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HEALTH PROGRAMS |
Health is life’s basic need without
which there is little, or no possibility
for work, education or play. Health problems
are more acute for the poor, living in
crowded slum areas, often with no potable
water, or where nutrition is poor or absent, because
of poverty and lack of knowledge.
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OVERVIEW | DAY CLINIC |
SURGICAL
ASSISTANCE |
MEDICAL-DENTAL
VISITS |
COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION (CHE)
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Overview
CCI’s health programs are curative
and preventive.
1. Curative
– such as Day Clinics and Medical-Dental
visits which addresses urgent and recurring
illnesses.
2. Preventive
– such
as Community Health Education which requires
more commitment, takes longer to implement,
but produces more long-term benefits.
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:. Day Clinic
Day Clinic centers are set up within close
vicinity of poor communities. They are manned
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Surgical Assistance
To help the poor who require surgery but do
not have the means, businessmen and other
sponsors underwrite the cost involved. |
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Recent Cases:
-Nineteen-year old Susan's self esteem
has grown since receiving an artificial eye
in place of her blind sunken eye.
-John Mark, a 8-year old boy, had his cleft
lip and palate repaired. His smile brings
special joy to him and everyone in his family.
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Medical- Dental Visits
CCI regularly sends a team of doctors, dentists
and volunteers to a needy area to provide
medical and dental care. In a single day,
the team sees between 200-400 patients. Medicines
are provided free, and the contacts made are
followed up by local workers. Many lives have
been transformed through this program. (back
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Community Health Education (CHE)
The holistic program cares for the whole person’s
needs and it seeks to mobilize the whole community
to take responsibility to improve their living
conditions. Fundamental and sustainable changes
begin to take place in their health, environment,
nutrition, and even in family and inter-personal
relationships. This program has
brought about great transformational
impact upon the whole community. (back
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