[PRESS RELEASE] Save the Children Calls to Action for a 500 Day Countdown to the End of the UN MDGs

Mobile Health Clinic  – A mother watches her baby after a health check
at a mobile health clinic set up by Save the Children.

MANILA, Philippines – 

Today marks 500 days until the Millennium Development Goals reach their conclusion and the Philippines looks set to miss the target for reducing preventable child deaths.

The 2015 MDG 4 target for Philippines is 20 deaths per 1,000 live births. Whilst there has been some improvement from the 60 deaths per 1000 in 1990, there has been little progress in cutting down neonatal mortality (deaths in the first month of life), which makes up almost half of all under-5 deaths.

Save the Children’s global study on newborn deaths. released earlier this year reveals that Philippines is one of the top 10 countries in the world with the greatest gap in equality for newborn deaths between poorest and wealthiest, and between rural and urban households.  Babies born to the poorest and hardest to reach groups are most at risk of dying within few days after birth.

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CAMP Asia on WORLD NO TOBACCO DAY

Smoking is the number one cause of different non-communicable disease. 

There are a lot of national government, international/local NGOs efforts and many others are working on these. 

Here are the fact sheets in the Philippines regarding on Cigarette Smoking: 

Elabram System Group: Speaker & Exhibitor at The Largest 4G Summit in the World

For Immediate Release

Founders: Mikel Yaw and Sunny Yaw

Systems Group, the preferred partner of different global telecommunication companies worldwide will be participating on June 23- 25, 2014 as speaker and exhibitor at Amsterdam for LTE World Summit which is the biggest 4G event in the world and the biggest gathering of Telecommunication companies globally. 
The LTE World Summit will celebrate also its 10th year and will be represented by 125 countries, 3600 participants are expected to attend and 150 exhibitors with the likes of Huawei, Alcatel Lucent, Samsung, Juniper, Ericsson among the few big wigs in the industry. 
Mikel Yaw, CEO of Elabram Systems Group will be speaking in a panel about “Achieving a smooth migration from WIMAX to TD” with the following points; Overcoming the key challenges when migrating from WIMAX to TD- LTE, Assessing the device transition challenges, Updating Base stations for TD LTE?, Mitigating the impacts from split spectrum on network speeds, 

Maintaining the customer experience throughout migration and opportunities for reusing network infrastructure.
Elabram Systems Group is already 15 years globally with 3300 strong manpower. The 4 solutions it offers are Network Planning & Optimization (NPO), Talent Acquisition & Deployment (TAD), Business Process Outsourcing and Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO). Just recently, ESG Engineers was praise by Ericsson & Huawei for the job well done at their projects in the Philippines. For more information: Check http://www.elabram.com or contact 
Engr. Grace Bondad Nicolas 
Mobile: +639213191471
Email: mariagracia.n@elabram.com

Training with Freebies! Phlebotomy in Olongapo

PHLEBOTOMY TRAINING OLONGAPO 

June 3 & 4, 2014

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Elabram Systems Website Launch in the Philippines with the Top Executives

Elabram Systems Group Website Launch!

"Elabram Systems Group is the preferred service provider of top Telecommunication companies worldwide. In the Philippines, the ESG CEO chose to expand for its Business Process Outsourcing because he believes that Filipinos are creative & productive." ESG Marketing & Branding Manager Engr. Grace Bondad Nicolas

Xyxon Pte Ltd Country Manager Al Sario, Elabram Systems Group CEO Mikel Yaw & Ambasador Macario Laurel

Last April 25, 2014  Elabram Systems Group (ESG), a reliable service provider with headquarter in Malaysia & offices in the Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia launched its new & updated website in Manila.  Attended by different known personalities and corporate VIPs like Ambassador Macario Laurel, the Vice President of European Chamber of Commerce Martial Beck, Haciendero and Nuvali honcho Sel Yulo, VP for Head of Network Operations Center for PLDT, SMART & Suncellular Enrique Gabriel and Yupangco Group of Companies President Robert Yupangco among others. 

Partners of the event with their representatives attended too like Air Asia Philippines, Xyxon Pte Ltd, Victoria Court, Asia Brewery Inc. while Gardenia Bread Philippines sent a lot of delicious breads to all attendees.

Korean Medical Drama On My Interest

My Top Five (5) Korean Medical Drama Series

Every one of us is watching a television. Am I Right? I know some of you watch Korean drama series before or until now either a romance or historical based drama like Jewel in the Palace, My Girlfriend is Gumiho, My Name is Sam Soon, Dae Mul (Big Thing) and many more.  

