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VSO (Voluntary Services Overseas) is an international NGO that works on fighting poverty through volunteering. VSO Philippines is working on improving access to reproductive health services for local women and adolescents in rural areas of the Philippines, particularly in Geographically Isolated and Depressed Areas (GIDA). The communities are conflict-affected which has caused the populations to be displaced in the past and leaving them vulnerable to future displacement. VSO Philippines is improving access to women’s health and reproductive health services in these communities. The ongoing conflict in this region has resulted in a severe access gap in health services, particularly in the availability of doctors, primarily due to security concerns. In addition, health services in the Philippines are decentralized and are provided by local governments resulting in a disparity in health service delivery to the poor. Access to doctors and nurses in such conflict-prone areas does not exist, and patients may have to travel upto 2 hours to get to the nearest city where they are able to see a doctor. Midwives or local community health volunteers provide majority of the care but they are limited in the scope of services they can provide due to inadequate training. This causes patients to live with easily preventable or manageable illnesses and result in adverse health events. These patients may live below the poverty line with a zero income or as little as $2-3 per day or which is why there is a critical need for wider support systems to treat patients. Learn more here.
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