Brokenshire Integrated Health Ministries Inc.    
       
   
   
         
   
:: BROKENSHIRE COMMUNITY HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER ::
   
   
 
Message from the Director

Engr. Edwin G. Juit : BCHDC Director

To All Community Health Advocates, Health Professionals, Partners

The Community Health and Development Center is a flagship program of the Brokenshire Integrated Health Ministries, Inc. in partnership with communities working towards establishing self-reliant, community-owned and community –managed health programs that will effectively respond to the health needs of the people.

The center is also the development arm of BIHMII in providing accessible, affordable and sustainable health care services to rural communities in Mindanao strongly advocating promotive and preventive health care delivery system.
 
Programs
 
Education and TrainingEDUCATION AND TRAINING. The Education and Training (ET) component of the program focuses on training local teams on basic, advance, and special health skills such as first aid, minor surgery, pharmacology, and disaster preparedness and management. Among others, this component also aims on equipping volunteer health workers and holding parents’ classes. BCHDC works toward the institutionalization of these training courses, and ensuring that learning process is participatory. This component ensures that all trainings have positive impact on the community.
 
Basic Health Skills Training. This is a modular training that introduces the Community Health Worker to the need for skilled community-based healthcare providers.
  • Basic Health Orientation Training
  • Anatomy & Physiology Training
  • Vital Signs Taking Training
  • History Taking & Physical Exam Training
  • Common Signs & Symptoms Training
  • Home Remedies Training
  • Simple Record Keeping
 
Advance Health Skills Training. This is a modular training that reinforces the application of basic health skills, while at the same time expanding the breadth of knowledge, skills and attitude of the Community Health Worker in the delivery of accessible healthcare services to the community clients.
  • Common Diseases & Training
  • Pharmacology Training
 
Special Health Skills Training. This training attempts to equip local team leaders with skills to properly attend to eventualities and needs in the community.

New Program Areas

  • First Aid Training with Disaster Preparedness Management
  • Violence Against Women & Children and Gender & Sensitivity
  • Sloping Agricultural Technology Training (SALT)
  • Basic Dentistry
  • Basic Laboratory
 
Parents’ Classes. What used to be called “mothers’ class” has been expanded to include the other important participant to the health and development of the family—the father.
  • Clustering
  • Household Listing
  • Spot Map Making
  • Conduct  of Health Teachings
 
Non-Health Training. A key element in the capability-building program of Brokenshire is the harnessing of local capabilities of leaders in the areas of organizational development, financial management, and strategic planning, among other training.
  • Leadership Training & Organizational Training
  • Coop Financial Management Training
  • Strategic Training
 
Health InsuranceHEALTH INSURANCE. Otherwise known as Medicare para sa Masa, this is an assistance given to families of the partner barangays through coverage in the government’s health insurance program. Priority enrollment is given to active members of the health cooperative established by the Program.
 

New Program Areas

 
  • Brgy. Gosoon, Carmen, Agusan del Norte – Premium Sharing: PhilHealth (50%), Municipal LGU (25%), BIHMI (25%). Number of beneficiaries: 200
  • Brgy. Bunyasan, Malimono, Surigao del Norte – Premium Sharing: PhilHealth (90%), BIHMI (8.2%), Barangay LGU (0.9%), Health Coop (0.9%). Number of beneficiaries: 300

Consolidation Areas

  • Brgy. Sarayan, Pres. Roxas, Cotabato – Premium Sharing: PhilHealth (50%), Municipal LGU (18%), BIHMI (18%), Barangay LGU (10%), Health Coop (4%). Number of beneficiaries: 200
  • Brgy. Alegria, Alabel, Sarangani – Premium Sharing: PhilHealth (50%), Barangay LGU (25%), Health Coop (25%). Number of beneficiaries: 100
  • Brgy. Sinoron, Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur – Premium Sharing: PhilHealth (50%), Barangay LGU (30%), Health Coop (20%). Number of beneficiaries: 100
 
 
Health ServicesHEALTH SERVICES. This component provides mass clinics (done in each program area every six months), medical missions, facilitate setting up of equipped community clinics; facilitates the establishment of health referral networks among health professionals and health institutions, patient referral program, health indigency program (Medicare para sa Masa); and reproductive health with focus on cancer screening and family planning towards efficient Community Health Care Systems.
 
