Philippines Infant Mortality

Health is a fundamental human right. A person’s employment, social or income status should not be the binding force in order to receive average healthcare at a relative cost. Unlike the United States, the Philippines is consumed by a majority of its people’s poverty. Especially in rural regions of the country, this poverty epidemic has led to malnutrition, homelessness and disease. Subsequently, when healthcare is needed, these individuals do not have the means or finances to seek assistance. This cycle of disparity has not only led to the loss of a person’s basic human right, but has also affected the livelihood of their children. This paper specifically outlines infant mortality rates in the Philippines, the populations at risk, risk factors

In the Philippines, based on the World Bank vital registration data, there were thirty infant deaths per one thousand live births. To further demonstrate this problem, the World Bank reports the United States as having only six infant deaths per one thousand live births (World Bank, 1995). After analyzing the data on over fifty countries listed on the World Bank Data Registration, it is evident that this is a global healthcare issue. On a macro-social level, it is apparent that the majority of countries with high rates of infant mortality shared similar characteristics such as small size, lack of governance and third world country ranking. In contrast, on a micro-social level, many socioeconomic factors have a significant impact on the capacity of individuals and families to satisfy their health needs. Poverty is one of the leading risk factors for infant mortality. About half of the Philippines population, consisting of eighty-eight million people, lives in rural areas. Poverty is most severe and widespread in these areas and almost eighty percent of

This theory helps nurses provide holistic and congruent care to improve patient outcome. This theory was discovered by Madeline Leininger and encompasses three basic modes of nursing care and interventions. The three modes she outlines are preservation, accommodation, and patterning; all of which aid in the effort to provide congruent and competent nursing care (Nursing Theories, 2012). This paper outlines the concept of re-patterning as it pertains to the migration and remigration of Filipino nurses between their native healthcare system and various dissimilar healthcare systems in which they travel to. This act of relocation has further subsidized the lack of adequate care available for maternal and new mothers across the