
Salcedo is a fifth class municipality located in Eastern Samar. As of 2015, the municipality has registered a total population of 22,532 with 5,427 total number of households. Due to the geographical location of Salcedo, the main livelihood of the municipality depended on agriculture and fishery.
Salcedo is part of the Guiuan Inter Local Health Zone, with its core referral hospital Felipe Abrigo Memorial Hospital located in Guiuan, Eastern Samar. The municipality currently has 1 Rural Health Unit (RHU) and 7 Barangay Health Stations (BHS), which has 4-5 satellite barangays with their own health and nutrition posts or centers. The RHU serves as the main site of public health programs and other services that are not available at the barangay stations like laboratory, dental, and birthing services. The RHU is also accredited by PhilHealth on the following programs: Primary Care Benefit Package, TB-DOTS, Maternity Care Package, and Newborn-Screening.
Salcedo is part of the Guiuan Inter Local Health Zone, with its core referral hospital Felipe Abrigo Memorial Hospital located in Guiuan, Eastern Samar. The municipality currently has 1 Rural Health Unit (RHU) and 7 Barangay Health Stations (BHS), which has 4-5 satellite barangays with their own health and nutrition posts or centers. The RHU serves as the main site of public health programs and other services that are not available at the barangay stations like laboratory, dental, and birthing services. The RHU is also accredited by PhilHealth on the following programs: Primary Care Benefit Package, TB-DOTS, Maternity Care Package, and Newborn-Screening.