
04/07/2025
The Samar Center for Developmental Pediatrics proudly participated in the ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฆ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ organized by ๐๐ฅ๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ, aimed at re-establishing a unified referral system for children with developmental delays.
This initiative will pilot the implementation of the PEIRIDDDEC approach in the municipality of ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ซ๐๐ ๐, ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ซ. PEIRIDDDEC stands for Prevention, Early Identification, Referral, and Intervention of Delays, Disorders, and Disabilities in Early Childhood.
In partnership with the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office, Provincial Health Office, Samar Provincial Hospital represented by its MNCHN or Maternal, Newborn, Child Health and Nutrition Program, and Zumarragaโs Rural Health Unit, the activity brought together dedicated child advocates from barangay health workers to child development teachers to help strengthen and unify the support system for early childhood development.