Healthy Basco - Rural Health Unit/Municipal Health Office

12/08/2026

12/08/2026

12/08/2026

📢 ANNOUNCEMENT

Dahil postponed ang face-to-face Mental Health activity this week, we will continue with consultations and issuance of med certs.

Medical Certificates for Medical Assistance will be issued on:

🗓 August 13, 2026
🕘 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM (1pm to 5pm the physician is scheduled to give a lecture)

🗓 August 14, 2026
🕘 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

📋 Please bring:
✅ Your latest list of medicines (include the medicine name and dosage in milligrams). Or kung hindi mabasa, dalhin na ang mismong mga gamot.

⭐ If available, bring your latest laboratory results. These will greatly help the doctor assess your health condition.

Thank you, and we look forward to serving you.

12/08/2026

Malusog na simula para sa matalinong bata! ❤️ Ito ang ilan sa mga kailangang vitamins at minerals para sa isang pregnant mommy at sa ating mga little ones!

Subaybayan ang page na ito - EDCOM 2 - para sa buong gabay sa nutritisyon para sa First 1,000 days of life ng ating little ones!

09/08/2026

Tag-ulan means dengue season is on!

The rainy season can increase the risk of dengue as mosquitoes breed in stagnant water. Combined with changing weather patterns, protecting yourself from mosquito bites and eliminating breeding sites is more important than ever.

Learn the facts about dengue and how you can stay protected. 🦟💙

04/08/2026

📢 ANNOUNCEMENT

Medical Certificates for Medical Assistance will be issued on:

🗓 August 6 & 7, 2026
🕘 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

📋 Please bring:
✅ Your latest list of medicines (include the medicine name and dosage in milligrams)
⭐ If available, bring your latest laboratory results. These will greatly help the doctor assess your health condition.

Thank you, and we look forward to serving you.

04/08/2026

27/07/2026

Payat ang baby kahit matakaw?
Need ba ng vitamins?

27/07/2026

FREE! FREE! FREE!

Panalo ang Pamilyang Planado 💜

Progestin-only subdermal implant insertion is available on Tuesday, July 28, 2026 | 9:00 AM–12:00 NN.

🤱 Recently gave birth and breastfeeding? The implant is a breastfeeding-friendly contraceptive option and does not reduce breastmilk supply for most mothers.

Long-lasting. Highly effective. Hassle-free. 💪💜

27/07/2026

Breastfeeding is an investment that can last a lifetime. 🤱💛

Studies suggest that the longer and more consistently a child is breastfed, the better their chances of improved education, income, and opportunities in adulthood—especially for children from disadvantaged families.

Breastfeeding doesn’t just nourish a baby today. It may help build a better future.

Duration and intensity of being breastfed and educational attainment, income and labour force participation: a prospective cohort and sibling study from Denmark

"Abstract
Objective: Breastfeeding improves cognitive ability in childhood, but the long-term impact on socioeconomic outcomes remains unknown. We examined associations between durations of predominant and any breastfeeding and educational attainment, income, and labor force participation in adulthood, and whether these varied by maternal education.

Study design: Prospective cohort study.

Methods: We followed 84,255 individuals born 1959-1967 with prospectively collected information on breastfeeding duration and intensity from the Copenhagen Infant Health Nurse Records. Socioeconomic outcome information came from national registers (1980-2020). Linear and Poisson regression were used, and models were adjusted for prenatal and postnatal variables across three levels of maternal education.

Results: Durations of being breastfed exhibited associations with all outcomes, with most being more pronounced among mothers with low education. Compared with infants breastfed