TMHU & RHU-3 Malamawi

19/09/2025

𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗛𝗜𝗩 𝗧𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚
Know your status. Protect your future.

Magpa-test nang libre sa ating mga HIV Testing Sites sa Isabela City:
📍 Isabela City Health Clinical Laboratory (Sunrise, East Bus Terminal)
📍 Isabela City Health Social Hygiene Clinic (Tabuk)
📍 Isabela City Super Health Center (Sta. Barbara, Malamawi)

✅ Opens Monday–Friday
📞 Hotlines available for assistance

Alam mo ba? Ang pagpapatingin ay hakbang ng pagmamahal sa sarili at sa kapwa. Get tested now and live informed, healthy, and empowered.

17/09/2025

𝗣𝗨𝗥𝗢𝗞𝗔𝗟𝗨𝗦𝗨𝗚𝗔𝗡 (𝗣𝗞) 𝗟𝗔𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗛 𝗔𝗧 𝗕𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗔𝗬 𝗗𝗜𝗞𝗜 | The Department of Health - Zamboanga Peninsula Center for Health Development (DOH-ZPCHD) in partnership with the City Health Office (CHO) of Isabela de Basilan through the Rural Health Unit 3 - Malamawi launched PUROKalusugan (PK) today September 17, 2025 at Kalahi Multi-Purpose Hall in Barangay Diki.

PuroKalusugan is a health initiative launched by the Department of Health in the Philippines aimed at improving healthcare delivery to underserved populations through grassroots actions in local communities called “puroks”. The PuroKalusugan program is part of the DOH’s Eight-Point Action Agenda, which prioritizes vaccination, nutrition, water sanitation, maternal health, tuberculosis (TB) and HIV screening, road safety, non-communicable disease prevention, and cancer treatment. By focusing on these eight areas, the program aims to reduce health disparities and improve overall well-being.

LGU Midwife handling Barangay Diki, Ms. Ellaina Lagoyo had a lecture the Family Planning Program which aims to educate participants about methods, benefits, and importance of family planning in managing reproductive health. She enumerated on various methods like contraceptive pills, condoms, IUDs, and natural methods.
Ms. Lagoyo emphasizes on the benefits like spacing pregnancies, reducing maternal and child mortality, and socioeconomic advantages and the focus on enabling individuals and couples to make informed choices about their reproductive health.

A lecture on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) by DOH Midwife, Ms. Laila Hamad focuses on educating about diseases like diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, and cancers that aren't transmitted from person to person. She had an overview of common NCDs like cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancers, and chronic respiratory diseases. She reiterated on lifestyle factors like unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, to***co use, and harmful alcohol use and strategies for reducing risk through lifestyle changes and managing NCDs.

We would like to thank the Diki BGLU for the provided support and to the BHWs for assisting all throughout the activity.

16/09/2025

𝗣𝗨𝗥𝗢𝗞𝗔𝗟𝗨𝗦𝗨𝗚𝗔𝗡 (𝗣𝗞) 𝗟𝗔𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗛 𝗔𝗧 𝗕𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗔𝗬 𝗧𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗔𝗟𝗔𝗡 | The Department of Health (DOH) - Zamboanga Peninsula Center for Health Development (ZPCHD) in partnership with the City Health Office (CHO) of Isabela de Basilan through the Rural Health Unit 3 - Malamawi launched PUROKalusugan (PK) today September 16, 2025 at Barangay Tampalan.

PuroKalusugan is a health initiative launched by the Department of Health in the Philippines aimed at improving healthcare delivery to underserved populations through grassroots actions in local communities called “puroks”. The PuroKalusugan program is part of the DOH’s Eight-Point Action Agenda, which prioritizes vaccination, nutrition, water sanitation, maternal health, tuberculosis (TB) and HIV screening, road safety, non-communicable disease prevention, and cancer treatment. By focusing on these eight areas, the program aims to reduce health disparities and improve overall well-being.

