NAME: KUNWOR, BISHAL SECTION: A2 SGD: 8

Essay: The story of Rosario

The story of Rosario is a truthful case study used by Philippine health

groups to explain the health care system. The setting is
the barrio Tanjong, one of the more than 600 slum colonies of Metro
Manila. Some 8,000 people are living in five hectares of land, next to a
polluted river which submerges many houses in rainy season. In summer
stagnant water gives very offensive bad smell.

Different people have different opinion for the reason of Rosario’s death.
She was born under nourished. She had many complications like
constant diarrhea, respiratory infections, pot-bellied from intestinal
parasites, coughing and measles. Her family couldn’t offer those
expensive drugs in dollars and stopped the treatment which lead to
Rosario’s death in one year and half old. The underlying health
determinants that caused the death of Rosario are:

✓ Quality of environment
✓ Availability of health services
✓ Family biography
✓ Personal Factors
✓ Education
✓ Employment
✓ Information media

There is not a single Rosario. There are thousands of Rosario cases in our
community. To prevent other Rosario from dying health indicators like
Population based indicator, Environment risk factor, Gene environment
interactions and Disease prevention can be modified.
The strategies that can be performed from preventing these kinds of
death are as follows:

✓ Improvement of primary health care

✓ Emergency medical services
✓ Free and regular medical campaign
✓ Social and political support
✓ Referral systems
✓ Follow safety measures
✓ Sanitation awareness
✓ Employment and Educations

Yes, Primary health care can help Rosario, her family and community to
achieve the Universal health care. Universal health care is a health care
system in which all residents of a particular country or region are assured
access to health care, provides quality medical services to all citizens.
Primary health care supports the promotion of health education, proper
nutrient diets, sanitation awareness, maternal and child health service,
family planning, prevention and control of local endemic. Universal
health care system makes it easier for Patients to seek treatment,
everyone can use the health services they need without risk of financial
ruin or impoverishment, no matter what their socio-economic situation.