Philippine NGO Council on Population, Health and Welfare, Inc. (PNGOC) was founded on June 24, 1987 by 17 Philippine NGOs with the objective of becoming the voice of population and development advocates within the NGO, government and funding circles.
“Health Sector Development Program - Local Government Unit (LGU) Systems Strengthening Component Project"
January 15, 2007
Strengthening Local Governance for Health (HealthGov) Program is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Research Triangle Institute (RTI) International. HealthGov is USAID's flagship effort to strengthen LGUs' commitment and support for public health services and their capacity to provide and manage quality health services sustainably, particularly FP, MCH, TB and HIV/AIDS services.
Global Fund HIV/AIDS Program
January 15, 2007
PNGOC, in partnership with the Philippine National AIDS Council (PNAC), Department of Health (DOH) and Tropical Disease Foundation (TDF), has been designated as the sub recipient in the implementation of the Global Fund (GF) assisted program entitled Accelerating STI and HIV/AIDS Prevention Through Intensified Delivery of Services to Vulnerable Groups and People Living with HIV/AIDS in Strategic Areas in the Philippines.
In the beginning of 2004, PNGOC led a six month“Mass Mobilization Campaign for Population and RH,” aimed at generating support for RH programs among national and local legislators for the 2004 national elections.
Manila held its first family planning fair Friday after Mayor Alfredo Lim lifted a nine-year ban on artificial family planning methods.
12th most populous nation - Editorial Feature Philippine Star
The Philippines joined other countries yesterday in marking World Population Day with new mothers packed two to a single bed, nursing their babies in government hospitals. The sight has become common in state-run hospitals particularly in Metro Manila, the country’s most populous region. A report this week blamed overcrowding for 55 infant deaths at the Ospital ng Makati in the first half of the year.
UN representative baptized as princess of Bontoc BONTOC, Mountain Province - Suneeta Mukherjee, the representative of the United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) in the Philippines, was baptized as "wagchas" or the "Princess of Chico River" by local government officials in an elaborate ceremony here.
The United Nations Family Planning Fund (UNFPA) challenged members of the media to advocate women's health in order to decrease the number of deaths due to pregnancy.
26 maternal deaths recorded in Cordi
The Department of Health (DOH) has recorded 26 maternal deaths, which occurred in the Cordillera region last year.
The sad news is, all these would have been avoided had birth spacing been observed, said Dr. Amelita Pangilinan of the DOH.
FLYING CONDOM LANTERNS
Flying Lanterns or Sky Lanterns have been around for centuries. It is a traditional Chinese communication tool invented thousands of years ago for military signalling purposes as early as A.D. 245 (www.wishesinthesky.com). But in recent years, sky lanterns have become popular features in festivals especially during the festival of the First Full Moon in Taiwan.
