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 Neurology Center. We will respond and process your request on or before Sept. 29, 2024, in compliance with the Executive Order’s implementing rules and regulations.

Please be informed that we have endorsed your request to the following offices for action.

1. Items 1 and 4 to DOH Health Facilities and Services Regulatory Bureau. (HFSRB)
2. Item 3 to DOH Epidemiology Bureau (EB)
3. For item 2 on Number of neurologists in the Philippines per region, you may 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.

Please be informed that we do not have this specific data on neurosurgeons, please coordinate with the Philippine Neurological Association at https://www.philippineneurologicalassociation.com/ for this information

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-368961280921.

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,

Thank you for your request dated Sept. 8, 2024, made under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

You have requested the Neurology Center.

I am pleased to inform you that your FOI request has been approved. Attached is the data from the Health Facilities and Services Regulatory Bureau in response to your request

Kindly accomplish the FOI Request Feedback form at the link: https://bit.ly/DOHFOIFeedbackForm, thank you.

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If you are dissatisfied with our response to your FOl request, you have the option to request an internal review. To initiate this process, kindly submit your written appeal for review addressed to the Central Appeals and Review Committee (CARC) at [email protected]. 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

FOI Officer

Department of Health

Response-to-FOI-Request-DOH-368961280921 - FOI Receiving Officer - [email protected]