1 community after having been accredited to function as such 2 by the local health board in accordance with the guidelines 3 promulgated by the Department of Health (DOH), as 4 defined in Republic Act No. 7883; 5 (b) "Tribal Health Worker" refers to members of ICC who have 6 undergone health care training by either government or 7 non-government organizations and renders voluntary health 8 care in the tribal community; 9 10 Sec. 4. . Tribal Health Workers - all tribal communities which are located 11 about ten kilometers (10km) from the barangay center are qualified to have 12 tribal health workers (THW). The number of families in a community will 13 determine the number of THW in that community - One (1) tribal health worker 14 for every thirty (30) families. 15 16 Sec. 5. Selection and Training o f Tribal Health Workers - The tribal Chief 17 shall appoint, in accordance with the traditions of the tribe, the tribal health 18 worker and submit his name to the local health board who in turn shall register 19 the appointed tribal health worker. The local health board will furnish a copy of 20 the list of tribal health workers to the DOH which shall maintain a national list of 21 tribal health workers. 22 23 Sec. 6. Responsibilities o f tribal health workers - The THW is responsible 24 for providing primary health care to members of the tribes. He is also responsible 25 for assisting, if needed, sick person/s to the nearest clinic or hospital. 26 27 Since primary health care may use herbal medicines that are traditional to 28 the tribe, the THW is mandated to establish an herbal garden in the community. 29 The barangay LGU, the municipal LCD and the CENRO of the DENR are hereby 30 required to provide assistance to the THW in establishing such herbal garden. 2