How about watching a Medical Drama? I guess some of you watched those English series like House MD, Nurse Jackie, Hawthorne, Greys Anatomy and the like, but how about K Medical Drama? If you liked those English series, you will also like these K series.

Day Tour! My ParadiZoo - Residence Inn Experience

Samahan ng mga Bloggers, Naglunsad ng Health and Wellness Blogging

Isang mapagpalang araw.

Noong nakaraang ika-tatlo ng Mayo taong kasalukuyan ang samahan ng mga health bloggers (Philippine Health Bloggers Society) sa tulong ng Zoomanity Group inilunsad ang "Blogging for Health and Wellness" na dinaluhan ng kulang sa apatnapu na bloggers. 

Labor Day: Celebrated by Nurse Advocate’s trough Mission at Calauan, Laguna

Many of us celebrated May 1 as a national holiday; they called it “Labor Day”.  A national holiday usually celebrated by having many job fairs nationwide, to give job opportunity to our fellow Filipino people. Some of them are in the rally opposing  the current government administration for the employment and unemployment status, as well as the salary of laborers in the country. 

According to the Philippine History, the first Labour Day celebration was held May 1, 1903 in a mammoth rally in front of Malacañan Palace staged by the Union Obrera Democratica (Democratic Laborer’s Union), while compelling for workers’ economic rights.

Philippines will mark the annual celebration of the Labor Day this coming May 1, 2014 which falls on Thursday with the theme “Sa Sipag, Tiyaga, at Talino, Buong Mundo Saludo sa Manggagawang Pilipino.” The Labor Day is listed as one of the country’s 15 national holidays for 2014 based upon Proclamation 655 signed by President Benigno Simeon Aquino III.

Health Bloggers Workshop: A PHBS, Zoomanity Group Treat!

PRESS RELEASE: PHBS, Zoomanity Group to Host Free Health Bloggers Workshop

Today, the Philippine Health Bloggers Society (PHBS) in partnership with the Zoomanity Group will conduct the very first "Blogging for Health and Wellness Workshop" for health bloggers.

According to my previous article, #iBlog10: A Decade for Philippine Blogging Summit Day 2 on Dr. Bien Nillos presentation there are five reasons why doctors and other professionals should blog. 

Career, Oppotunities, Challenges, Issues & Concern: The 1st WON Convention and General Assembly

1st WON CONVENTION & GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Human Nurse Formation: An International Nursing Week 2014 Celebration

In celebration of the International Nursing Week 2014 in the Philippines, the Philippine Nurses Association provides some activities for its celebration. 

Lets take a look. 

Credit to PNA Facebook Page

Sakit na Dengue, Sama-sama Nating Puksain

Dengue Prevention and Control

Noong nakaraang Lunes, Abril 7, 2014  opisyal na itinalaga ng Kagawaran ng Kalusugan (DOH) ang kampanya  kontra sa sakit na Dengue na may kasama pang sayaw na pinangunahan ni Asec. Tayag sa compound ng DOH.

Wala nang pinipiling panahon kung kalian aatake ang mga lamok na nagdadala ng Dengue virus, kesyo tag-ulan o tag-araw ay patuloy pa din ang pagtaas ng mga kaso partikular sa kalakhang Maynila.

Phlebotomy: Another Nursing Career

Today, a lot of training institutions offering different trainings, form Basic Life Support, Advance Cardiovascular Life Support, ECG Training, Intravenous Therapy, up to the recent training the “Phlebotomy Training”.

Being a nurse requires you different skills to use in emergency cases. In the laboratory, medical technology personnel are the one to do blood extraction at the laboratory or in the wards and special areas, but now, through the phlebotomy training the nurse may now extract blood samples to their patient. Usually, the laboratory personnel is toxic in warding to get blood samples in the morning, instead of waiting the patient not to eat due to his/her blood extraction for cholesterol analysis and fasting blood sugar.

PRESS RELEASE: Ending Newborn Deaths, Ensuring Every Baby Survives

Save the Children International is the world’s leading independent organization for children, working in 120 countries. SCI is working on different areas i.e. Early Childhood Care Development (ECCD), Basic Education/School Health and Nutrition (BE/SHN), Adolescent Development and Health (AD/H) and the on Prenatal and Newborn (MCHN). The KKK Projects come to it aiming to strengthen the capacity of local government and communities in achieving targets pertaining to MDGs 4 and 5. 

Philippines must tackle inequality in healthcare access and reproductive health issues to prevent thousands of newborn deaths, Save the Children says.

#iBlog10: A Decade for Philippine Blogging Summit Day 2

Honestly, I am trying to digest all the talks of our speakers from the 1^st day up to the second day but there is a topic that will hit your interest (I am not saying other topics are not interested). For me, we (newbie blogger) are not too familiar with the other terminologies discussed at the plenary. Other topics are applicable for those institutions already in the blogging community.

