Health Education and Outreach Program Solve the Misfortunes of the Poor

As the world population rapidly grows, the number of less fortunate people also increases. People who are victims of a malady called “poverty”. It is a disease that slowly kills their light of hope to survive and a curse that makes them futile in the society. It is indeed a great burden to them.

Nowadays, as poverty started to become a serious threat, many non-religious and non-profit organizations around the world are now having their plans and actions on how to stop such problem. Since they can observe that many people especially the poor are now having so many hardships because of poverty. The primary objective of these philanthropic organizations is to help the poor by means of health education and outreach program. They go to deprived communities and identify the needs of its people. Usually, they perform medical missions and other health care related services through the help of their volunteers for the reason that not all the poor can afford to undergo proper medications. Aside from this, they also conduct free livelihood trainings so that the poor can make use of their skills and for them to prove that they are not useless. In addition, they educate the people from impoverished communities about the importance of practicing good health. “The greatest wealth in this world is Health”, that is why they are doing these kind acts.

Their life-altering services, the health education and outreach program, the livelihood programs, and the trainings are proofs that a man has an inborn love for his fellow. We should be proud that in spite of all the problems and the hardships that we are facing now, there are still concerned citizen with kind hearts existing in this world, people who are willing to share their blessings by means of voluntary and philanthropic services. Thanks to these people because the misfortunes of the poor that have been a great burden are now lessen. A new door of chance has been opened for them and a new light of hope has now been shining leading them into a more happy and comfortable life. Though it is not as perfect as the life that they are dreaming, what is important is there is a big change that happened in their lives. They can now smile without having any worries, and they can now have the freedom to express themselves.

Education and Pediatric Health are the Children’s Wealth

Children are the seeds that we plant today and as time goes by they will be trees that will serve as the foundation of tomorrow. They will be the next leaders and future-builders of their generation. Still children are seeds that are not yet fully grown so they must be nurtured. But how, how can we make them productive and responsible?

In order for a seed to grow, it must be watered and must let the sun shines on it. Same with the seed, the children needs to be nurtured and they need to be given the right care in order for them to be productive and responsible. We, as their elders, should provide all their needs like the food, clothing and shelter in order for them to survive life. Aside from the basic needs, we should also give them the right education and health care needs since these are also the factors that will help to complete their well-being. Education is indeed a great treasure that will follow its owner everywhere and it is the soul of the society. So with education a child will not grow in stupidity, but then children should also to be left to educate themselves. Health, on the other hand, is also as important as the basic needs of man. With no practice of proper health care you cannot be productive. So a child must be given the proper health care for them to be productive and to become healthy because we have a saying that the greatest wealth is health. The needs of a child when it comes to health are different from the old ones. The health care for children is called pediatric health. Before, children’s health was not given so much attention because the health officials just focused on health in general. Until in nineteenth century, they found out that one in every five children died before the age of five. Because of the incident, the health officials decided to give the same attention to children’s health which is pediatric health.

With all these things, our dreams for the children are just a step away. The goods things that we are doing for them are the legacy that they will follow and will transfer to the upcoming generations. In their eyes, we are their role models so we should be careful in everything that we do. Remember, anything that we do is all good in the children’s eyes. All the things that we give to them are their wealth that they will treasure for a lifetime.

Medical Mission Enlightens the World

Philanthropy is an act of kindness and an expression of sympathy towards other especially those who are in need. It is indeed considered to be an innate attribute of men. But, how can we express such goodness, by means of giving donations, by becoming a volunteer? Let us find out.

In our everyday life, we meet new people as we go out in our homes, as we walk along the streets. We meet people of all ages, people from different races, and people with different lives. But of all these people, can you point out who among them really caught up your attention? Some would say, “Men and women who were well dressed”, “Men and women bejeweled with beautiful jewelries”, but there is more, “The people in rags.” Yes, all the answers were correct, but the most stunning of all is the people in rags, the poor. Why? Though they do not have beautiful dresses and shining jewelries, but they have the faces enlightened not with happiness but with sadness, with hardships in life.

