Department of Health
The DOH logo is dominated by a caduceus, a winged staff with two
snakes wrapped around it, which is the symbol of the medical
profession, its basic quality being the power to heal. Inside the
shield are the figures of a building, to represent a hospital;
an anchor, for quarantine; and a microscope, for research.
Under these symbols is the motto Floreat Salubritas Populi,
meaning Promotion of Health for the People, which is an abstract
of what DOH is mandated to do.
Legal Basis
l Presidential Proclamation (June 23, 1898) created the Board of Health in the New Republic
under President Emilio Aguinaldo.
l Executive Order 317 (January 1, 1941) elevated the Board of Health into the Department of
Health and Public Welfare.
l Executive Order 851 (December 2, 1982) reorganized the DOH to synchronize health
structures and operations with the shift to parliamentary form of government whence it became
known as the Ministry of Health (later, under the presidential form, as Department of Health).
l Executive Order 102 (May 21, 1999) redirected the functions and operations of the
Department of Health consistent with the Administrative Code of 1987 (EO 292) and the
Local Government Code of 1991 (RA 7160).
Mandate
The Department of Health (DOH) provides assistance to local government units (LGUs), peoples
organizations (POs), and other members of civil society in effectively implementing programs,
projects and services that promote the health and well being of every Filipino; prevent and control
diseases among populations at risks; protect individuals, families and communities exposed to
hazards and risks; and treat, manage, and rehabilitate individuals affected by disease and disability.
For our part, the administration is delivering on my SONA commitments with focus. We shall cut
in half the prices of medicines commonly used by the poor. We shall expand the outlets for low cost
remedies and reorganize the bureau of food and drugs to bring more of these low-cost medicines to
poor Filipinos. - PGMA, December 10, 2001
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ORGANIZATION OUTCOMES
The DOH, as the government entity responsible for the promotion of the health and well-being of
every Filipino, needs to ensure that the population has access to quality and affordable health
products and services as well as to social health insuance through efficient regulatory servcies.
Access to quality and affordable health products and services
The DOH needs to improve its regulatory services in order to ensure the availability of safe,
efficacious, and affordable drugs and medicines, health products and health devices, and facilities
and services as well as ensure the accessibility of these health products, services, and facilities for
the use of the public. Appropriate guidelines, standards, accreditation, and licensing requirements
shall be crafted and regularly updated to ensure that only quality products and services, as evaluated
by DOH and found to conform with its standards, licensing and accreditation requirements, are
available to and accessible by the people.
To ensure that good quality and affordable health products, pharmaceuticals, devices, facilities,
and services are made available and accessible to the public, the DOH needs to strengthen its
regulatory mandate and to upgrade its capabilities.
Access to social health insurance
Universal coverage of social health insurance will reduce the financial burden of health care on
individual families through effective social-risk pooling. This will entail partnership with other
stakeholders in ensuring the sustainability of the indigency program, and new strategies to enroll
individually-paying members and non-formal sectors of society. Accreditation standards for health
facilities and other health providers will have to be updated when necessary. New benefit packages
shall be studied and provided to enhance services to the people.
This desired outcome will provide greater leverage to the value-for-money benefit spending of
health insurance and help secure the financial viability of government hospitals.
MAJOR FINAL OUTPUTS
1. Health policy and health program development
Prior to the devolution of its health services to the LGUs, the DOH was the direct health
service provider and implementer of health policies and programs. After the devolution, DOH
role shifted to disease prevention and control, and the promotion and protection of health.
The focus turned to policy formulation, standard setting, quality assurance, disease surveillance,
and health promotion through the provision of timely and relevant information on health risks
and hazards. Also to be undertaken is the development of programs to better respond to the
needs of the health sector. And, to serve the people effectively, monitoring and review of
policies and standards developed have to be prioritized.
2. Capability building services for LGUs and other stakeholders
The devolution of the public health systems resulted in the fragmentation of the local health and
its financing system and the explicit cut off of the referral chain. This fragmentation of local
health services affected the integrative approaches to health care delivery, efficency of the
health care delivery system, and the quality of local health care services. To address this
problem, the DOH assumes the role of capacity builder of LGUs, the private sector, NGOs,
peoples organizations, national government agencies, and other stakeholders in implementing
health programs and services through technical collaborations, provisions of training, and other
partnership mechanisms.
3. Leveraging services for priority health programs
The DOH maintains the implementation of priority health programs with great impact in
preventing death and disability. The DOH focuses not only in responding to the threat brought
about by these diseases but, more importantly, to the early detection and prevention of these
diseases. The abovementioned activities will be done in collaboration with the LGUs. The
DOH will, in turn, provide good-performing LGUs with logistics suppport.
