Department of Health

• DOH


  Mandated as the lead agency in health.
• DOH Vision: Filipinos are among the healthiest people in Southeast Asia by 2022, and Asia by 2040.
• DOH Mission: Develop PREP Health System

  • Productive
  • Resilient
  • Equitable
  • People-oriented
• National Objectives for Health


  roadmap (guide) for ALL stakeholders of health
• Overriding goal of DOH: HSRA: Health Sector Reform Agenda
• F1 Plus: Formula 1 for Health Plus (5 pillars):

  1. Health Financing
  2. Health Regulation
  3. Health Service Delivery
  4. Good Governance
  5. Performance Accountability
• Framework for Implementation of HSRA: Fourmula ONE for Health
• F1 Plus: Formula 1 for Health Plus (5 pillars)

  Health Financing - “better investment for health”
• F1 Plus: Formula 1 for Health Plus (5 pillars)

  Health Financing

  • NHIP: National Health Insurance Program - Philhealth
• F1 Plus: Formula 1 for Health Plus (5 pillars)

  Health Financing

  • Universal Health Care: RA 11223
• F1 Plus: Formula 1 for Health Plus (5 pillars)

  Health Financing

  RA 11223 - All Filipinos are automatically enrolled in Philhealth; services covered by Case Rate Method - per diagnosis
• F1 Plus: Formula 1 for Health Plus (5 pillars)

  Health Regulation

  • “health services are affordable and quality”
• F1 Plus: Formula 1 for Health Plus (5 pillars)

  Health Regulation

  • RAQ - Regulation, Affordable, Quality
• F1 Plus: Formula 1 for Health Plus (5 pillars)

  Health Service Delivery

  • Service Accessible and Available
• F1 Plus: Formula 1 for Health Plus (5 pillars)

  Health Service Delivery

  • Accessible - within 3-5 km radius, 30 minutes
• F1 Plus: Formula 1 for Health Plus (5 pillars)

  Health Service Delivery

  Available - presence of HCW
• F1 Plus: Formula 1 for Health Plus (5 pillars)

  Health Service Delivery

  • DTTB: Doctor to the Barrios Program - scholarship program; 1 year = 2 years return service
• F1 Plus: Formula 1 for Health Plus (5 pillars)

  Health Service Delivery

  • Physician to population ratio: 1: 20000
  • Nurse to population ratio: 1: 10000
  • Midwife to population ratio: 1: 5000
  • Dentist to population ratio: 1: 50000
  • RHU to population ratio: 1: 20000
  • BHS to population ratio: 1: 5000
• F1 Plus: Formula 1 for Health Plus (5 pillars)

  Good Governance

  • TAE - Transparent, Accountable, Efficient
• F1 Plus: Formula 1 for Health Plus (5 pillars)

  Performance Accountability

  •  “outcome-based approach” 
• F1 Plus: Formula 1 for Health Plus (5 pillars)


  Good Governance

  • TAE - Transparent, Accountable, Efficient
• Goals for FOURmula ONE for Health:

  1. Better health outcomes
  2. More responsive health systems
  3. Equitable health care financing
• DOH Functions

  Leadership in Health

  • Serve as national policy and regulatory institution
• DOH Functions

  Leadership in Health

  • Provide leadership in formulation, monitoring, and evaluation of national policies, plans and programs
• DOH Functions

  Leadership in Health

  • Serve as advocate in the adoption of health policies, plans and programs
• DOH Functions

  Enabler and Capacity Builder

  • Innovate new strategies in health
• DOH Functions

  Enabler and Capacity Builder

  • Exercise oversight functions and monitoring and evaluation of national health plans, programs, and policies
• DOH Functions

  Enabler and Capacity Builder

  • Ensure the highest achievable standards of quality health care, health promotion, and health protection
• DOH Functions

  Administrator of Specific Services

  • Manage selected national health facilities and hospitals with modern and advanced facilities
• DOH Functions

  Administrator of Specific Services

  • Administer direct services for emergent health concerns that require new complicated technologies
• DOH Functions

  Administrator of Specific Services

  • Administer health emergency response services