It is composed of 23 barangays but only five villages have direct access to services rendered by its rural health unit. One of the main problems of rural health workers on the island, according to the source, is the low salary received by municipal health employees. Nurses in rural health units have an entry-level salary of P15,000 month, according to the municipal health officer. Midwives, apart from assisting pregnant women, give only basic health services, among these immunization and deworming for children. “There has been no significant improvement in health services through the years,” the source said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 21, 2019 21:11 UTC