Mr. Samanodin Emam, Sanitary Inspector II from the Environmental Health and Sanitation Division demonstrated on the preparation of oresol. Oresol is a type of oral rehydration solution (ORS) used to treat dehydration, often due to diarrhea. Demonstrating how to prepare Oresol correctly is crucial for community members to effectively manage dehydration at home.

A comprehensive lecture on Tuberculosis (TB) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) was discussed by Mr. Nestor B. Austero Jr., the city nurse coordinator of both health programs. The lecture aimed to educate participants about these two significant public health issues, their interrelation, and how to manage and prevent them.

Provision of health care services were also facilitated such as routine immunization, prenatal check-up, family planning, screening for NCD and feeding program which are all crucial for the well-being of individuals and communities.

We would like to thank the Barangay Chairman of Tampalan for her support in this project. We also commend LGU Nurse Mr. Haysam Amping and DOH Nurse Ms. Jean Gobrin for their efforts finally coming into fruition and to their BHWs for assisting all throughout the activity.

15/09/2025

𝗣𝗨𝗥𝗢𝗞𝗔𝗟𝗨𝗦𝗨𝗚𝗔𝗡 (𝗣𝗞) 𝗟𝗔𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗔𝗧 𝗕𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗔𝗬 𝗟𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗚𝗔𝗡 | The Department of Health (DOH) - Zamboanga Peninsula Center for Health Development (ZPCHD) in partnership with the City Health Office (CHO) of Isabela de Basilan through the Rural Health Unit 3 - Malamawi launched PUROKalusugan held last September 12, 2025 at Purok Talisay, Barangay Lampinigan.

PuroKalusugan is a health initiative launched by the Department of Health in the Philippines aimed at improving healthcare delivery to underserved populations through grassroots actions in local communities called 'puroks.' The program focuses on ensuring convenient access, continuous empowerment, and comprehensive health services tailored to community needs. Key components include digital health integration, data collection, and a monitoring dashboard to evaluate the program's impact.

The PuroKalusugan program is part of the DOH’s Eight-Point Action Agenda, which prioritizes vaccination, nutrition, water sanitation, maternal health, tuberculosis (TB) and HIV screening, road safety, non-communicable disease prevention, and cancer treatment. By focusing on these eight areas, the program aims to reduce health disparities and improve overall well-being.

An array of health care services were provided for free to all the community people who participated during the launch. Lectures on different health issues were also tackled during the program. The highlight of the event is the signing of the Pledge of Commitment by the stakeholders.

We would like to commend the DOH Midwife assigned in Lampinigan Island, Ms. Najipa Mohammad for her efforts and preparations finally materializing. We also extend our gratitude to the Barangay Officials for their unwavering support towards this endeavor that will surely yield a positive impact in the health care delivery system of the community.

15/09/2025

𝗬𝗔𝗠𝗔𝗡 𝗡𝗚 𝗞𝗔𝗟𝗨𝗦𝗨𝗚𝗔𝗡 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗠 (𝗬𝗔𝗞𝗔𝗣) 𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗩𝗔𝗡 𝗕𝗬 𝗣𝗛𝗜𝗟𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗟𝗧𝗛 𝗔𝗧 𝗕𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗔𝗬 𝗗𝗜𝗞𝗜 | The City Health Office of Isabela de Basilan through RHU 3 - Malamawi in partnership with PhilHealth Local Health Insurance Office (LHIO) Basilan, City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) and the Barangay Local Government Unit of Diki held a PhilHealth Caravan today September 15, 2025.

PhilHealth YAKAP (Yaman ng Kalusugan Program) is a government program that aims to help Filipinos maintain their health and prevent disease. YAKAP Clinics will monitor the health of members so that every Filipino can maintain good health, detect any illness early, and be given appropriate medication to prevent the disease from worsening and avoid hospitalization. Benefits include medical check-up, laboratory, medicines and screening.

