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Housing Materials. This exposes these individuals and families to the adverse effects of potential
high velocity storms and winds and health impacts brought either directly through injuries to life and
limb and indirectly through diseases aggravated due to lack of protection from the elements.
Cortes
The Municipality of Cortes is a 5th class municipality in the province of
Bohol, Philippines. Municipality of Cortes has 14 barangays De La Paz,
Fatima, Loreto, Lourdes, Malayo Norte, Malayo Sur, Monserrat, New
Lourdes, Patrocinio, Poblacion, Rosario, Salvador, San Roque and Upper De
La Paz. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 13,798 people in
2,987 households. Cortes is a town northeast of Tagbilaran City. They had
already a form of government before the coming of the Spaniards. The
town was established later, probably in 1862. The town was renamed after
the Spanish conquistador, Hernan Cortes.23
Overall score 795/17.5330; capacity of health services 763/0.032051; health infrastructure 745/0.007386
PDMS Survey Year 2009
1. 8 (0.48 %) Child/Children are Malnourished
2. 6 (0.22 %) Households have Child Mortality
3. 169 (6.08 %) Households have Crime Incidence
4. 349 (12.55 %) Households are below the Food Threshold
5. 59 (2.12 %) Households have Makeshift Housing
6. 729 (26.21 %) Households are below the Income Threshold
7. 3 (0.11 %) Households are below the Meals Threshold
8. 849 (30.53 %) Households have Unsanitary Toilet
9. 204 (7.32 %) Person/Persons are School Dropouts
10. 471 (16.94 %) Households are Not Owning the Lot
11. 938 (12.32 %) Person/Persons are Unemployed
12. 131 (4.71 %) Households are using Non-Potable/Doubtful Drinking Water
13. There are 1,900 NHTS families in Cortes: more NHTS in Loreto and San Roque – around 50%; covered
by Philhealth
14. Philhealth utilization à 100% for Philhealth members
15. RHU does deliveries since 2009, with 15 deliveries a month, but not all are nhts or philhealth members
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became accredited 2 years ago; able to claim from Philhealth - less than 100K;
16. RHU equipment – 90% complete in equipment; problem is Med Tech (the current MedTech comes
once a week to RHU (from Province but for the TB program)
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No Med Tech, no laboratory à but the RHU wish to do CBC, urinalysis for OPB
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