Department of Health Plans,

Programs, and Projects

 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
• The Department of Health (DOH) holds the over-all
technical authority on health as it is a national health
policy-maker and regulatory institution.
• 3 Major roles
– Leadership in health
– Enabler and capacity builder
– Administrator of specific services
• Develop national plans, technical standards, and
guidelines on health.
• DOH is the provider of special tertiary health care services
and technical assistance to health providers and
stakeholders.
 Mission of DOH
To guarantee equitable, sustainable and
quality health for all Filipinos, especially the
poor, and to lead the quest for excellence in
health.
 Vision of DOH
A global leader for attaining better health
outcomes, competitive and responsive health
care system, and equitable health financing.
 DOH: Values of work
• Integrity
• Excellence
• Compassion and respect for human dignity
• Commitment 
• Professionalism
• Teamwork
• Stewardship of the health of the people
 National objectives of DOH
1. Improve the general health status of the
population.
2. Reduce morbidity, mortality, disability and
complications from Diarrheas, Pneumonias,
Tuberculosis, Dengue, Intestinal parasitism, STD,
Hepatitis B, Accidents and Injuries, Dental carries
and Periodontal disease, Cardiovascular diseases,
Cancer, Diabetes, Asthma and Chronic Kidney
Disease, Mental Disorders, Protein Energy
Malnutrition, Iron Deficiency Anemias and Obesity.
3. Eliminate the following diseases as public health
problems: Schistosomias, malaria, filariasis, leprosy,
rabies, measles, tetanus, diphtheria and pertusis,
vitamin A deficiency, and iodine deficiency disorders.
4. Eradicate Poliomyelitis
5. Promote healthy lifestyle through healthy diet and
nutrition, physical activities and fitness, personal
hygiene, mental health and less stressful life and
prevent violent and risk taking behaviors.
6. Promote the health and nutrition of families
and special populations through child
adolescent and youth, adult health, women’s
health, health of older persons, health of
indigenous people, health of migrant workers
and health of different able persons and
health of the rural and urban poor.
7. Promote environmental health and
sustainable development through the
promotion and maintenance of healthy
homes, school workplaces, establishments
and communities’ towns and cities.
  SECRETARY JANETTE P. LORETO-GARIN

• Physician and legislator

• Magna Carta for Women, Cheaper Medicines
Law, and Responsible Parenthood and
Reproductive Health Law
• Medical technologist; Obstetric and Gynecology
• Masters Degree in Business Administration
• One of the Top 100 Inspiring People of the
World by Women Deliver in 2011.
 Basic principles to achieve improvement in
Health
1. Universal access to basic health services must
be ensured.
2. The health and nutrition of vulnerable groups
must be prioritized.
3. The epidemiological shift from infection to
degenerative disease must be managed.
4. The performance of the health sector must
be enhanced.
Primary strategies to achieve Health goals

1. Increasing investment for primary health

care.
2. Development of national standards and
objectives for health.
3. Assurance of the health care.
4. Support to local health system development.
5. Support for frontline health workers.
 Health Programs/ Services
1. Family Health and Nutrition cluster
• Maternal and child care/ health and under-five
clinic
• Promotion of breastfeeding programs/ mother
and baby friendly hospital initiative.
• Expanded program on immunization.
• STD/AIDS control program
• Family planning/ reproductive health program
• Comprehensive nutrition program
 • Control of acute respiratory infection
• Control of diarrheal disease

2. Infectious disease cluster

3. Degenerative disease cluster
4. Environmental and occupational health cluster
• Adolescent and Youth Health Program (AYHP)
• Botika Ng Barangay (BnB)
• Breastfeeding TSEK
• Blood Donation Program
• Belly Gud for Health
• Child Health and Development Strategic Plan
Year 2001-2004
• CHD Scorecard
• Committee of Examiners for Undertakers and
Embalmers
• Committee of Examiners for Massage Therapy
(CEMT)
• Climate Change
• Cardiovascular Disease
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
• Dental Health Program
• Diabetes Prevention and Control Program
• Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Disease Program
• Environmental Health
• Expanded Program on Immunization
• Essential Newborn Care
• Family Planning
• Food and Waterborne Diseases Prevention and
Control Program
• Food Fortification Program
• Filariasis Control Program
• Garantisadong Pambata
• Human Resource for Health Network
• Health Development Program for Older Person -
( Bureau or Office National Center for Disease
Prevention and Control )
• Health Development Program for Older Person - R.A.
7876 ( Senior Citizens Center Act of the Philippines
• Health Development Program for Older Person -
( Global Movement for Active Aging (Global Embrace
1999) )
• Health Development Program for Older Person -
R.A. 7432 ( An Act to Maximize the Contribution of
Senior Citizens to Nation Building, Grant Benefits
and Special Privileges )
• Health and Well-being of Older Persons
• Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF)
• Iligtas sa Tigdas ang Pinas
• Inter Local Health Zone
• Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI)
• Knock Out Tigdas 2007
• Leprosy Control Program
• LGU Scorecard
• Licensure Examinations for Paraprofessionals
Undertaken by Depart
• Malaria Control Program
• Measles Elimination Campaign ( Ligtas Tigdas )
• Micronutrient Program
• National Tuberculosis Control Program
• Natural Family Planning
• National Filariasis Elimination Program
• National Rabies Prevention and Control
Program
• Newborn Screening
• National HIV/STI Prevention Program
• National Mental Health Program
• National Dengue Prevention and Control Program
• National Prevention of Blindness Program
• National Mental Health Program
• National Safe Motherhood Program
• Oral Health Program
• Occupational Health Program
• Persons with Disabilities
• Province-wide Invesment Plan for Health (PIPH)
• Philippine Medical Tourism Program
• Provision of Potable Water Program(SALINTUBIG
Program - Sagana at Ligtas na Tubig para sa lahat)
• Philippine Cancer Cotrol Program
• Rural Health Midwives Placement Program
(RHMPP) / Midwifery Scholarship Program of the
Philippines (MSPP)
• Schistosomiasis Control Program
• Smoking Cessation Program
• Urban Health System Development (UHSD)
Program
• Unang Yakap (Essential Newborn Care:
Protocol for New Life)
• Violence and Injury Prevention Program
• Women's Health and Safe Motherhood Project
• Women and Children Protection Program
 DOH Organizational Chart
• Administrative Service
• Bureau of Health Devices and Technology (BHDT)
• Bureau of Health Facilities and Services (BHFS)
• Bureau of International Health Cooperation (BIHC)
• Bureau of Local Health Development (BLHD)
• Bureau of Quarantine and International Health
Surveillance (BQIHS)
• Finance Service (FS)
• Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
• Health Emergency Management Staff (HEMS)
• Health Human Resource Development Bureau (HHRDB)
• Health Policy Development and Planning Bureau (HPDPB)
• Information Management Service (IMS)
• Internal Audit Service (IAS)
• National Center for Disease Prevention and Control (NCDPC)
• National Center for Health Facilities Development (NCHFD)
• National Center for Health Promotion (NCHP)
• National Center for Pharmaceutical Access and Management
(NCPAM)
• National Epidemiology Center (NEC)
• Philippine Blood Center (PBC)
• Procurement and Logistics Service (PLS)