HEALTH
Fertility,
Mortality, Morbidity and Services
In 2002, there were 724 recorded live births,
357 were males and 367 were females (see Table
63). It was noted that there were more births
in barangays with larger population like Barangays
Poblacion, San Miguel, Quinaoayanan, Centro
Toma, Ranao and Dacap Sur. The urban barangay
of Poblacion has the highest number of birth
recorded with 66 births followed by the rural
barangays of San Miguel, Quinaoayanan, Centro
Toma, Ranao and Dacap Sur with 48,47,39 and
35, respectively. Other barangays had more
than ten (10) but not more than thirty three
(33).
The high number of livebirths in almost all
barangays most particularly in the rural barangays
may be due to unawareness of family planning
programs, lack of information on sex education
and their belief that with more children the
happier the family.
In same year, the Crude Death Rate (CDR) was
five (5) percent which means that about five
(5) persons per 1,000 population died, while
the Crude Birth Rate (CBR) was seventeen (17).
For the same year, Infant Morality Rate (IMF)
was six (6) percent. As to Young Child Mortality
Rate (YCMR), about ten (10) percent of ten
(10) children aging 1-4 years old died per
1,000 population. There were no Maternal Mortality
which occurred in the year 2002.
Likewise, for the whole year of 2002, there
were 2,780 clients who had General Medical
Consultation in RHU1 and RHU 2, giving a Morbidity
Rate of sixty-five (65) percent. This means
that there were about sixty-five (65) morbid
patients for every 1,000 population.
Rural
Health Units
The Municipal Government of Bani has always
considered the health of its people. This
is emphasized by the fact that aside from
the Municipal Health Board and Municipal Health
Officer, the town has a Municipal Social Welfare
Office, all functioning for the general well-being
of the people.
Bani’s Municipal Health Office, tasked
with formulating guidelines for an efficient,
effective and economical implementation of
health services, has two (2) Rural Health
Units, RHU 1 and RHU II, respectively located
at Poblacion and San Jose.
Both Rural Health Units are manned by the
Municipal Health Officer, Public Health Nurse,
Rural Health Midwives, Rural Sanitary Inspector,
a Dentist and Dental Aide. Their department
is equipped with different medical instruments
and facilities, like BP Apparatus, stethoscope,
weighing scale, thermometer, surgical and
medical scissors, oxygen tanks, beds, stretchers,
ambulance and others.
The Rural Health Units offers basic health
services like immunization, maternal and child
care and delivery, medical consultations,
emergency medical services, dental services,
medicine distribution, minor trainings, symposia
and seminars to educate the people about basic
first aid, family planning and proper handling,
preparation and serving of foods.
Barangay Health Stations
Aside from the RHU’s, the Municipal
Government has constructed three (7) Barangay
Health Stations (BHS’s) to cater to
the health needs of the residents at the grassroots
level. Each barangay health station is supervised
by a Rural Health Midwife and volunteer workers.
These BHS’s are found in Barangays Centro
Toma, Tugui Norte, Luac, Banog Norte, Quinaoayanan,
Garrita and Ranom Iloco.
The stations are equipped with different instruments
like BP apparatus, stethoscope, weighing scale,
and others for rendering health care to the
residents within their catchment areas. Service
offered are vaccination / immunization, maternal
and child care and delivery, distribute medicines
and educate people about family planning and
proper nutrition.
Private Clinics
and Hospital
The Municipality of Bani is fortunate to have
private medical clinics that administer medical
assistance to the whole populace, especially
areas which are complicated and needs advice
/ opinion of the physician concerned. These
private clinics are all located in Poblacion.
At present, a hospital is still non-existent
in the locality.
Toilet
Facilities
The municipality of Bani strongly recommends
to all households to have their own sanitary
toilet facilities to ensure good health and
healthy environment. As of 2002 survey conducted
by the Rural Health Units, there are still
1,051 or 12.75 percent households using unsanitary
toilet facilities. Out of 8,253 households,
61 or 0.74 percent do not have any toilet
facilities; they are just using public comfort
rooms.
Clinics
/ Hospital Wastes
The wastes being generated by the three (3)
private medical clinics operating in the municipality
are disposed of by themselves through burning,
composting and recycling. Some of their wastes
are collected by the municipal garbage trucks.
Cemeteries and Burial Grounds
There are six (6) cemeteries that operate
in the municipality. Of these cemeteries,
four (4) are public or government owned located
in Poblacion and Dacap Sur (1), and two (2)
are owned by private persons both located
in Poblacion. These two (2) private cemeteries
are unregistered, wherein their operation
is not permitted; however, the owners assert
that they are not selling as these are only
intended for their dead relatives.
The four (4) Municipal Cemeteries located
at Poblacion and Dacap Sur with a total land
area of 2.6955 hectares are still serviceable.
However, maintenance and construction of perimeter
fence are needed to protect the cemeteries
from astray animals entering the area that
may destroy the niches.
Considering the crude death rate of five (5)
percent per 1,000 population, the 100% population
rate, the projected population of 56, 006
by 2012, the projected 280 number of deaths
in said year and standard 1.0 meter by 2.44
meters burial plateau, projected land area
requirement for burying the dead is 68,320
square meters or 6.832 hectares for the ten
(10) year planning period. Hence, the existing
burial grounds need to be expanded by at least
four (4) hectares more to meet the projected
needs for burial ground until 2012.
