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Rolando I. Santiago Supervising Health Program Officer rsantiago. Skip to Main Content Sitemap. Search form. Auxiliary Menu. The leaves can be eaten fresh about a cupful as salad or like tea. For the decoction, boil a cup of clean chopped leaves in 2 cups of water.

Boil for 15 to 20 minutes. Strain, let cool and drink a cup after meals 3 times day. Yerba Buena Clinopodium douglasii - commonly known as Peppermint, this vine is used as an analgesic to relive body aches and pain. It can be taken internally as a decoction or externally by pounding the leaves and applied directly on the afflicted area.

Avoid picking leaves, fruits or nuts during and after heavy rainfall. You are here: Home. Health Programs List of Health Programs. Adolescent Health and Development Program.

Mental health and well-being is a concern of all. Through a comprehensive mental health program that includes a wide range of promotive, preventive, treatment and rehabilitative services; that is for all individuals across the life course especially those at risk of and suffering from MNS disorders; integrated in various treatment settings from community to facility that is implemented from the national to the barangay level; and backed with institutional support mechanisms from different government agencies and CSOs, we hope to attain the highest possible level of health for the nation because there is no Universal Health Care without mental health.

A society that promotes the well-being of all Filipinos, supported by transformative multi-sectoral partnerships, comprehensive mental health policies and programs, and a responsive service delivery network. To promote over-all wellness of all Filipinos, prevent mental, psychosocial, and neurologic disorders, substance abuse and other forms of addiction, and reduce burden of disease by improving access to quality care and recovery in order to attain the highest possible level of health to participate fully in society.

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