Raising Awareness and Education about

healthcare technologies and services for the

Indigenous people
 Indigenous People
also known as aboriginal peoples
or native peoples, they
inheritors and practitioners of
unique cultures and ways of
relating to people and the
environment

Indigenous Peoples in the world remain one of the poorest, most excluded and
disadvantaged sectors of society. They continuously face different issues including
discrimination, poverty and human rights abuse.
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Indigenous people in the Philippines
 OUT of the 25 million Filipinos
recorded to be living a lifestyle
considered poor, 1.5 million of
these are considered to be at
extreme poverty. This number had
recently increased to 1.7 million
(ADF) and the big chunk of that
1.7m are the IPs.
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 Health Issues of Indigenous People

Poverty and Malnutrition in Children

Disproportional high level of maternal and infant mortality
Infectious disease mainly malaria and tuberculosis
Health service delivery

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 Healthcare Conditions or Situations of
Indigenous People in the Philippines

Some of the government program they have

implemented to address the right to health of the
indigenous people are the 4Ps (Pantawid
Pampamilyang Pilipino Program) and to address the
issue regarding the maternal health, the LGU
implemented the “No home- birthing policy”

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 Factors affecting Indigenous health

✢ Determinants: The effects of colonization,

• Connection to family, community,
country, language and culture
the loss of ancestral land,
• Racism and language and cultural
• Early childhood development, education barriers for access to health
and youth care are among the most
• Employment and income
• Housing, environment and infrastructure salient themes
• Interaction with government systems and characterizing the poor
services health situation of
• Law and justice
• Health choices
indigenous people.
• Food security

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 Best practice in educating Indigenous People on
Health
ADF is a non-profit organization
that had been organizing different
programs and trainings with the
goals of providing the
“marginalized with innovative and
relevant programs and services to
contribute to a society of faith and
love; equity and justice” wherein
traditional and modern healing
practices will be well-integrated
and implemented among IPs
Simple ways but are very effective
ways of educating IPs in
prevention of illnesses includes
improvement of nutrition,
wearing of slippers during use of
latrines, washing of hands before
meals, availability of
latrines,childhood vaccination, use
of mosquito nets, and attention to
mother/child care were much
better in experimental than in
control villages
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INTEGRATED HEALING: Members of the indigenous people communities in the country are taught
modern healing techniques that are integrated with their traditional knowledge, systems, and
practices of healing (Mark Kevin Molero, Community facilitator)

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A conceptual framework of Raising Awareness and Education about Healthcare Technology
and Services for Indigenous People
Conclusion
Therefore we conclude that respect for human dignity,
freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for
human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to
minorities. We have to prevent the discrimination towards the
indigenous people. We recognize that Indigenous Peoples and
the rest of the world live in a general age of crises:
environmental, energy, food, financial, ethical, among others,
as a consequence of policies and attitudes from racist and
exclusionary states.

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Thank you!!
Abibuag, Jhun
Batua, Ansarie
Madla, Sharmaine

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