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 Number of Cancer cases in CALABARZON from 2017-2023,August 29, 2024d August 29, 2024. We will respond and process your request on or before Sept. 17, 2024, in compliance with the Executive Order’s implementing rules and regulations. Please be informed that we have endorsed your request to the following DOH offices for action.

Item 1 and 3 - DOH Epidemiology Bureau

Item 2-DOH Health Facility Development Bureau

Item 4 - DOH CALABARZON Center for Health Development

Kindly await for their response.

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-189803627643.

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,

Good day!

Please be informed that we have endorsed your requested items 1 and 3 to the Disease Prevention and Control Bureau (DPCB) for action. We'll send you feedback once available.

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-189803627643.

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 Receiving Officer

Department of Health

Dear eFOI user,

Thank you for your request dated Aug. 27, 2024, made under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

You have requested the Number of Cancer cases in CALABARZON from 2017-2023

I am pleased to inform you that your FOI request has been approved. This data request is the same as your previous eFOI Request #DOH-606141224926

We are sending you the 2023 data on Breast Mass and Cervical Cancer reported in the Field Health Services Information System (FHSIS). However, data on lung, brain, prostate, and colon are not available in the FHSIS. Furthermore, the data for the previous years are also available at the DOH website: https://doh.gov.ph/data/publications/ (Publications > Health Report & Statistics > FHSIS Annual Reports). And, the FHSIS report captures data in public primary care facilities.

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

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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

b.-LRF_Cancer_30Aug2024-2 - FOI Receiving Officer - [email protected]