Department of Health(DOH)

Hi! I would like to request recent (2020-2025) information on:
1. Adults diagnosed with ADHD
2. Rates of diagnosis of ADHD in adults in the Philippines

Thank you!

Dear eFOI user, 
Thank you for your requestFebruary 07, 2025d today, made under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.
We have received your request on Adults with ADHD,February 07, 2025d February 07, 2025. We will respond and process your request on or before Feb. 28, 2025, in compliance with the Executive Order’s implementing rules and regulations. Please be informed that we endorsed your request to the DOH Disease Prevention and Control Bureau - Mental Health Division (DPCB-MHD) for action. Kindly wait for their response, thank you.
Should you have any questions regarding this request, kindly contact me using the reply function on the eFOI portal for request with ticket number #DOH-104770099438.
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Thank you.
Respectfully,
FOI Officer
Department of Health 

Dear eFOI user,
Mabuhay!
Thank you for utilizing the eFOI portal (www.foi.gov.ph) and exercising your right to information under Executive Order No. 2, s. 2016 on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.
We have received your request on Adults with ADHD, dated Feb. 7, 2025.
We regret to inform you that the DOH Mental Health Division does not have this data and recommended you reach out to the Philippine Neurological Association for this information.  
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Thank you.
Respectfully,
FOI Officer
Department of Health