Rural Health Physician, Dr. Sulaiman Tahsin conducted health assessments and evaluations to the clients who availed the health services during the caravan. They were also given free medicines. Some of them were referred to our laboratory for furter testing.

We were able to register clients in our facility so that they will be able to avail the health services it entails. Some had already undergone the First Patient Encounters (FPE). Those who don’t have active PhilHealth accounts were updated and those who wanted to be enrolled in this health insurance were also accomodated.

We would like to thank the PhilHealth LHIO Basilan for making this event possible. We also thank the Barangay LGU of Diki for the logistical support and the Barangay Health Workers for their assistance during the activity.

11/09/2025

𝗣𝗛𝗜𝗟𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗟𝗧𝗛 𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗩𝗔𝗡: 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗟𝗧𝗛𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗖𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗢 𝗠𝗔𝗟𝗔𝗠𝗔𝗪𝗜 𝗜𝗦𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗗 | The City Health Office of Isabela de Basilan through RHU 3 - Malamawi in partnership with PhilHealth Local Health Insurance Office (LHIO) Basilan, City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) and the Barangay Local Government Unit of Carbon held a PhilHealth Caravan today September 11, 2025 near the passenger terminal.

PhilHealth Caravan aimed to inform and encourage the community people about their healthcare benefits under the YAKAP (Yaman ng Kalusugan Program) and emphasized the importance of prioritizing their well-being.

PhilHealth YAKAP is a government program that aims to help Filipinos maintain their health and prevent disease. YAKAP Clinics will monitor the health of members so that every Filipino can maintain good health, detect any illness early, and be given appropriate medication to prevent the disease from worsening and avoid hospitalization. Benefits include medical check-up, laboratory, medicines and screening.

Rural Health Physician, Dr. Sulaiman Tahsin conducted health assessments and evaluations to the clients who availed the health services during the caravan. They were also given free medicines. Some of them were referred to our laboratory for furter testing. For presumptive TB patients they were given free chest xray vouchers to our partner facility.

We were able to register clients in our facility so that they will be able to avail the health services it entails. Some had already undergone the First Patient Encounters (FPE). Those who don’t have active PhilHealth accounts were updated and those who wanted to be enrolled in this health insurance were also accomodated.

We would like to thank the PhilHealth LHIO Basilan for making this event possible. We also thank the Barangay LGU of Carbon for the logistical support and the Barangay Health Workers for the assistance during the activity.

10/09/2025

𝐑𝐇𝐔-𝟑 𝐌𝐀𝐋𝐀𝐌𝐀𝐖𝐈 𝐆𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐒 𝐔𝐏 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐒𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐎𝐋-𝐁𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐃 𝐈𝐌𝐌𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐙𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐎𝐂𝐓𝐎𝐁𝐄𝐑 | The City Health Office of Isabela de Basilan through the National Immunization Program (NIP) and Rural Health Unit 3 - Malamawi had a series of orientations at the community level for the upcoming School-Based Immunization on October 2025.

School-based Immunization (SBI) is a program launched by the Department of Health (DOH) in collaboration with the Department of Education (DepEd). The program aims to protect students against vaccine-preventable diseases, such as measles, mumps, tetanus, diphtheria and Human Papilloma Virus (HPV).

HPV or Human Papillomavirus is a type of virus that can cause serious diseases, such as cervical cancer. It can also cause ge***al warts in women and men. The target group for this are the current Grade 4 female students regardless of their age.

Measles is a highly contagious disease caused by the measles virus. This disease can cause complications such as pneumonia, ear infections (otitis media) and conjunctivitis, diarrhea, inflammation of the brain (encephalitis), other complications such as malnutrition and death. Rubella is also known as "German measles" and is caused by the Rubella virus. If a woman gets Rubella while she is pregnant, she may miscarry or her baby may be born with serious birth defects. Measles and Rubella (MR) vaccines will be given to Grade 1 and Grade 7 students both males and females.

