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vulnerability to climate sensitive and related diseases: water borne and feco-orally transmitted ones
like typhoid and cholera - 3,065 (98.78 %) HHs have Unsanitary Toilet. 208 (6.7 %) Households are
using Non-Potable/Doubtful Drinking Water
Food Security
The food balance analysis in relation to standards set by the FNRI shows a continuous deficit in the
major crop of rice with a deficit yield of 898 mt in 2004 to 1112 mt in 2013. Fish and eggs as staples
were also seen to be in the deficit at 476 mt and 62 mt respectively for 2013. With its reported 2010
population of 14,481, it will be important to focus on increasing the adaptation capacities on
achieving food self-sufficiency.
It is recommended that a shift in food
production should prioritize HH needs
and sufficiency over commercial
production as this may increase
malnutrition indices recorded earlier in
the PDMS 2009 at 6.03% and a
corresponding 16.02% below the food
threshold. Further recommended were
off – farm potential revenues as
complementing needs. A shift to backyard meat and livestock production is likewise going to help.
Health Infrastructure
There are presently 5 Barangay Health Stations (BHS) where 3 or 4 barangays on the average are
covered by 1 BHS. There is a 1 midwife: 1 brgy ratio of personnel with 1 corresponding nurse deployed
to each municipality as part of the National DOH Nurse Deployment program (NDP). The following
basic health services are being offered in the BHS: antenatal examinations, vitamin a, immunization,
weighing, feeding, Family Planning counselling and deworming.