More than 240 Barangay Health Workers, Barangay Nutrition Scholars, and Rural Health Workers actively participated in a two-day refresher training on 𝘼𝙙𝙤𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙅𝙤𝙗 𝘼𝙞𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙍𝙚𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙚.

This training was designed to expand and strengthen their knowledge and skills. Participants were introduced to innovative and effective methods to improve the quality of services they provide, particularly in effective, gender-sensitive, and age-appropriate counseling for adolescent girls and women of reproductive age.

Moreover, the curriculum covered current best practices in family planning, management of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), reproductive health counseling, and provision of services with compassion and cultural respect. The newly acquired skills are expected to broaden access to healthcare and strengthen community support systems.

Continuous support and recognition of the professional development of our healthcare workers are essential to achieving lasting positive changes in the health and well-being of the entire community. The success of this program is anticipated to bring about better and safer health, especially for girls and women in our community.

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘖𝘎𝘌𝘛𝘏𝘌𝘙 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 6-𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪–𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦, 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘎𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘧𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘴 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘥𝘢, 𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩–𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘴. 𝘛𝘖𝘎𝘌𝘛𝘏𝘌𝘙 𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘈𝘋𝘙𝘈 𝘪𝘯 𝘊𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘢, 𝘒𝘦𝘯𝘺𝘢, 𝘜𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴, 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘋𝘙𝘈 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘥𝘢.