ABI co sponsors Malaria Management Training in Aurora



True to its mission of building resilient communities, Alay Bayan, Incorporated (ABI) co sponsored the Malaria Management Training recently conducted in Dilasag Aurora last May 28-30, 2008. ABI's main partner in this endeavor is the Advocates for Community Health, Incorporated (ACHI), a non government organization of medical professionals advocating for the advancement of community health.
27 participants, mostly barangay health workers and barangay officials from the towns of Dilasag, Casiguran and Baler completed the 3-day seminar workshop.
Trainors from ACHI discussed 9 topics in Malaria Management to wit: 1) Life Cycle of Malaria Parasite 2) Causes of Malaria 3) Epidemiology of Malaria 4) Pathophysiology 5) Signs and Symptoms 6) Differential Diagnosis 7) Diagnosing patients with Malaria 8) Treatment and 9) Prevention. The training ended with area planning for Information-Education Campaign with the participants as main machinery of the campaign.
The activity was successfully conducted in cooperation with the Dilasag municipal government headed by no less than the Hon. Mayor Victorio Briones and his Private Secretary Freddie Asis and the Municipal Health Office of Casiguran headed by Dr. Meryll Danay.###

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