National Mapping and Resource Information Authority(DENRNAMRIA)

Dear colleagues in the National Government,

We humbly ask your assistance in providing us with the LATEST DATA on the number of licensed medical and allied health professionals, regardless of their position or designation, who are employed by your respective agency/office.
  
Kindly disaggregate your data according to current position, gender, age, and profession (doctor, nurse, midwife, medtech, psychologist, psychometrician, social worker, among others).

This information will be used to address the current challenges on Philippine health workforce. Thank you very much.

July 16, 2023

Dear Kaycee Manuel,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Jul 13, 2023 04:40:17 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your request

You asked for REQUEST FOR THE NO. OF EMPLOYEES WHO ARE LICENSED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS WORKING IN YOUR AGENCY/OFFICE.

Response to your request

May we request you to write a formal letter of request to the NAMRIA Administrator.  Please see below:

Usec. PETER N. TIANGCO, PhD, CESO I
Administrator
National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA)
Lawton Avenue, Fort Bonifacio, 1634 Taguig City

You can also make inquiries at the main NAMRIA Client Service Unit through the email address [email protected], or through the telephone numbers (02) 8887-5466 and (02) 8810-4831 local 401.  You can also personally visit NAMRIA main office in Taguig City so that we can discuss with the details of your request.

Kindly give us your feedback by accessing the link below:

https://bit.ly/3nziqZF

Thank you.

Respectfully,
Zenaida Leano
FOI Officer

August 11, 2023


PETER N. TIANGCO,  PhD, CESO I
Administrator
National Mapping and Resource Information Authority
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Lawton Avenue, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City


Dear Usec. Tiangco:

Pursuant to Republic No. 11223, otherwise known as the Universal Health Care Act, the Department of Health (DOH) is working towards strengthening human resources for health (HRH) management and development through evidence-informed policies and data-driven national plans in the country. To address the current HRH-related challenges in the country and to supplement the existing national HRH statistics in the Department’s repository, we are respectfully requesting the assistance of the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA) in providing us with the latest data on the number of licensed health and allied health professionals or HRH, currently working in the NAMRIA. It would be best if we could have the data disaggregated per region and province, and per health profession as follows:

•Dentists
•Medical Technologists
•Midwives
•Nurses
•Nutritionist-Dietitians
•Occupational Therapists
•Optometrists
•Pharmacists
•Physical Therapists
•Physicians
•Radiologic Technologists
•Respiratory Therapists
•Speech Language Pathologists
•Dental Hygienists
•Dental Technologists
•Psychometricians
•Psychologists
•Psychiatrists
•Veterinarians
•X-ray Technologists

Lastly, we would like to request a focal person and/or unit from your office, with whom we may collaborate on future concerns and inquiries.

We would appreciate receiving your response on or before August 17, 2023 (Thursday) through our email, [email protected]. For clarifications, your staff may contact Ms. Joanna Mari V. Lunar or Ms. Micah Joy C. Yap of the bureau’s Planning and Information Management Unit through the trunkline (02) 86571-7800 local 4225-4226 and/or the above-mentioned email address.

We anticipate your most favorable response to this request. Thank you very much for the support and assistance that the NAMRIA is extending in pursuit of the aspirations of the Universal Health Care Act.


Very Truly Yours,


JOHANNA S. BANZON, RN, MScIH, DTMPH
Director IV
Health Human Resource Development Bureau
Department of Health