Health

Currently Lacnog has growing number of sick people due to problem with improper sanitation, long term condition and seasonal illness such as malaria and dengue fever.

People in the village are getting sick but have difficulty accessing any healthcare service because the healthcare system in the Philippines is not free. Hospitals will not accept patients, even on emergency, if they don’t give a deposit upfront and as a result people don’t go to the hospital anymore and are left to manage their own condition which sadly results to death some times.

Our Goal

• Our goal is to encourage them and educate them about healthy living and by God’s grace, we will be able to invite doctors to provide a yearly Medical mission in the area to help them address their acute illness and have their check-up.
• Because we want them to be self-reliant, when they will start to earn a profit from their banana business, they will be encouraged to apply for PhilHealth (a government run health insurance) where they can get money in emergencies so that they will get the medical attention needed and they don’t have to sell their properties or think twice about getting treatment.
• We also want to encourage them the practice the old “BAYANIHAN” Filipino value where people look after each other and help each other because Jesus ask us to love and compassion with each other.