To give a highlight from the 2^nd day of the #iBlog10: The Philippine Blogging Summit, as a health blogger, I will give this in the way I see blogging for health is important.

#iBlog10: A Decade for Philippine Blogging Summit Day 1

The Philippine Health Bloggers Society (PHBS) joined for the second time the 10^th Philippine Blogging Summit (#iBlog10) at Malcolm Hall, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City. Different bloggers graced the said event (health bloggers, food bloggers and a lot more).

Based on the twitter handle of the Rants of a Queer Guy, Raim said “Kapag mataba, food blogger.” Grabe huh! Discrimination naman yan! Hindi naman lahat ng malusog ay food blogger. 

Selfie for RH: #Yes2RH

Selfie capital for RH

Credits: Rappler

More than a year ago since the Republic Act #: 10354 otherwise known as the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Law of 2012 has been passed and signed by our President Benigno Simeon Aquino III and yet the Supreme Court is still on debate regarding the implementation of the law. 

Likhaan Center for Womens Health  initiated an online campaign #Yes2RH together with other frustrated reproductive health advocates and supporters taking the fight through social media. The Philippine Society of Sexual & Reproductive Health Nurses (PSORHN) supports this campaign to urge the supreme court to decide for the implementation of the law. 

Bloggers' Night Tagged: Gathering of Online Influencers

Bloggers’ Night: Get tagged and socialize

Nowadays, social media have a big impact and one of the powerful influences for all people in different ages around the world. This flat-form is now being used to advertise, educate, journalism, and giving updates on what happening across the globe.  Friendly Alliances and Media Expressions (FAME), Inc. hosted the event for us bloggers last March 19, 2014 at the Megaworld Showroom, Mc Kinley Hills, Taguig City featuring different FAME brands and other corporate partners and supporters.

Victoria, Offers Instant Discount!

What are the things comes into your mind when it comes to motels? Lodge or even appartel?

A thing which is common for us Filipinos is a short-time, which means having your partner to check-in with and have sex. Well, that’s the wrong thinking for us Filipinos.  Let’s not put a negative connotation from this!

Motel is a roadside hotel designed primarily for motorists, typically having the rooms arranged in a low building with parking directly outside. This is to accommodate motorist and travelers who wants to stay for a short period of time to take a rest.

Schedule and Application for Nurse Licensure Examination (NLE) 2014

Academic year has been ended. This is the time for taking examination to be a registered professional for those courses requiring examination for registration. For nurses, here are the schedule of application and examination for the Nurse Licensure Examination.

This is NOT Your Ordinary Piece of Cake: Part 2

[How to] Process DFA Authenticated Documents

RED RIBBON: A Brand of Cake or Authenticated Documents? 

Professional Regulation Commission Documents

After processing your academic records, it is about time to process your PRCs documents. The following documents to be authenticated by the PRC are: PRC ID, Board Certificate, Board Rating and Board Passing.

This is NOT Your Ordinary Piece of Cake: Part 1

[How to] Process DFA Authenticated Documents

RED RIBBON: A Brand of Cake or Authenticated Documents? 

Are you planning to go abroad, especially on Middle East? Do you have any idea on how to process your papers to be authenticated by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA)? The one they called “RED RIBBON”, a brand of cakes we know here in the Philippines. But this RED RIBBON is not a brand of cakes and confectioneries you usually eat during birthday celebrations and alike, it is known as the authenticated documents of the DFA because of the literally red ribbon attached to a documents with a dry seal.

DFA authenticates different kind of documents depending on the needs of the country you are applying or for the positions you applying to. We (nurses), are required to process our papers before leaving the country, this authenticated documents serves as our copy of our documents abroad. Generally, those agencies are asking for the following documents to be authenticated by the DFA, such as; PRC License, Board Rating and Board Passing, Board Certificate, School Papers (Diploma, Transcript of Records and Related Learning Experience) and your Certificate of Employment if you are previously employed.

[HOW TO] Renew your IVT Card

[How to] Renew your ANSAP Card

Being a nurse requires you a lot of things to comply before accepting in the job post you’re applying or even volunteer post in an institutions. So one of these include is the IVT Card issued by the Association of Nursing Service Administrators of the Philippines(ANSAP), the only nursing organization offering training and seminars on Intravenous Therapy.

It’s been three (3) years when I got my IVT card and now, it’s about time to renew it. Here are some of my experiences when I renewing my card. I prefer renewing my IVT Card personally at ANSAP Office, this may time consuming for those people who are working but this will not take you a month to wait for your card. ANSAP office releases your card immediately upon submission of all requirements needed.

