Tuesday, July 18, 2006
MANILA- A enormous lack of medical personnel to frequently treat students countrywide was reported yesterday by the Department of Education (DepEd).
In a statement, the DepEd said based on current data, the doctor-to-student ratio was placed at one doctor for every 70,500 students; nurse-to-student ratio, one nurse per 4,830 students; and dentist-to-student ratio, one per 18,000 students.
The DepEd said health problems are amongst the leading causes of poor learning outcomes and dropouts among pupils.
Common ailments found among Grades 1 to 3 pupils examined last year incorporated dental caries (82 percent), acute upper respiratory infections (20 percent), pediculosis (17 percent), under-nutrition (14 percent), and iron deficiency anemia (seven percent), impacted cerumen (six percent), among other ailments.
The DepEd is working with the Department of Health (DOH), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), and a variety of health groups and associations to mobilize communities, health service providers and medical practitioners to volunteer their services for DepEd's worldwide Medical/Dental Check-up (UMDC).
Undersecretary Fe Hidalgo, DepEd officer-in-charge, stressed out the importance of community participation in basic education.
In a statement, the DepEd said based on current data, the doctor-to-student ratio was placed at one doctor for every 70,500 students; nurse-to-student ratio, one nurse per 4,830 students; and dentist-to-student ratio, one per 18,000 students.
The DepEd said health problems are amongst the leading causes of poor learning outcomes and dropouts among pupils.
Common ailments found among Grades 1 to 3 pupils examined last year incorporated dental caries (82 percent), acute upper respiratory infections (20 percent), pediculosis (17 percent), under-nutrition (14 percent), and iron deficiency anemia (seven percent), impacted cerumen (six percent), among other ailments.
The DepEd is working with the Department of Health (DOH), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), and a variety of health groups and associations to mobilize communities, health service providers and medical practitioners to volunteer their services for DepEd's worldwide Medical/Dental Check-up (UMDC).
Undersecretary Fe Hidalgo, DepEd officer-in-charge, stressed out the importance of community participation in basic education.
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