Gains and Challenges of the Barangay Health Worker (BHW) Program During COVID-19 in Selected Cities in the Philippines

• Main Authors: Baliola, Mikhaela Y.T., Golpe, Margaret R., Advincula-Lopez, Leslie V.
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2024
• Subjects: Barangay health workers; BHW policy; BHW program; Community health; Philippines; Development Studies; Health Services Administration; Medicine and Health Sciences; Public Health; Social and Behavioral Sciences
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/dev-stud-faculty-pubs/133; https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/dev-stud-faculty-pubs/article/1133/viewcontent/Barangay_Health_Workers_in_the_Philippines.pdf
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Background: The Philippine Barangay Health Worker (BHW) program extends the accessibility of health care services at the community level. BHWs are trained volunteers who perform various health-promoting and health-educating tasks and provide primary health care (PHC) services within their communitie...