Philippines – Women’s health. Giving Women a Fighting Chance (ENG)

Over 300,000 people live in the Tondo slum areas in the capital city Manila.
MSF and local organisation Likhaan run a center providing family planning and reproductive health services.
The Tondo programme is breaking new ground. MSF wants to demonstrate its viability to incite the Pilipino government to support such initiatives, including in challenging settings.

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Unique Identifier Code / URN MSF192877

Date taken / Date Recorded 15/05/2017 12:00 AM

Country Philippines

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Over 300,000 people live in the Tondo slum areas in the capital city Manila.
MSF and local organisation Likhaan run a center providing family planning and reproductive health services.

12 women die of cervical cancer every day in the Philippines.
The organisation Likhaan has tasked Lina with informing the women of Tondo about the importance of getting tested.

Community education session (in Tagalog)
“Cervical cancer is a disease that affects women. It’s called a silent killer. Why do you think that is? She’s right, there are no symptoms.”

Dr Junice Melgar, Executive Director of Likhaan (in English)
We know that cervical cancer is preventable. It’s one of the most preventable cancers that anyone can have. And we would like to give women a fighting chance because we know how significant they are as persons and their role in society.

When a test detects pre-cancerous lesions, women in Tondo are given cryotherapy, a quick procedure that involves the freezing of cells. Patients presenting signs of a more advanced stage of cancer are referred to the hospital. And girls aged between 9 and 13 can get vaccinated. 25,000 young girls in Tondo have been immunised.

The clinic receives around 80 patients a day. MSF, present in the Philippines since 2016, was able to benefit from the work initiated by Likhaan, who’ve been running a programme in Tondo for close to 10 years.

Jordan Wiley, MSF Head of Mission (in English)
They’re interested in making sure that the farthest reaches of this vulnerable and very marginalised population has non-judgemental access to health care in a situation where they wouldn’t normally have that access.

The Tondo programme is breaking new ground. MSF wants to demonstrate its viability to incite the Pilipino government to support such initiatives, including in challenging settings.

Keywords

Disease Prevention

Family Planning

Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare

Shanty Town

Vaccination Campaign