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Staff and Board
Members |
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Health Action Information Network (HAIN) serves the research, information and education needs of the Philippines and international agencies working in health and development.
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HAIN was established in 1985 to serve the information and research needs of community-based health programs (CBHPs) in the Philippines. These CBHPs were established as an alternative health system for marginalized rural and urban communities. Through the years, HAIN’s work with the CBHPs has expanded to include training and education activities.
Furthermore, HAIN’s constituency has expanded beyond the CBHPs to include development organizations and groups working with specific populations such as women, students, consumers, cultural minorities, peasants and workers, sex workers and men who have sex with men. HAIN also works with media practitioners, academicians, government officials and donor agencies in promoting health and development. |
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HAIN believes that health is a development issue with economic, political and cultural dimensions. It believes that health comes with empowering people and communities with access to objective and accurate information on health care to make their own decisions and to organize for their rights. With the help of its vast information network, HAIN seeks to provide information at the local level, where it is needed the most. |
A society where social, cultural, economic and political conditions enable people to enjoy their basic human rights and realize their full potentials. |
To contribute to the empowerment of people and communities by making available and accessible objective, accurate and timely information on health and health-related issues. |
- To have people and communities with increased awareness and capacity to analyze and respond to health and health-related issues and problems.
- To develop functional, effective and efficient mechanisms for organzational operations.
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Publications
HAIN publications include newsletters, books and monographs. Some of our publications present results of our research findings and provide documentations of the trainings we have conducted. The publications cover topics relevant to various health aspects from a wide range of social science disciplines and cater to different sectors. These publications reach both local and international communities.
Research
HAIN has conducted innovative research in diverse areas such as traditional medicine, young adult sexuality, pesticide use, HIV/AIDS, knowledge and attitudes to family planning, policy reviews on natural family planning, and reproductive health problems. The research activities are usually conducted in coordination with NGOs or academic institutions outside Metro Manila. The research activities are used to guide our training and education programs as well as to formulate recommendations for public policy.
Resource Center
The HAIN Resource Center serves and responds to the information needs of CBHPs, partner NGOs, researchers and policy makers. This information is useful in program development, advocacy work support, academic research, and policy development. The Resource Center offers thousands of special collections including hard-to-find research materials and HAIN publications that give a critical analysis of health issues.
Training and Education
HAIN conducts training and educational activities throughout the country, particularly on reproductive and sexual health, and in pharmaceuticals. These activities usually involve intensive workshops emphasizing both biomedical and psychosocial aspects of health care and utilizing interactive methods. We have conducted workshops for a wide range of participants including health professionals, health science students, women's groups, men who have sex with men, sex workers, and media practitioners.
HAIN has produced widely circulated teaching materials on HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and rational drug use.
Advocacy and Networking
HAIN collaborates with different organizations, both at the national and international level, to expand its reach, maximize resources, and strengthen networking for a more organized effort in advocacy.
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Board of Directors and Staff
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Executive Director
Research & Publications
Resource Center
Training and Education
Administrative
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Edelina P. Dela Paz, MD
Joyce P. Valbuena
Noemi B. Leis
Emilyne B. De Vera
Nilda F. de Vera-Nazri
Gina Rose B. Peregrino
Rosalyn F. Canolo
Teresita L. Godito
Felix A. Godito
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President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
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Erlinda C. Palaganas, PhD
Associate Professor, Institute of Management
University of the Philippines, Baguio City
Mariquita J. Mantala, MD
Consultant, LEAD Project
Management Sciences for Health
Milagros Querubin, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Food Science and Nutrition
College of Home Economics
University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City
Leo L. Quintilla
Professor, College of Arts and Sciences
University of the Philippines-Visayas,
Iloilo City
Henrietta C. Española, MD
Chairperson, Psychiatry Department, College of Medicine
West Visayas State University, Iloilo City
Carol I. Sobritchea, PhD
Director, Center for Women's Studies
University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City
Anthony Aldrin C. Santiago
Head, Pharmacy Department
St. Lukes Medical Center, Quezon City
Fr. Percy Bacani, MJ
Institute of Formation for Religious Studies
institute for Consecrated Life for Asia and the East Asian Pastoral Institute
Gerardo P. Andamo
HAIN Consultant
on Sexual and Reproductive Health Projects |
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