[HOW TO] Avoid Pregnancies: Implanon®, A New Innovation in Contraceptive Methods in the Philippines

Hormonal Contraceptive Implant

›       In the Philippines, adolescent fertility rate is moderate at 44.4 reported births per 1,000 women aged 15–19 years.

Most of the early and adolescent pregnancies occur in young Filipino women in the ages of 15-19.

Between the years 2000 - 2010, the National Statistics Office reported a 65% increase in adolescent and early pregnancies.

28.7% of adolescents age 15-19 use contraceptives. 19.8% of the 28.7% uses modern methods of contraception whereas 8.8% uses traditional methods.Source: 2006 Family Planning Survey (FPS), DOH (Philippine Health Statistics 2009)

Injectables (DMPA) and pills are widely used in the country of many women to control and plan for their families. How about implants? Do you hear any about of these? Do you experience painful menstruation? Or do you want to change your daily routine taking pills? Let’s find out how this implant may help you.

Tension and Trauma Release Exercise, First in the Philippines: “A Post-Catastrophe Program”

Muscle Shaking! Another Stress Reliever!

Trauma and Tension Release Exercise

Did you ever experience trauma, tension, social-violence, losses of your love ones, and stress? Yes, of course, each one of us experiencing stress in daily life situation.  

PSORHN and HHCL members together with Dr. Michael Manginelli
L-R: Andrei dela cruz, Lino Blanco, Sarah Ubalde, Dr. Mike Manginelli, Erick Bernardo & Jef Villamin. 

Philippine Society of Sexual & Reproductive Health Nurses (PSORHN) and Helping-Hand Central Luzon (HHCL) are lucky enough to joined this first ever Trauma and Tension Release Exercises (TRE) last January 29 – 31, a 3-day training for the trainers first batch held at OCCI, Emerald Building, Ortigas Center Pasig City. This training was initiated by Human Care Development to train trainers in order to reach the Typhoon Haiyan, Bohol Earthquake survivors and Zamboanga Crisis.

Sex: One of the Physiological Needs under Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs.

Physiological needs are the physical requirements for human survival. If these requirements are not met, the human body cannot function properly and will ultimately fail. Physiological needs are thought to be the most important; they should be met first.

Air, water, and food are metabolic requirements for survival in all animals, including humans. Clothing and shelter provide necessary protection from the elements. While maintaining an adequate birth rate shapes the intensity of the human sexual instinct, sexual competition may also shape said instinct. (Wikipedia)

7th Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights (APCRSHR)

PRESS RELEASE: Mulat Pinoy-KNN to cover 7th APCRSHR

The 7th Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights (APCRSHR) will be taking place in the Philippines on January 21-24, 2014 at the Philippine International Convention Center. Mulat Pinoy-Kabataan News Network will be present at the conference as part of its social media coverage committee, producing material from the event's activities for posting in online venues.

The APCRSHR is an international conference that discusses critical issues affecting sexual and reproductive health concerns, particularly in national contexts across the Asia-Pacific region. The conference theme of “Examining achievements, good practices and challenges: towards a strategic positioning of SRHR for all” is in line with Mulat Pinoy-KNN's continuing vision to help expand public awareness regarding issues relevant to young people.

By having its reporters and video teams present during the conference, the conference's social media coverage committee intends to supplement the broader coverage of established media outlets. Photos, articles and video interviews are intended to be among the coverage materials produced and shared online. “Social media is everywhere now,” explains Mulat Pinoy-KNN's editorial coordinator, Dante Gagelonia. “We should always recognize the value of delivering credible information to as many venues as possible, especially online. Since not everyone can physically attend the conference, we want to be able to help disseminate its key points and messages through social networks, in the hopes of reaching more people.”

Mulat Pinoy-Kabataan News Network is a population and development awareness project of the Probe Media Foundation, Incorporated (PMFI). The Mulat Pinoy project was created in 2009 to help deliver research-based information to the public through online engagement and corresponding offline events, and it has since evolved to focus on issues relevant to the youth, eventually combining with Kabataan News Network (KNN), a related project of PMFI. The Probe Media Foundation, in turn, is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of media in the Philippines and the Asia-Pacific region through training of professional and aspiring media practitioners.

Facebook: facebook.com/7thAPCRSHR 

Twitter: @7thAPCRSHR

Blog: http://7thapcrshr.wordpress.com/ 

Hashtag: #7APCRSHR

For more information, please contact:

Regina Layug Rosero, Project Coordinator

regina@mulatpinoy.ph

Theme: "Examining achievements, good practices and challenges: Towards a strategic positioning of SRHR for all young people."