Diphtheria is a disease caused by the bacteria Corynebacterium diphtheriae and can be prevented by vaccination. It is contagious and produces a toxin that causes a thick, gray or white patch at the back of the throat. This can lead to complications that can be fatal. Tetanus is a serious disease of the nervous system caused by a toxin-producing bacterium. The disease causes muscle contractions, especially of your jaw and neck muscles. Tetanus is commonly known as lockjaw. Serious complications of tetanus can be life-threatening. Tetanus & Diphtheria (TD) vaccines also target Grades 1 & 7 students from both sexes.

Nurses and midwives of barangays Marang-Marang, Carbon, Sta. Barbara, Diki, Lukbuton, Lampinigan and Panigayan oriented the parents of the target grade levels of the student held at their respective areas. Misconceptions and resistance to vaccination are addressed, promoting a smoother immunization process. Parents gain a deeper understanding of the importance and benefits of immunization.

10/09/2025

𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊-𝐓𝐎-𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊 𝐋𝐀𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐇 𝐎𝐅 𝐏𝐔𝐑𝐎𝐊𝐀𝐋𝐔𝐒𝐔𝐆𝐀𝐍 𝐀𝐓 𝐁𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐀𝐘𝐒 𝐋𝐔𝐊𝐁𝐔𝐓𝐎𝐍 & 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐆-𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐆 | The Department of Health (DOH) - Zamboanga Peninsula Center for Health Development (ZPCHD) in partnership with the City Health Office (CHO) of Isabela de Basilan had a back-to-back launching of PUROKalusugan today at Barangays Lukbuton and Marang-Marang in the island of Malamawi.

PuroKalusugan is a health initiative launched by the Department of Health in the Philippines aimed at improving healthcare delivery to underserved populations through grassroots actions in local communities called 'puroks.' The program focuses on ensuring convenient access, continuous empowerment, and comprehensive health services tailored to community needs. Key components include digital health integration, data collection, and a monitoring dashboard to evaluate the program's impact.

The PuroKalusugan program is part of the DOH’s Eight-Point Action Agenda, which prioritizes vaccination, nutrition, water sanitation, maternal health, tuberculosis (TB) and HIV screening, road safety, non-communicable disease prevention, and cancer treatment. By focusing on these eight areas, the program aims to reduce health disparities and improve overall well-being.

We would like to commend DOH midwives under the HRH-NHWSS, Ms. Raihana Omar and Ms. Elena Dolino who are assigned at Lukbuton and Marang-Marang respectively for their efforts finally materializing. Health services rendered during their launch includes routine immunization, prenatal check-up and nutrition through feeding program.

We extend our heartfelt thanks to the barangay officials for their invaluable support in making the Purokalusugan launch a success.

04/09/2025

04/09/2025

𝗥𝗛𝗨 𝟯 - 𝗠𝗔𝗟𝗔𝗠𝗔𝗪𝗜 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦 𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗟 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗨𝗟𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗩𝗜𝗖𝗘𝗦 𝗔𝗧 𝗕𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗔𝗬 𝗣𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗚𝗔𝗬𝗔𝗡 | The City Health Office of Isabela de Basilan through Rural Health Unit 3 - Malamawi went to Barangay Panigayan last September 03, 2025 to conduct medical outreach program for the benefit of the island community. With a projected population of 2,838 for 2025, Panigayan is located at the westernmost part of Malamawi Island. This coastal community is predominantly dependent on fishing as the primary source for sustenance and livelihood.

Rural Health Physician, Dr. Sulaiman Tahsin was able to facilitate health assessments and evaluations to a total of 38 individuals from all age groups. They were given free medicines based on their prescriptions and upon availability. Some of them were referred to Isabela City Health Clinical Laboratory for further diagnostic evaluations and were instructed for follow-up visit once results are released. Referral for chest xray which is for free and sputum specimen collection were also instructed for the presumptive TB patients.

We would like to thank LGU midwife Ms. Sahaya Nasser and her Barangay Health Workers (BHWs) for their assistance during the activity.