dr. Gerardo Camba made an ocular inspection of GK Hapay-na-Mangga together with members of the MMF Core Group last February 22. The Fight TB and Nutrition program were identified as priority areas of concern and will be the first ones to be implemented.

Progress in GK San Andress and Jansennville

One of the principal objectives of Gawad Kalusugan is the strengthening of linkages with partners. And one
of the most important partner in any GK site is the local government unit. Last Feb 21, Dr Petty
Dio (National MMF) and other members of the Community Pediatric Society of the Philippines (CPSP) explained to
Cainta Municipal Health Officer Dr. Olga Abellanosa the Gawad Kalusugan Program. Dr. Abellanosa
agreed to provide vaccines and syringes for one to twelve month old children in San Andres and
Janssenville GKs. The enhanced immunization program will comemnce in March. Likewise, anti-TB drugs
from the health center will be made vailable for boith children and adult patients.