This is done to constantly and consistently monitor the health and dental condition of the children to ensure proper development and growth.

Improvement and sanitation of health facilities are vital as we adapt to technological changes and address the treatment and health care of the patients.

Operation Timbang is done to identify the initial health status of the children in program. Children in need of extra nourishment are closely monitored and are provided with supplementary medication to improve their health. Children and families are given access to these health programs implemented in coordination with the Local Health Units, DOH & DSWD.

World Vision’s Social Mobilization on TB project has mobilized more than 5,100 volunteers in 13 cities and 4 provinces throughout the Philippines. Their work entails raising awareness, referring those with TB symptoms for diagnosis and acting as treatment partners to TB patients, and advocate for local partners' support to TB control.

Each year, there are 8.8 million children under five years old dying from several illnesses that can be prevented or treated. And half of these deaths (50%) are caused by malnutrition, a condition when the body does not get the right amount of nutrients, minerals and vitamins that it needs to remain healthy. In the Philippines, malnutrition is not just a consequence of hunger but also of other complex factors such as food distribution, health and sanitation, and lack of knowledge on balance diet.

Malnourished children may be short for their age, thin, listless, and have a weak immune system. Undernourishment may also affect the child’s emotional and psychological capacity--- a consequence that is oftentimes overlooked.

HIV and AIDS in the Philippines are described as ‘hidden and growing’. With the increasing numbers of Filipinos going in and out of the country, cases of human trafficking, sex trades, lack of information, lack of health services, and inadequate response of government agencies on the issue, Filipinos are in danger of being infected of the HIV and AIDS epidemic through sexual and non-sexual (e.g.,blood transfusion and mother-to-child).

The 2009 Integrated HIV Behavioral and Serological Surveillance (IHBSS) report showed Fillipinos afflicted with HIV and AIDS is steadily growing. The report shows that since 2001, number of new cases in the Philippines has increased by 334%.