By Arnold Padilla

In a poor country where one out of every two people dies without receiving any medical attention, 50 percent of the population do not have access to health care, 40 percent do not have access to essential medicine, 10 mothers die daily due to pregnancy and childbirth-related causes, and 100 municipalities are doctorless and nurseless, while more than 7,700 nurses, 83 doctors, and 196 professional midwives leave the country yearly to work abroad, trainings to equip ordinary citizens attend to the basic health needs of poor and neglected communities should be welcomed. READ FULL STORY.