CBHPs also made a significant contribution to community organizing in terms of human resources. Because of their leadership skills, the community health workers were among the first to be tapped as organizers of broader sectoral formations. Some were even elected to strategic barangay and local government posts to help draw people s money and resources rightfully back to the people. In terms of health services, CBHPs provide basic services previously inaccessible and unaffordable. In organized communities, these include health education, water purification, sewage and waste disposal systems, maternal and child health care, preventive dentistry, and disaster preparedness.
More complex services are also available.
Among these are food supplementation, under-fives clinic, minor surgery, mental and physical rehabilitation, refugee health care, and simple laboratory procedures. Now, people seldom feel the consequences of never seeing a doctor all their lives. However, when more specialized care is necessary, CBHPs can facilitate referrals to skilled and compassionate health professionals through its support network. CBHPs have also steadily advocated for genuine agrarian reform, a stop to the militarization of the countryside, and the prioritization of health and social services in the national budget. These are the concrete effects of the policies that emanate from the greed and drive for profits under the banner of globalization and applied by our local rulers to the sacrifice of the health and lives of our people.