Thursday, July 8, 2010

MAGROW on Community Health Advocacy

"MAGROW is one of the mapped stakeholders to mobilized the Community Health Awareness', says the Provincial Health Office (PHO) of Compostela Valley Province.

During the Orientation on Community Mobilization for Compostela Valley, Davao Del Sur and Zamboanga del Sur on July 7-10,2010 at East Asia Royale Hotel , General Santos City, one of the main topics is the participation of the non-government orientation to include MAGROW-MPC which has a total of more than 3,000 members. Ms. Lanie Decatoria-Sarco, Industrial Relations and Development Officer of MAGROW has represented the cooperative to the said seminar.

This activity was funded by the UsAid (From the American People) in cooperation with the Health Pro which aimed to provide technical assistance (TA) to national and local counterparts, partners and CAs in the field of deisgning, managing and evaluating strategic communication program for behaviour change.



Participants came from varied organizations to include the City and Provincial Health Office, Local Government units, Non-Government Organizations and Barangay Health Organizations from the provinces of Compostela Valley, Davao del Sur and Zamboanga Del Sur.



The said orientation discussed on the enhancing of organizational skills of comunity health advocates, Core of Community Advocates, Health promotion activities and guidance on Health Classes and Counselling on Family Planning, Tuberculosis, Maternal, Neo-Natal, Child, Health and Nutrition.

MAGROW will also be initiating an orientation to selected Labor Pool workers and their partners through the Provincial and Municipal Health Office by August.



Scooper: LDS 7/27/2010