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Date:
July 05, 1994
Source:
Republic of the Philippines,
Congress and Senate
Subject:
Barangay Health Workers'
Benefits and Incentives Act of 1995
Text:
The
State shall protect and promote the right to health of the people and to provide
conditions for health empowerment, where each individual has access to
information and services that will bring about health and well-being. The
Primary Health Care Approach is recognized as the major strategy towards health
empowerment, emphasizing the need to provide accessible and acceptable health
services through participatory strategies such as health education, training of
barangay health workers, community building and organizing. Towards this end,
this shall provide incentives to communities and act as frontliners in the
Primary Health Care Approach.
Section
6. Incentives and Benefits. In recognition of their services,
all accredited barangay health workers who are actively and regularly performing
their duties shall be entitled to the following incentives and benefits:
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Hazard allowance - Volunteer barangay health workers in
rural and urban areas exposed to situations, conditions, or factors in the
work environment or place where foreseeable but unavoidable danger or
risks exist which adversely endanger his health or life and/or increase
the risk of producing adverse effect on his person in the exercise of his
duties, to be validated by the proper authorities, shall be entitled to
hazard allowance in an amount to be determined by the local health board
and the local peace and order council of the local government unit
concerned.
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Subsistence Allowance - Barangay health workers who
render service within the premises of isolated barangay health stations in
order to make their services available at all times, shall be entitled to
subsistence allowance equivalent to the meals they take in the course of
their duty, which shall be computed in accordance with prevailing
circumstances as determined by the local government unit concerned.
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