These people are the people who really need to be given the importance, the attention. That is why many philanthropist, people with kind hearts, non-religious and non-profit organizations around the world have united to give the less fortunate the things that they really need, to know more about their lives, and to lend them a helping hands.
Medical mission in particular is the most common thing that these benevolent are doing. They go to deprived communities to conduct such service since they are aware that most of the people there cannot afford to have proper medication. Nowadays, many blessed people are joining charitable organizations and becoming members because they think that it is the best way to help. Through medical mission they can have the time to know more not only the medical and health care needs, but also the real scenario in the lives of the poor. It also gives them the time to think for themselves that they are more blessed so they should be thankful for it.

The spirits of brotherhood, the enduring love towards others, and the passion to serve are the best elements in enlightening not only the faces of the poor, but also the world with happiness. Always remember that goodness and kindness can be expressed in any ways and in any forms. Let us help build a perfect world for everyone. Let us enlighten it!

The Greatest Wealth is International Health

As the world is uplifted by different advancements in science and technology, it is also facing a big downfall in terms of the morale of every men and women. Nowadays, people with weak minds usually say that everything that they wish to have can be get in just a click of the hand. These people with rude minds are numb about what is really going on around them.

We are now in the 20th century, the time where people already have the intelligence, the courage to explore life, to cross the boundaries that God had set when he first created the first man and woman of this world. People of today give much more importance on material things when in fact it is not supposedly the things that they are doing. God does not want this crooked behavior of his people; want he wanted to see is a world full of love, a world where people are living not only for themselves, but also for all the people surrounding him.

Now that the world is suffering from a great crisis, people should realize that it is the time to give back all the good things to God, all the things that he has given to each and everyone. He is not telling you to be as holy as him, but somewhat good as him. Thank God there are people or let us say groups of people who answered God’s call. The non-governmental groups, foundations, and organizations around the world are the perfect example of God’s love for his people. These benevolent organizations are formed because of the determination to help the less fortunate people. Usually they perform medical missions in deprived communities to promote international health, conduct trainings and symposiums that will educate at the same time improve the lives of people who belong to this kind of community.

These groups, foundations, and organizations are here not to make their names shine nor to earn publicity, but they are here doing good things for the people because they want to. They believe that serving the people who are in need is just like serving God in return. God is so proud he has these kinds of people, but he will be more proud if all the people in the world will participate and help such organizations in promoting its primary objective which is to lessen the number of people who are victims by the misfortunes through international health missions and other philanthropic services. The said organizations believe that anyone who has a good health, a strong faith in God, and a heart that has the love for others, has the greatest wealth in this world.

Global Health Problems Knocked…Volunteer Medical Missions Answer!

The world is in chaos. The wars between countries with rivalry, the famine, the economical instability of countries due to the global financial crisis, and the worst of all, poverty, these are the maladies that kills millions of lives of our poor fellowmen around the world. So with this scenario, does the world have come to its end?

Many people are getting bothered about the things that are happening around them. They are thinking if these are already signs of the world’s destruction. But one thing is for sure, that these things are the result of man’s too much pride and man’s crooked-minds, his greediness, discontentment, and excessive obsession with money and power. That is why we have the so called PROBLEM.

Problem, as defined in the dictionary (Wikipedia), is an obstacle which makes it difficult to achieve a desired goal, objective or purpose. It refers to a situation, condition, or issue that is yet unresolved. In a broad sense, a problem exists when an individual becomes aware of a significant difference between what actually is and what is desired. From the given definitions, we can conclude that we, the human beings created by God, are the architects of all the problems in this world. Yes, we are the responsible ones for all the existing problems, but still we are victims.

