Barangay Motibot has a total of 7
sectors with a total of 603 households. It was fun and at the same time tiring
experience to go to the different sectors especially to sectors 5 to 7. Sectors
1 to 5 are roughly along the highway which also includes the “baybay” or near
the sea coast while sectors 6 to 7 and some parts of sector 5 are valleys and
mountains.
Our team got nervous and at the
same time excited to go to sector 7 because of all the testimonies of some
BHWs. They even told us that the mountains are too steep and that we would not
want to go back again after climbing to sector 7. Luckily, we survived our ocular survey! It
took us more than 15,000 steps, 2 rivers and 2 to 3 mountains to reach the
sectors 6 and 7 and to build rapport to the people in the different sectors.
The sad reality is that these
people need to travel that far in order to have an optimum health care yet,
some just choose to do nothing about their health conditions not just because
of poverty but also because of lack of service in the barangay health station,
which for some families are their last resort.
Mary Paula E. Estive
ADZU SOM, Level 1
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