Associated Programs and Activities (MFO 1, 2, 3)
l Formulation and Development of National Health Policies and Plans
l Health Policy Development and Planning
l Essential National Health Research
l Health Information Systems and Technology Development
l Health Human Resource Development
l Formulation of health policies, development of support mechanisms, and collaboration
with international organizations for international health cooperation
l Health Sector Development Program
l FAPs - Health Sector Development Project, and Womens Health and Safe Motherhood
II Project
Health Emergency Management (formulation of guidelines and standards on health emergency
preparedness and response, including poison control; provision of drugs and medicine, medical
and dental supplies to make affordable quality drugs available)
Health Operations, including policy formulation, standards setting, and monitoring
(Epidemiology and disease surveillance; disease prevention and control; health promotion;
health facility planning, operations and infrastructure development, including Laboratory
Networks, National V oluntary Blood Services Program)
Local health systems development (local health system and local health development;
provision of technical support to local collaborating centers;provision of resident physicians;
provision of pool of medical specialists; implementation of DTTB and RHPP; quality
improvement program for government health facilities)
Centers for Health Development (internal and sectoral planning, human resource development,
including support to operations of collaborating centers; enforcement and implementation of
regulations, standards, and licensing of health facilities; health operations, including TB control
operations, disease prevention and control, health promotion, and other health operations;
local health technical assistance, including local health systems development, provision of logistics
support to local health programs and assistance funds to support quality assurance in LGUs;
health facilities direct service delivery)
4. Regulatory services for health products, devices, equipment, and facilities
Health regulation is one of the major functions of the DOH, especially after the devolution of
health services to LGUs. The Department is the lead agency in standards setting and policy
formulation for the licensing, regulation, and monitoring of health facilities and services, food
and drugs and health devices, and health-related technology. The DOH, thus, continues to
develop appropriate health regulation standards and policies and implements same. Through
its regulatory bureau, the DOH regularly monitors the compliance to these policies and enforces
seizure, confiscation, and condemnation orders covering products violating food and drug
laws, regulations and standards. In addition, the DOH ensures availability of low-priced
quality drugs.
Associated Programs and Activities
l Formulation and Development of National Health Policies and Plans
l Health Policy Development and Planning
l Essential National Health Research
l Health Information Systems and Technology Development
l Health Human Resource Development
l Formulation of health policies, development of support mechanisms, and collaboration
with international organization for international health cooperation
l Health Sector Development Program
l FAPs - Health Sector Development Project and Womens Health and Safe Motherhood
II Project
Health Emergency Management (formulation of guidelines and standards on health emergency
preparedness and response, including poison control; provision of drugs and medicine, medical
and dental supplies to make affordable quality drugs available)
Health Regulation, including policy formulation, standards setting, and monitoring
(regulation of food and drugs, including food fortification and salt iodization; regulation of
health facilities and services; regulation of health devices and services)
Quarantine Services and International Health Surveillance
Centers for Health Development (internal and sectoral planning, human resource development,
including support to operations of collaborating centers; enforcement and implementation of
regulations, standards, and licensing of health facilities; health operations, including TB control
operations, disease prevention and control, health promotion, and other health operations;
local health technical assistance, including local health systems development, provision of logistics
support to local health programs and assistance funds to support quality assurance in LGUs;
health facilities direct service delivery)
5. Tertiary and other specialized health care
The DOH manages and maintains selected national health facilities, hospitals, and drug treatment
and rehabilitation facilities with modern and advanced technology. These facilities serve as
national referral centers for the different provinces of the country. For these facilities to deliver
an effective and efficient promotive, preventive, and curative services to the people, they
should be properly and efficiently managed, its equipment and infrastructure maintained, and
its manpower provided with updated skills and technology to be able to do their work effectively.
Associated Programs and Activities:
l Operation of special hospitals, medical centers, and institutes for disease prevention and
control
l Health care assistance
l Preventing use and abuse of dangerous drugs and rehabilitating drug dependents
l Locally Funded Projects - Assistance to Central Luzon Drug Rehabilitation Center
l Foreign Assisted Projects - Development of sub-specialty centers for heart, lung, kidney
disease in Luzon, V isayas and Mindanao
Performance Measures and Targets
Particulars 2007 Targets
MFO 1
Health Policy and Health Program Development
No. of policies/standards/programs developed 430
No. of special studies & surveys conducted 10
MFO 2
Capability building services for LGUs & other stakeholders
No. of local health systems developed/assigned 40
No. of training developed & implemented 50
No. of men persondays trained 24,280
No. of women persondays trained
No. of persondays of technical assistance 18,780
Particulars 2007 Targets
MFO 3
Leveraging services for priority health programs
Percentage of budget allocated/provided to LGUs
Percentage of procured logistics distributed within time standard 75%
No. of outbreaks investigated 10
MFO 4
Regulatory services for health products, devices, equipment,
and facilities
No. of inspections licensed vs. unlicensed 3,000
No. of establishments/health products/health facilities/health
devices and technologies registered/licensed and accredited 9,236
Percentage of reduction in prices of essential drugs commonly used 50%
MFO 5
Tertiary & other specialized health care
Occupancy rate 80%
Percentage of hospital acquired inspections <2%
Net hospital death rates (deaths beyond 48 hrs. after admission) <2.5%
Cost per bed per day
3rd level referral hospital P 1,200
2nd level referral hospital P 800
1st level referral hospital P 500
Infirmary P 300
FY 2007 OPIF-Based Budget
FY 2007 Budget by Major Final Output (MFO)
(In Thousand Pesos)
Particulars PS MOOE CO Total
MFO 1
Health policy and health program
development 35,498 433,483 59,427 528,408
MFO 2
Capability building services for LGUs and
other stakeholders 35,498 702,374 59,428 797,300
MFO 3
Leveraging services for priority health
programs 93,166 550,801 59,427 703,394
MFO 4
Regulatory services for health products,
devices, equipment, and facilities 155,696 321,821 18,295 495,812
MFO 5
Tertiary and other specialized health care 4,355,723 2,160,684 538,083 7,054,490
General Administration and Support 1,115,504 286,293 17,864 1,419,661
TOTAL, DOH OSEC 5,791,085 4,455,456 752,524 10,999,065
RLIP 459,772 459,772
Special Account 27,600 27,600
TOTAL 6,250,857 4,483,056 752,524 11,486,437
FY 2007 Budget by MFOs
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