Health

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Culture-specific
syndrome & illness

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Bughat (Ilonggo term) or Binat
(in Tagalog)
~ is the term used to refer to the
ailments (headaches, chills, body pains,
malaise, dizziness, muscle weakness,
and in some it is blindness) a mother
experience after giving birth or after
having suffered abortion or miscarriage if
she did not follow the rituals after giving
birth.

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List of prohibited activities after giving birth:

1.Drinking cold water

2.Eating coconut or other coconut-based viand
3.Going up and down the stairs
4.Getting a manicure or pedicure
5.Go hungry or miss meals
6.Taking a bath in cold water
7.Exposing one’s self to cold air
8.Opening one’s legs or crossing them Indian-style
9.Walking around
10.Reading a book
11.Sewing
12.Not taking a bath with 7-leaves concoction
13.Carrying heavy objects

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Usog
~ is a Filipino superstition that attributes
an illness to the greeting of a stranger, a
child develops a fever, the stranger is
sough after and asked to touch lightly his
or her saliva on the child’s forehead,
chest or abdomen.

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System of Diagnosis,
Prevention & Healing

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Traditional Medicine
~ Complementary/alternative Medicine
(CAM). The terms “complementary medicine”
or “alternative medicine are often used
interchangeably with traditional medicine in
some countries. They refer to the broad set of
health care practices that are not part of the
country’s own tradition and not integrated
into the dominant health care system.

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Herbal Medicines
~ this includes herbs, herbal materials, herbal
preparations, and finished herbal products
that contain an active ingredients parts of
plants, or other plant materials, or
combination of health plant materials.

~ herbs are crude plant materials such as

leaves, flowers, fruit, seed, stems, wood,
bark, roots, rhizomes, or other plant parts
which may be entire, fragmented, or
powdered.

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Traditional use of herbal medicines
~ refers to the long historical use of herbal
medicines. Their use is well established and
widely acknowledged to be safe and effective
and may be accepted by national authorities.

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Therapeutic activity
~ refers to the successful prevention,
diagnosis and treatment of physical and
mental illness; improvement of symptoms of
illness; as well as beneficial alteration or
regulation of the physical and mental status of
the body.

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Active ingredient
~ refers to the ingredients of herbal medicines
with therapeutic activity. In herbal medicines
where the active ingredients have been
identified, the preparation of these medicines
should be standardized to contain a defined
amount of the active ingredients, if adequate
analytical methods are available.

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Health as Human
Right

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The human right to health means that
everyone has the right to the highest
attainable standard of physical and
mental health, which includes access to
all medical services, sanitation,
adequate food, descent housing,
healthy working conditions, and a clean
environment.

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The design of heath care system must be
guided by the following key human rights
standards:

Universal Access – access to health care must be

universal, guaranteed for all on an equitable basis.
Health care services must be affordable and
comprehensive for everyone and physically accessible
where and when needed.

Availability – Adequate health care infrastructure

like hospitals, community health facilities, trained
health care professionals, and services like primary
care and mental health must be available in all
geographical areas and to all communities.

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Accessibility and dignity – health care
institutions and providers must respect dignity,
provide culturally appropriate care, be responsible to
the needs based on gender, age, culture, language,
and different ways of life and abilities. They must
respect medical ethics and protect confidentiality.

Quality – All health care must be medically

appropriate and of good quality, guided by quality
standards and control mechanisms, and provided in a
timely, safe, and patient-centered manner.

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Procedural Principles of Health as
Human Right:
Non-discrimination – Health care must be
provided without discrimination based on health
status, race, ethnicity, age, sex, sexuality, disability,
language, religion, national origin, income, or social
status.

Transparency – The health care system must be

open with regard to information, decision-making,
and management.

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Participation – Individuals and communities must
be able to take an active role in decisions that affect
their health, including in the organization and
implementation of health care services.

Accountability – Private companies and public

agencies must be held accountable for protecting the
right to health care through enforceable standards,
regulations, and independent compliance monitoring.

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Activity

1.Discuss the different religious

rituals practiced by your religion.

2.Discuss the different health

practices observed in your own
home.

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