Mass Clinics. The mass clinics are done every six months in each program area. In the new Program Areas, Brokenshire sponsors the medicines and personnel cost; the mass clinic is also a venue for Community Health Workers to apply what they learned in their training on basic and advance health skills. In the Consolidated Program Areas, the medicines and personnel cost is borne by the health cooperative.
  • Brgy. Bunyasan, Malimono, Surigao del Norte
  • Brgy. Gosoon, Carmen, Agusan del Norte
  • Brgy. Freedom, Cabanglasan, Bukidnon
  • Brgy. Alegria, Alabel, Sarangani
  • Brgy Sarayan, Digos, Davao del Sur
  • President Roxas, Digos, Davao del Sur
  • North Cotabato, Digos, Davao del Sur
  • Brgy. Binaton, Digos, Davao del Sur
 
Medical Mission. The Medical Mission is a response of Brokenshire to outbreaks of communicable diseases in the program areas or its expansion areas.
  • Brgy. Coronon, Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur
  • Brgy. Tuban, Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur
  • Brgy. Zone IV, Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur
  • Brgy. Melilla , Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur
  • Brgy. Tagabuli, Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur
  • Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur
  • Brgy. Ticulon,  Malita, Davao del Sur (UCCP Galidiscon District)
  • UCCP, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon
  • UCCP, Florida, Kapalong, Davao del Norte
  • UCCP, Kidapawan, North Cotabato
 
Equipping Community Clinics. The clinics established by the health cooperatives in the program areas are provided with basic laboratory and diagnostic equipment to facilitate delivery of healthcare services to the community clients.
  • Brgy. Sinoron, Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur
  • Brgy. Sarayan, Pres. Roxas, Cotabato
  • Brgy. Binaton, Digos, Davao del Sur
  • Brgy. Alegria, Alabel, Sarangani Province
 
Health Referral Networks. Partnership with credible health facilities or institutions nearest the program areas, where clients may be referred to by the Community Health Workers. This program is governed by a memorandum of agreement between the partner healthcare facility and Brokenshire.
  • Diagan Hospital, Gen. Santos City
  • Llanos Hospital, Digos City
  • Cereville Medical Clinic, Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur
  • Arakan Valley District Hospital, Antipas, North Cotabato
  • CARAGA Regional Hospital, Surigao City
  • Manuel J. Santos Hospital, Butuan City
  • Ralota Lagrada Medical Clinic, Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur
 
Patient Referral Program. This is a facilitative program of referring patients to partner health facilities by Community Health Workers nearest the Program Areas.  This mechanism is governed by a Memorandum of Agreement between Brokenshire, the health cooperative, and the partner health facility.
 
Reproductive Health Advocacy. An advocacy work that focuses on preventive and promotive reproductive health, particularly to women of child-bearing ages.
  • Cancer Screening (New Program Areas)
  • Family Planning
  • Focus Group Discussion on “Perceptions on Traditional Birthing”
 
 
NETWORKING
NetworkingOrganizing. The Program component focuses on integration into communities that will lead to establishing and expanding health cooperatives, formation of ecumenical support groups (ESG), campaigning for 100% membership to health cooperatives, allowing the people to plan for their own development, and federating health cooperatives among beneficiary communities in order to establish a logical people’s empowerment.
 
  • Brgy. Bunyasan, Malimono, Surigao del Norte
    • Mobilization of 100% Capital Build-up.
    • Mobilization of Existing Coop Projects (consumer store, botica, demonstration farm)
    • Organizational Capability Building
    • Monitoring Organizational & Financial Management
    • Expansion
  • Brgy. Gosoon, Carmen, Agusan del Norte
    • Membership Campaign
    • Capital Build-up Campaign
    • Project Implementation (Rice store, lending, botica, demonstration farm)
    • Organizational Capability Building (Financial Management, Leadership Training)
    • Coop Expansion
  • Brgy. Freedom, Cabanglasan, Bukidnon
    • Integration
    • Focused Group Discussion
    • Community Assembly
    • Health Coop Registration
    • Networking
    • Establishment of Health Coop and Expansion
    • Campaign for 50% + 1membership for health coop
    • Implementation of coop programs/projects
 
RIDAResearch, Information, Documentation & Advocacy. This component focuses on community diagnosis, research on endemic diseases and indigenous health practices, network building, radio program, newsletter (Bansay Kaalam), and symposia on ecology, Indigenous Peoples’ rights, gender sensitivity with special emphasis on Violence Against Women and Children (VAWC) It is also the main sponsor of BIHMI’s Lugawan sa Kalusugan that tackles burning issues on health and health development.
 
