ADOLESCENT HEALTH AND

DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

RIZAL PROVINCE
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Basic Services 2019
10-14 15-19
General Health Assessment-History and Physical Exam 6647 385 4789
Dental Assessment 28,281 9537 1540
Psychosocial Risk Assessment and Management 5 0 264
Nutrition Assessment and Counseling 509 56 893
Micronutrient Supplementation 578 17 796
Immunization 2023 2 169
Basic Diagnostic Tests 402 10 3694
Reproductive Health Assessment and Counseling 7231 19 2350

Fertility awareness, menstrual health issues, sexual and reproductive health

6596 22 4562
counseling including contraceptive counseling

Pap smear and pelvic exam if sexually active 65 0 294

Adolescent male reproductive health issues 347 0 1
Gender issues (VAWC Desk) 0 0 0
Voluntary Counseling and Testing for STIs and HIV 645 0 547
Risk Assessment (HEADSS) 0 0 609
Family Planning Service (Modern FP Method) 527 0 2371
Deworming 3 0 3659
TOTAL 53,859 10,048 26,538

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 Teen Parents' Clinic
Services 2019 2020
FP/RH Counsling 1882 563
FP/RH Information 4504 1026
Using FP Method 119 287
Had 1st Ante-Natal
150 1360
Care
TOTAL 6655 3236
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During COVID-19 Community Quarantine
Issues/ Gaps
Reports not submitted on time/non-submission
Temporary closure of AY facilities or unavailability of
adolescent services
Referral systems are not fully functional
Limited health staff
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Actions Taken
• Encourage to submit reports
• Understand that staff are busy on COVID-related
activities
• Coordination with AHDP focal persons to ensure
continuity of healthcare services
• Use of telemedicine/teleconsultation mechanism (FB,
SMS, calls)
• Emergency prenatal services are advised to go to the
hospitals
• Establishing online platforms
• Coordination thru GCs
• Rotations and shifting scheduling
• Allowing BHWs to resupply pills and condoms
• Health workers utilize bicycles for resupply
During COVID-19 Community Quarantine
Issues/ Gaps
Lack of awareness on facilities and services
Lack of demand generation activities
Addressing mental health concerns and GBV
Temporary closure of AY facilities or unavailability of
adolescent services (Hospital Teen Parents’
Clinics/RHUs)
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Actions Taken
• Use social media platforms to connect with
adolescents and gather queries; use of materials
available online
• Provision of IEC materials (tarpaulins, flyers)
• Integrate adolescent health services during home
visits of BHWs and BHERTs Re: COVID19 contact
tracing and surveillance
• Strengthen HCPN referral system which includes
referral of adolescent clients
• Conduct of home visits
• Use of social media (virtual discussions) in providing
key messages to adolescents on ARH and Mental
Health through their group page, group chats, etc.
• Coordination with AHDP focal persons to ensure
continuity of healthcare services
• Use of telemedicine/teleconsultation mechanism
(FB, SMS, calls)
• Emergency prenatal services are advised to go to
the hospitals
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 Existing Teen Health Kiosks
Quisao National Highschool
Tanay North National Highschool
Daraetan National Highschool
Rizal National Science Highschool
San Roque National Highschool
Dela Paz National Highschool
Teresa National Highschool – Bagumbayan Annex
FP Felix MNHS
Gov. Isidro Rodriguez Memorial National Highschool

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 Action Plans for New Normal
Gaps/Challenges
Lack of demand generation activities
Challenges in accessing health facilities
- Adolescents cannot go out
- Fear
- Lack of transportation
Lack of IEC materials for adolescents
Continuity of care
Lack of staff
- skeletal workforce
- limited number of trained staff
- reassigned to COVID functions
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Plans
• Intensify the use of social media (virtual discussions)
• Online Peer Education Sessions
• Peer-to-Peer talk via social media
• Intensify campaign for OSY, SK and other youth orgs.
• Health workers deployed in catchment area
• House to house visits
• Request IEC materials from DOH and other
development partners
• Use social media
• Communicate with teen patients through SMS
• Services are available when needed
• House to house visits
• Additional staff
• Teleconsultation mechanism
• Regulating movement of patients in facility
 Action Plans for New Normal
Gaps/Challenges Plans
Difficulty in implementing the full HEEADDSS • Focused interview
assessment • Makes use of Rapid HEADSSS form (request from
- Time requirement ReachHealth)
Challenges in accessing health facilities
- Adolescents cannot go out • Health workers deployed in catchment area
- Fear • House to house visits
- Lack of transportation
• Clients who need special care are being referred
to hospitals while those who need supplies and
Closed OPDs other services requiring personal consultation are
referred to primary health facilities like health
centers near them

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 Thank
You!
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