Department of Health(DOH)

Dear eFOI user,

Thank you for your request made under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

We have received your request on Children Hospital Data. We will respond and process your request on or before Sept. 25, 2024, in compliance with the Executive Order’s implementing rules and regulations. Please be informed that we are endorsing your request to the DOH Epidemiology Bureau (EB) for items 1-2 and Health Facilities and Services Regulatory Bureau (HFSRB) for item 3. Kindly await for their response, thank you. However for item 4, inform client to visit the Human Resource for Health (HRH) Statistics through PowerBI (

http://tinyurl.com/HRHPHStat). This dashboard provides information on the number of health workers and their areas of practice from 2016 to 2023, which may serve as a valuable resource for your reference. For specific data on Pediatricians, we suggest the client coordinate with the Philippine Pedriatric Society for this data.

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-845685683115.

Further, please be advised that this is a public site, and any information shared in this conversation thread will be visible to the public. Therefore, we kindly request that you refrain from disclosing any sensitive personal information or data in this thread.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

FOI Officer

Department of Health

Dear eFOI user,

About my response dated Sept. 5, 2024, regarding your request made under Executive Order No. 2, s. 2016 on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch; specifically your request on Children Hospital Data.

To address your request, we kindly ask for additional information from you. This will enable us to offer you the highest level of service. We apologize for the delay of response to this FOI request. May we know if you still need the information? Kindly email at [email protected]

Your prompt response will allow us to proceed with your request on time.

To respond to the request with ticket number #DOH-845685683115, please use the reply function in the eFOI portal.

During the period we are awaiting your response, your request will be put on hold. However, if we do not receive a reply by [date 60 days from the time you changed to Awaiting Clarification status], your request will be automatically closed.

We kindly request that you provide us with a prompt response.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Foi Receiving Officer

FOI Officer

Department of Health

Dear eFOI user,

Thank you for your request dated Sept. 4, 2024, made under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

You have requested Children Hospital Data

I am pleased to inform you that your FOI request has been approved. The morbidity data reported in the Field Health Services Information System (FHSIS) and latest 2022 mortality data from the Philippine Health Statistics (PHS) are available on the DOH website: https://doh.gov.ph/data/publications/ (Publications > Health Report & Statistics) or at this link https://bit.ly/FHSISPHSannualreports. Additionally, the FHSIS report captures data from public primary care facilities and the morbidity data is based on 42 pre-selected diseases (https://bit.ly/2023FHSISmorbidity).

Your right to request a review

If you are dissatisfied with our response to your FOI request, you have the option to request an internal review. To initiate this process, kindly submit your written appeal for review addressed to [insert name of Secretary and postal/e-mail address]. Please provide a detailed explanation of your dissatisfaction with our response within 15 calendar days from the date of receiving this response. We will conduct the review and communicate the outcome within 30 calendar days from the receipt of your review request.

Should you remain unsatisfied with the review outcome, you retain the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011).

Thank you.

Respectfully,

FOI Receiving Officer

Department of Health