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The Philippine health system Flashcards

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How does DOH conduct regulation

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ensure that services can provide the same standard of care to any health institution

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How does DOH provide technical assistance

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Provides health institutions assistance on

how to comply with the standards set by the DOH

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Office of the secretary role

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  1. Legal service
  2. Internal auditing
  3. Public assistance
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Office of technical service role

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Giving of data from the epidemiologic bureau to the Department of Health before implementing certain programs

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Role of Medicine Access Program

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distribute medicines to far flung areas

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Role of Epidemiology bureau

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collects and analyzes data about the health status of a region

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National Voluntary Blood Services Program

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organizes blood donations

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National Nutrition Council

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policy making on nutrition

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Role of Philippine National AIDS Council

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reviews and recommends policies on HIV/AIDS

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Role of Commission on Population (POPCOM)

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facilitates coordination of policies and programs for population

moved from DOH to NEDA (National Economic Development Authority)

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Role of OFFICE FOR HEALTH REGULATIONS (OHR)

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Set minimum standards for regulation of health facilities and services

Disseminate regulatory policies and standards for
information and compliance

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Role of OFFICE FOR FIELD IMPLEMENTATION AND MANAGEMENT (OFIM)

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Ensures all health centers conform to standards

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Role of Health Emergency and Management Bureau

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in charge of disaster response

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Role of OFFICE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM (OPHS)

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Uses data obtained by the Epidemiology Bureau to

prepare plans for programs

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Role of OFFICE FOR HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY (OHSD)

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deploying health care professionals to doctor-less areas

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who leads the Doctor to the Barrios (DTTB) program

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The Mayor

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3 DOH Goals

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  1. Financial protection
  2. Better Health Outcomes
  3. Responsiveness
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DOH Values

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  1. Equitable and inclusive to all
  2. Transparent and accountable
  3. Uses Resources Efficiently
  4. Provides High Quality Services
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Top 3 pregnancy complications

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  1. Pre-eclampsia and eclampsia/seizure
  2. Hypovolemia/great fluid loss
  3. Sepsis
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What is the likeliness child will not reach 5 when born into a poor family

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3x more likely

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The Fraction of children are stunted due to chronic malnutrition

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Annual number of families are pushed to poverty due

to healthcare expenditures

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Amount of healthcare expenses considered catastrophic for single income families.

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Php4,000/month

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Signs of poor quality in public hospitals/clinics

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  1. long wait times
  2. Limited autonomy to choose provider
  3. Less than hygienic restrooms, lacking amenities
  4. Privacy and confidentiality taken lightly
  5. Poor record-keeping
  6. Overcrowding and under-provision of care
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5 Public health challenges
1. Many MDG targets have not attained 2. Inequities in outcomes still persists 3. Out-of-pocket financing continues 4. Poor quality and undignified care 5. Ineffective referral system
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nine commitments of health by the 3rd SDG
1. Reduce maternal mortality 2. reduce deaths from hazards 3. universal health coverage 4. universal access to RH services 5. Reduce global deaths from road incidents 6. Strong prevention against substances abuse 7. Reduce premature mortality 8. End major diseases like AIDS and TB 9. End preventable deaths in newborns and children
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Serves as a declaration of the government’s commitments and strategies for the health of the Filipinos
FOURMULA ONE (F1) PLUS FOR HEALTH
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Concentrates on the four (4) F1 Plus Pillars
→ Financing → Service, Delivery → Regulation → Governance
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What is the new crosscutting initiative which restores the trust and confidence in the country’s health system
Performance Accountability
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Objective of Formula 1 (F1) services
Ensure the availability of essential quality | health services at appropriate levels of care.
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Strategies of F1 services
1. Increase access to essential quality health products and services 2. Ensure equitable access to quality health facilities 3. Ensure equitable distribution of human resources for health. 4. Engage SDNs to deliver comprehensive package of services
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Goal of Health system
Improving health and health equity in ways that are responsive and financially fair
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Executive order issued by Manuel Roxas which induces the separation of health and public affair of the country. It also first established the DOH
Executive Order No. 94 s.1947
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First head of the DOH
Secretary Antonio Villarama
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4 Executive Supervisions of the DOH
1. Bureau of Health, Quarantine and Hospitals 2. Health departments 3. All forms of local to national hospitals and clinics EXCEPT UP-PGH 4. All public markets, food establishments and hotels
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Protection of the health of the people of the Philippines and maintenance of sanitary conditions
Bureau of Health
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8 Bureau of Health Roles
1. Detect and investigate dangerous communicable disease 2. Sanitation control and investigation 3. School medical service supervision 4. Maintenance of quarantine during pandemics 5. Sanitary control of dead disposal 6. Systematizes vaccination 7. Disseminate hygiene information 8. Health inspection of all health organizations
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6 Bureau of Hospitals Role
1. Manage government hospitals 2. Manage dangerous communicable disease in hospitals 3. Manage special hospitals for specific illnesses (i.e. TB and mental) 4. Manage skin disease clinics and other medical units 5. Manage charity clinics 6. Supervise private hospitals
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Act where Puericulture centers transformed to Rural Health Units and health centers
Rural Health Act of 1954
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Act where National network of public health facilities at the community level organized in all cities and municipalities
Rural Health Act of 1954
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Act where the establishment of more schools for the medical, nursing and allied health professions in the country by the 1960s
Rural Health Act of 1954
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Executive order wherein the Lead agency in articulating national objectives for health to guide the development of local health systems, programs and services
Executive Order No. 102 s.1999

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