Researches. Scientific researches are conducted in the Program Areas to gather useful data for diagnostic and appropriate intervention purposes.
  • Community Diagnosis
  • Endemic Diseases
  • Indigenous Health Practices

Network Building. This is a continuing effort to broaden linkages with other community health and development NGOs, people’s organizations, government line agencies, and other institutions.

Radio Program. Weekly radio broadcast on preventive health and health issues through DXDS Radyo Ukay, Digos City. This broadcast reaches the provinces of Davao del Sur, parts of North and South Cotabato.

Bansay Kaalam Magazine. A twice-a-year publication in Cebuano distributed to program beneficiaries, supporters, UCCP congregations, schools, and the general public. It contains articles on preventive and promotive health, livelihood tidbits, household tips, news, and general information. (Get one at our downloads center. click here.

  1. Volume 8, No. 1, June-December 2005
  2. Volume 9, No. 1, January-June 2006

Symposia. Symposia provide a forum for the intelligent discussion and interchange of ideas on matters that affect the residents of the community, such as ecology, IP rights, gender sensitivity, violence against women and children, and others.

  • Ecology
  • Indigenous Peoples’ Rights
  • Gender Sensitivity
  • Violence Against Women & Children (VAWC)

Lugawan sa Kalusugan. The Lugawan sa Kalusugan is a well-participated monthly symposium in Brokenshire advocating health and wellness. It will be launched soon in the new and Consolidated Program Areas.

  • Lugawan sa Kalusugan sa BIHMI
  • Lugawan sa Kalusugan sa New Program Areas
  • Lugawan sa Kalusugan sa Consolidation Areas
 
 

Small Project FundSmall Project Fund. This component is a community capability-building program that focuses on organizational development, financial management, identification and implementation of specific development interventions such as community pharmacy, clinic, water system, marketing, demonstration farm and educational support program.
 
  • Bunyasan Integrated Health Multipurpose Cooperative. Registered with the Cooperative Development Authority on 16 November 2005, Reg. No. CARA-1299-XL.
    • Community Pharmacy
    • Demonstration Farm
    • Consumer Store
    • Marketing
    • Feedmill
    • Water System
  • Omfree Integrated Health Multipurpose Cooperative. Registered with the Cooperative Development Authority on 2 February 2006, Reg. No. CGY-3571.
    • Community Pharmacy
    • Demonstration Farm
    • Consumer Store
    • Marketing
    • Livestocks
    • Water System
  • Gosoon Community Health Multipurpose Cooperative. Registered with the Cooperative Development Authority on 17 November 2005, Reg. No. CARA-1302

    • Community Pharmacy
    • Demonstration Farm
    • Consumer Store
    • Land Redemption
    • Microlending
    • Water System

  • Sinoron Integrated Health Ministry Multipurpose Cooperative. Registered with the Cooperative Development Authority on 20 January 2004, Reg. No. RN-7745 DVO.

    • Botika/Consumer Store
    • Unifarm
    • Marketing Farm Products

  • Binaton Community Health Integrated Ministries Multipurpose Cooperative. Registered with the Cooperative Development Authority on 8 January 2004, Reg. No. RN-7731-DVO.

    • Botika/Consumer Store
    • CHW Livelihood
    • Community Livelihood Project (piggery)

  • Marinangao Integrated Health Multipurpose Cooperative. Registered with the Cooperative Development Authority on 3 May 2004, Reg. No. KEO-4165.

    • Botika/General Merchandise
    • Marketing
    • Demonstration Farm

  • Alegria Integrated Health Multipurpose Cooperative. Registered with the Cooperative Development Authority on 14 June 2004, Reg. No. RN-4173-KEO.

    • Botika/General Merchandise
    • Livelihood/Piggery
    • Water System
    • Demonstration Farm
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ORGANIZING
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Education and Training
HEALTH SERVICES
Health Services
Mass Clinic
Medical Mission
Research Information Documentation and Advocacy (RIDA)
RIDA (advocacy)
Publications
SMALL PROJECT FUND
Small Project Fund
Cooperative Marketing Center
   
   
Brokenshire Integrated Health Ministries, Incorporated
Brokenshire Heights, Madapo, Davao City 8000 Philippines