TRADITIONAL AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE

Traditional and Alternative Medicine Act (also known as TAMA) of 1997 or the RA 8423 is a policy to improve
the quality and delivery of health care services to the Filipino people through the development of traditional and
alternative health care and it's integration into the national health care delivery system. It is an act to make
provisions for promotion, control and regulation of traditional and alternative medicines. This act aims to
strengthen the Traditional aand Complementary Health Care System in the country to provide the people with
a wider range of health products and services that are proven to be safe, efficient, effective, and of quality at
many affordable prices.
Folk medicine is perceived to be effective in alleviating health concerns. The acquisition of such products is
attributed to being able to buy at affordable prices, satisfaction from prior experience, distrust in the current
healthcare system, family tradition, and intention to supplement existing medical treatment.

Filipino faith healing, with its extraordinary and questionable bare-handed, painless surgeries, is one of
the most intriguing kinds of folk medicine that has become a widespread craze (" psychic surgery"). The
healers affirm surgery on the patient's body, leading to the infected blood and entrails being evacuated,
although no indication of a wound is seen after the surgery. Skeptics have dismissed such instances as
mere tricks, but the local study indicates otherwise.

Psychic operation pertains to a realm of reality which has not been completely understood nor acknowledged
by modern science, but that does not mean it does not exist. Another Filipino-based healing method is the
recognition of energies originating from the patient's body; if these are pushed aside by the hands, relieve pain
and, in certain cases, cure may occur.
SEAT BELT USE ACT
Mostly in the Philippines, where transportation has become both necessary and accessible, automobile dealers
have made it quite simple to purchase a motor vehicle. As the number of vehicles on the road increases, so
does the incidence of automobile crashes, with a fatality rate and accidents caused by a lack of or failure to
use a seat belt.

Seat belts are vital to have because using them properly may save the wearer's life. The safety belt can
prevent the wearer from collapsing onto the dashbwindsdashout the windshield, averting catastrophic injuries
and deaths. We need to employ it because it can shift the impact of a collision to some of the stronger areas of
the body—the chest and pelvis. It prevents passengers from being flung against the interior of the car, such as
the windscreen or dashboard. It prevents passengers from colliding with other car occupants, and It prevents
drivers and riders from being thrown from the vehicle.

The Seat Belt Usage Act (Republic Act 8750) makes the installation of seat belt equipment compulsory for car
manufacturers beginning in May of the year 2000. Motorists and passengers in both personal and
governmental vehicles, including those riding in the backseat of a private car, have been expected to utilize
these devices appropriately.

Drivers and owner-operators are penalized if they are caught breaking the law.
The penalties are:
Private and PUV Driver – failure to wear a seat belt and allowing children 6 yrs old and below to sit in front
1st offense:P1,000.00
2nd offense:P2,000.00
3rd and succeeding offenses:P5,000.00 and 1-week suspension of driver’s license from the payment of fine
PUV Driver and Operator – failure to require passenger/s to wear the seatbelt
P3,000.00 each for every violation

Even with this rule and harsh penalties, many Filipinos fail to make belting up a habit because they are
unaware of what the law requires and the dangers they face when not using a seat belt. As a result, the Land
Transportation Department has made seat belt use one of its campaigning through Road Safety seminars and
by providing data about it in flyers issued for informational campaigns.

NATIONAL BLOOD SERVICE ACT

Republic Act No. 7719, also known as the National Blood Services Act of 1994, promotes voluntary blood
donation to provide a sufficient supply of safe blood and to regulate blood banks. This republic act promotes
voluntary donation to provide sufficient supply of safe blood and to regulate blood banks. Its aim is to inculcate
public awareness that blood donation is a humanitarian act, to strengthen the systems and procedures in the
regulation of Blood Collection Units and Blood Stations and efficient blood banking and transfusion practices in
the Philippines through the creation of the National Voluntary Blood Services Program.

The National Voluntary Blood Services Program (NVBSP) of the Department of Health is targeting the youth as
volunteers in its blood donation program this year. Based on the data from the National Voluntary Blood
Services Program, a total of 654,763 blood units were collected in 2009. Fifty-eight percent of this was from
voluntary blood donation and the remaining from replacement donation. This year, particular provinces have
already achieved 100% voluntary blood donation. The DOH is hoping that many individuals will become
regular voluntary unpaid donors to guarantee a sufficient supply of safe blood and to meet national blood
necessities.

The National Voluntary Blood Services Program (NVBSP) aims to achieve the following:

1. Development of a fully voluntary blood donation system;

2. Strengthening of a nationally coordinated network to increase efficiency by centralized testing and

processing of blood;

3. Implementation of a quality management system including Good Manufacturing Practice GMP and
Management Information System (MIS);

4. Attainment of maximum utilization of blood through the rational use of blood products and component
therapy; and

5. Development of a sound, viable sustainable management and funding for the nationally coordinated blood
network.