Department of Health(DOH)

Hi! I would like to request statistical data or any relevant information about:

1. The prevalence of Vertigo or Vestibular dysfunction in the Philippines
2. Top cities/provinces affected by such condition

May 8, 2023

Dear Nicole,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated May 07, 2023 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your request

You asked for Statistics of the prevalence of Vertigo in the Philippines.

Response to your request

We regret to inform you that we do not collect disease surveillance for Vertigo or Vestibular dysfunction. The DOH Epidemiology Bureau (EB) collects data that are posted in the FHSIS Annual reports at https://doh.gov.ph/publications/serials and https://doh.gov.ph/statistics

You may want to coordinate with the Philippine Statistics Authority at http://psa.gov.ph or the Philippine Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery for this information

Thank you


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Thank you.

Respectfully,
FOI Receiving Officer
FOI Officer