As the world is gradually poisoned by these problems, we the inhabitants also suffered from our own mistakes. A perfect example is the alarming health problems that are spreading all over the world and according to an article (www.globalissues.org), over 26,500 children died around the world. The reasons, the silent killers such as poverty, hunger, diseases and illnesses, and other related causes. What a tragedy, that is why many organizations were established to stop this problem. These organizations whether non-profit or government-based have the same goal and that is to stop such problems before it’s too late. Usually, they go to deprived communities in different parts of the world to conduct volunteer medical missions, promote livelihood programs, and educate the inhabitants through trainings and symposiums.

Thanks to these philanthropic groups because though they cannot eliminate all the problems in this world but at least they can do something to lessen it. Their kind acts like volunteer medical missions and other charitable programs can be nothing in other’s eyes but it is meaningful in God’s. How glad to see such people who are concerned in helping his fellows, but is this enough? We should also do something...make our move...do our part before it’s too late!

Children's Health – A Channel to Success

Children are the seeds that we plant today and as time goes by they will be trees that will serve as the foundation of tomorrow. They will be the future-builders of the coming generation, but then it will take a long time before it happens so we must give them the best things in this world, not actually to spoil them, but to nurture their minds and to kill their folly by means of proper education and good living.

The best things that we can give to the children do not assure that they will be exactly the same as what we are thinking right now. Remember they are humans prone to mistakes. That is why we need to guide them step by step as they go through life. They still need guardians that will help them to point the right direction every time they are in crossroads. But time will come they will be standing on their own, all alone facing the trials, surpassing every obstacles in their way, and making decisions for their own selves. So before it happens we must make them as strong as the bamboo that no matter how hard and strong the typhoon is they can easily go with the flow of it.

Nowadays, there are non-governmental organizations that are concerned on how to give the children around the world the life they really deserve to have. Yes, the children maybe the new hopes of the coming generation and they may be the channel to success, but if they are not given the proper care, love, and attention, all the things you are dreaming for them will be just a dream forever. That is why these NGO’s are to the rescue to save the future of these children by means of charitable programs that will help the children especially in deprived communities to get a brighter future. Usually they conduct medical missions that have the primary concerned on children’s health and other programs will promote children’s welfare. They are doing such kind acts because they believe that a healthy child has a healthy and brighter future.

Through the programs on improving children’s health and other children-related programs by these non-governmental organizations, it is not hard to imagine that the children of today can be the channel of success for tomorrow. Let us just cultivate these seeds for they will be beautiful seedlings and then they will turn into stunning trees.

Cultivating Minds through Health Education

Education is the ladder to success. It includes both the process of learning and the manner of teaching. The word also implies the proper conduct, cultivation of skills, and moral development of a person. But can education give us the kind of life we are seeking for? Can education give us all the things that we wanted? How powerful education is?

People need education for him to be responsible enough. Education opens up the door of development and the windows of opportunity for us to show up ourselves in the society. Education may take different forms. It can be verbal or in the form of actions. It can be obtain by enrolling ourselves in universities, academies, state colleges or in simpler word, school. These educational institutions teach, nurture, and develop the skills of every student. This is the place where a responsible citizen of his country is molded.

Education, in general, is a very broad topic to discuss that is why we really need to divide it into pieces for us to understand about what education really is. Aside from this, it is useful for it transformed an uncivilized man into a modern one, it is also a way to change man‘s life. Health education for example is a form of education by which individuals or groups of people learned to behave in a manner that contributes to the maintenance and promotion of good health. It also helps the individual to develop sense of responsibility for it requires self-discipline in personal hygiene. We have a saying that behind a productive man is a healthy mind, body, and soul.

Health education, as part of General Education, is a thing not to be set aside. It is indeed a great way in uplifting our standard lifestyles and transforming ourselves into a more responsible and mature citizens. It not only teaches prevention and basic health knowledge but also conditions ideas that will re-shape everyday habits of people. Yes, it only focuses on health aspects but then health is wealth. Education added by health is a very powerful weapon for it does not hurt anyone, but it can kill
illiteracy that is one of the reasons of man’s downfall.

There is a saying from John Dewey, an American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer, that education is not a preparation for life, it is life itself. From this, we can get the idea that if we have education, we know life. If we know life we know everything.