Published by Foreign Service Institute(FSI) on July 13, 2023.
Requested from FSI by J. Villalobos at 05:05 PM on
July 13, 2023.
Purpose: Health Workforce Planning and Policy Development
Date of Coverage: 07/13/2023 - 07/13/2023
Tracking no: #FSI-452006478304
K.MANUEL
July 13, 2023, 5:05 p.m.
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.
M.NETHERCOTT
July 14, 2023, 6:28 p.m.
July 14, 2023
Dear Kaycee,
Thank you for your request dated Jul 13, 2023 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for REQUEST FOR THE NO. OF EMPLOYEES WHO ARE LICENSED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS WORKING IN YOUR AGENCY/OFFICE.
We received your request on Jul 13, 2023 and will respond on or before Aug 03, 2023 05:05:13 PM, in accordance with the Executive Order's implementing rules and regulations.
Should you have any questions regarding your request, kindly contact me using the reply function on the eFOI portal at http://efoi-ph.uc.r.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEEZTSS00NTIwMDY0NzgzMDQM, for request with ticket number #FSI-452006478304.
Thank you.
Respectfully,
Maria Lourdes Nethercott
FOI Officer
M.BROCA
July 17, 2023, 9:16 a.m.
17 July 2023
Dear Ms. Kaycee,
May we clarify if the data requested is for DOH use or for personal research purposes?
Thank you.
Respectfully,
MA. YVETTE VANESSA L. BROCA
FOI Officer
K.MANUEL
July 19, 2023, 3:09 p.m.
Dear Colleagues from the Foreign Service Institute,
Good day!
Pursuant to Republic Act No. 11223, otherwise known as the Universal Health Care Act, the Department of Health is working towards strengthening human resources for health (HRH) management through evidence-informed and data-driven policies and plans for Filipino health professionals in the country. To supplement the existing national HRH statistics in the Department’s repository and to address the current HRH-related challenges in the country, the requested information will be used to address the current challenges on Philippine health workforce.
Thank you very much and looking forward to your favorable response.
M.BROCA
July 25, 2023, 2:52 p.m.
July 25, 2023
Dear Kaycee Manuel,
Greetings!
Thank you for your request dated Jul 13, 2023 05:05:13 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 Request
Your FOI request is approved. I enclose a copy of [some/most/all] of the information you requested.
Your right to request a review
If you are unhappy with the response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to Director-General Ma. Teresita C. Daza, with office address 5F Department of Foreign Affairs Building, 2330 Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response and should be made within 15 calendar days from receiving 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,
Ma. Yvette Vanessa Broca
FOI Receiving Officer
