POPCOM,
DOH enlist ex-drug users in KATROPA
BUTUAN
CITY, Dec. 13 – In advancing the role of men in promoting maternal and child
health and responsible parenting, the Commission on Population (POPCOM) in
Caraga Region has partnered with the Department of Health (DOH), through the
Drug Rehabilitation and Treatment Center (DRTC), for the program known as
Kalalakihang Tapat sa Responsibilidad at Obligasyon sa Pamilya (KATROPA) among
the former drug users.
50
recovering drug dependents (RDD), as DRTC referred, from different areas in the
region attended the 1st phase of the ladderized KATROPA seminar.
The
first phase was focused on responsible parenting integrating gender concepts
and healthy lifestyle, while the 2nd phase will tackle on their roles and
responsibilities in the community, and family planning shall be dealt on the
3rd phase.
POPCOM
will hold the 2nd and 3rd phases early in 2018.
POPCOM
Caraga Regional Director Alexander A. Makinano revealed that the ladderization
of KATROPA among the RDD is a strategy to deepen the discussion and insights of
each module, which will result to greater impact in the respective lives of the
former drug dependents as they are still on the recovery period.
During
the program, a pre- and post-test were administered to gauge the level of the
participants’ perception on the characteristic of a responsible husband/father
and profiling on the family planning method they were using.
POPCOM
designed KATROPA to equip males in communities with the necessary knowledge and
skills on maternal and child health in order to be personally effective in
making decisions about family’s health, personal development and other related
issues and concerns. (POPCOM-Caraga/PIA-Caraga)
