Published by Department of Health(DOH) on Oct. 11, 2017.
Requested from DOH by M. Natividad at 06:28 AM on
Oct. 11, 2017.
Purpose: research
Date of Coverage: 01/01/2007 - 10/11/2017
Tracking no: #DOH-531177454184
M.NATIVIDAD
Oct. 11, 2017, 6:28 a.m.
Hi. I would like to know the following information
1. The number of people under the age of 50 who has received government financial aid to be able to continuously afford Antiretroviral drugs.
2. Does the government currently provide free ARV for patients? If so, what is the process in choosing which patients receive therapy?
3. The number of recorded HIV-positive patients since 2010.
4. The number of recorded HIV-positive patients who did not take ARV and have died in less than five years since 2010.
5. Mortality rate of HIV-positive patients who regularly take ARV in the last 5 years.
M.CASIMIRO
Oct. 12, 2017, 1:59 p.m.
October 12, 2017
Dear Moira,
Thank you for your request dated Oct 11, 2017 06:28:13 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for The number of HIV-positive patients who received government aid for Antiretroviral therapy.
We received your request on Oct 11, 2017 06:28:13 AM and will respond on or before Nov 01, 2017 06:28:13 AM, 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 https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPSC01MzExNzc0NTQxODQM, for request with ticket number #DOH-531177454184.
Thank you.
Respectfully,
FOI Unit
Nov. 21, 2017, 1:36 p.m.
November 21, 2017
Dear Moira Natividad,
In accordance with the Executive Order No. 2, s. 2016 Freedom of Information (FOI), the Department of Health recognizes the indispensable right of Filipinos to access information and the duty of the government to disclose information on matters of public concern.
However, due to the transition of FOI internal program management, some of the FOI requests, including this transaction were lost to follow up and were not processed within the prescribed timeline. We apologize for the inconvenience this has caused you and would like to clarify if you still need the data you requested.
Kindly respond to this message if you still want to pursue or terminate the request. If you would not response in 60 calendar days, the FOI Registry System will close your request.
Thank you.
Respectfully,
FOI Unit
Feb. 13, 2018, 8:11 p.m.
Feb 13, 2018
Dear Moira,
I refer to my letter of Nov 21, 2017 about your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for The number of HIV-positive patients who received government aid for Antiretroviral therapy. In particular, I had requested specific information for you to clarify upon in order for us to proceed with the request.
As we have not received a reply within the 60-day working period since the letter requesting for clarification was sent out, we regret to inform you that this request will be closed as of Feb 13, 2018.
You may wish to submit a new request describing the specific information you are looking for, and we will be able to consider it under the guidelines as stated in Executive Order No. 2.
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 or visiting our central office. 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,
Dr. Kenneth
FOI Officer
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