By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
Bulatlat.comMANILA – The statistics is glaring. Two hundred and twenty one mothers die in every 100,000 live births, according to the 2011 data of the National Statistics Office. It has increased from 162 in 2009. Purportedly to address the problem of maternal deaths, the Department of Health (DOH) implemented a policy discouraging home births assisted by traditional birth attendants (TBAS) or hilots.The Department of Health passed Administrative Order 2008-0029 known as “Implementing Health Reforms towards Rapid Reduction in Maternal and Neonatal Mortality,” called the “No Home Birthing Policy,” during the administration of former president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. This policy was also intended to enable the Philippines to achieve its commitment to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The MDGs include lowering maternal mortality rate to 52 per 100,000 live births in2015.
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"Anne Marquette, ""U.S.A.L.D.A.M.A.L.D.A.M.A.L.D.A.M.A.L.D.A.M.A.L.D.A.M.A.L.D.A.M.A.L.D.A.M.A.L.D.M.A.L.D.M.""" Kwa kila watoto 100,000 wanaozaliwa, mama mia mbili na ishirini na mmoja hufa, kulingana na takwimu za Ofisi ya Taifa ya Takwimu za 2011. Idadi hiyo iliongezeka kutoka 162 mwaka 2009. "Kama ilivyoelezwa hapo juu, Serikali ya Marekani imepitisha sheria ya ""No Home Birth Policy"" (No Home Birth Policy) wakati wa utawala wa Rais wa zamani Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo." Sera hii pia ilikusudiwa kuwezesha Ufilipino kutimiza ahadi yake ya Malengo ya Maendeleo ya Milenia (MDGs). Mipango hiyo inakusudia kupunguza kiwango cha vifo vya mama hadi 52 kwa kila watoto 100,000 waliozaliwa mwaka 2015. Shirika la huduma za afya la Visayas Primary Healthcare Services (VPHS) limezindua mpango wa afya wa jamii (CBHP) katika maeneo ya makazi ya makazi yasiyo rasmi. Mkurugenzi wa VCSPH, Dk.