Department of Health(DOH)

Dear John Raphael Cantara Please be advised that your request has been endorsed to the Health Facility Development Bureau for action. Kindly await for their response, thank you

September 8, 2022 Dear John Raphael Cantara, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Aug 21, 2022 12:41:31 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for Healthcare in the Philippines. Response to Request Your FOI request is approved. Below are the responses to your request 1. Top 10 Leading Diseases in the Philippines per provinces - Kindly visit the FHSIS Annual reports posted in the DOH website at https://doh.gov.ph/publications/serials 2. Specialty Hospitals that are needed in the Philippines per provinces - The Philippine Health Facility Development Plan (PHFDP) 2020-2040, which is the macroplan for establishment of health facilities to achieve Universal Health Care, aims to provide specialty care that is accessible and available at the regional, sub-national and national levels. As such, the PHFDP includes the designation of selected DOH Hospitals as specialty centers for 16 priority specialties - either as a Basic Comprehensive Center, Advanced Comprehensive Center, or National Comprehensive Center. This is articulated in Annex A of the Department Order (DO) 2021-0001 which is accessible at http://bit.ly/DO20210001-SpecialtyCenters The Specialty Centers in selected DOH Hospitals shall provide highly specialized diagnostics, procedures and treatment for a small percentage of the population that would need highly specialized care. The majority of the health needs of the population shall be addressed by the Health Care Provider Networks (HCPN) which will be formed at the provincial level. HCPNs are composed of the Primary Care Facilities and the Level 1 and 2 Hospitals which shall provide the primary care and general impatient care respectively. 3. Future healthcare facilities and research institutes that are needed in the Philippines per provinces - The designated Specialty Centers at the regional, subnational and national levels shall be developed to provide research capacity appropriate to its classification. In particular, the National Specialty Centers are envisioned to be the country's leaders in research that will support policy development. 4. Ideal and vacant sites and location to utilized as specialty hospitals location - Specialty Centers as envisioned in the PHFDP shall be established in select DOH hospitals all over the country. Their respective locations are specified in DO 2021-0001 Kindly accomplish the FOI Request Feedback form at the link: https://bit.ly/DOHFOIFeedbackForm Thank you Your right to request a review If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to the DOH Central Appeals and Review Committee, at [email protected]. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request. If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011). Thank you. Respectfully, FOI Decision Maker FOI Receiving Officer