Promotive Services
- Creation of greater awareness of, and demand for: (i) immunization of infants and tetanus toxoid vaccination for women of reproductive age; (ii) pre- and post-natal checkup and deliveries by trained health care providers; (iii) the health benefits of proper spacing of children through family planning; and (iv) good nutrition practices, not only for pregnant women and young children, but also for adults (so as to prevent cardiovascular disease)
- Basic hygienic practices to prevent various types of communicable diseases (personal hygiene, proper cleaning of kitchen utensils, boiled water, proper disposal of human waste, etc)
- Education about HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases and their prevention
- Anti-smoking campaigns, to lower the incidence of cardiovascular diseases and other diseases associated with smoking
- Education of people as health consumers to enable them to develop a better understanding of service quality. Consumers should be educated as to what they should expect and demand from a health care provider, public or private. They should also be educated to be able to distinguish among various types of health care providers, and especially to create awareness about the dangers of seeking care from untrained providers.