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ILOILO City – The Department of Health (DOH) chose Western Visayas to roll out its national “manual of operations” for adolescent health and development program (AHDP) on Tuesday.
The first-ever manual for AHDP, which for two years underwent a series of tests, will guide healthcare providers at the local level how to manage young people, said Dr. Minerva Vinluan of the DOH Disease Prevention and Control Bureau-Family Health Office.
The manual has eight sections. These are the following:
- discussions on the context of an adolescent
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adolescent health and development program
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program development and management
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strategies in improving ADHP
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standard for quality adolescent-friendly health services
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building service delivery network
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monitoring and evaluation
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annexes and resources.
The strategies in the management of adolescent issues are localized in such a way that it will address the problem based on their context, said Vinluan.
The manual was developed by DOH central office in collaboration with the World Health Organization.
Dr. Ma. Sophia Pulmones, chief of DOH Region 6’s local health support division, said t he department already has its program on adolescent health prior to the release of the manual, yet the manual will “enhance the competency” of adolescent health providers.
“Aside from being competent to provide health services, we want our health providers to treat our adolescent clients with respect and dignity,” she added as the manual also sets standard for adolescent friendly services.
Dr. Reynilyn Reyes, head of family, health and nutrition cluster of DOH-6, said the manual is “very vital in terms of the technical provision of guidelines to frontline health service providers.”
Yesterday, DOH started the orientation on adolescent health service providers at the provincial and city levels.
In 2018, the manual will be cascaded down to the municipal level. (PNA)
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