U N D P - D A P B o h o l E c o t o w n H e a l t h S e c t o r P a g e | 11 1. What are the current responses of the LGU/concerned agencies/ communities to the noticeable increase in the diseases (human and financial)? Provision of Oresol and Metronidazole for medicines Provided early diagnosis Availability of IVs Water sampling and checking wells/springs Chlorination and oral tablet to clean water (DOH investigated and monitor Conduct of health education Sanitation program: gave toilet bowls, with policies Segregation policy; closed drainage policy Municipal investment plan for health 2. What are the cross sector responses to the disease outbreak? Agriculture à for composting; gives seedlings for families with malnourished children MSWD – undertaking deworming and feeding – center-based Nutrition program with feeding program Presence of the a task force on climate change for CC activities and interventions 3. What are the gaps/weaknesses in the response to the outbreak? Budget is not enough to respond – 50 to 60% budgetted and used à 40% is the gaps Laboratory is not complete December 2014 skin diseases were noted on the rise during a flooding episode. Balilihan Balilihan is a 4th class municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. Balilihan is located 22 kilometers northeast of Tagbilaran City via Cortes (thru CPG North Avenue) and 19.7 kilometers northeast via Corella (thru J.A. Clarin Street). It holds the fourth (4th) largest land mass of the province, having 15,022 hectares/150.22 square km of its land area. It has 31 Barangays.15 It is bounded in the north by the Municipality of Catigbian, in the Northeast by the Municipality of Batuan, in the East by the municipality Sevilla, in the South by the Municipality of Sikatuna and Corella, in the Southwest by the Municipality of Cortes and in the West and Northwest by the Municipality of Antequera where the famous Abatan River served as the common boundary of the two municipalities.16 The Abatan river traverses or has tributaries along our ongoing intervention sites. This becomes significant as it is a natural resource for health purposes as well as a potential hazard in the event of increase in over flow and river volume and surges during storms and flooding amongst riverbank barangay populations. According to survey, it has a population of 17, 131 (2007 NSCB) / 18, 380 (2008 Health Survey) people and 9,176 registered voters as for May 2010 elections. It has 3, 101 (2000 NSO count) household, with an average household size of 5. In recent field work, we gathered that health service providers and 15 16 http://balilihan.gov.ph/ Abatan River tour Integrated framework Plan