Department of Health(DOH)

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December 21, 2023 Dear ALTHEA ABADILLA, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Nov 06, 2023 12:18:30 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for The Population-to-Physician Ratio per Region in the Philippines. Response to Request Your FOI request is approved. We enclose a copy of the information you requested to your provided email address on 06 November 2023. 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 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

January 2, 2024 Dear ALTHEA ABADILLA, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Nov 06, 2023 12:18:30 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for The Population-to-Physician Ratio per Region in the Philippines. Response to Request Your FOI request is approved. May we share with you the attached available data on the physician-to-population ratio for CY 2022 a Philippine Statistics Authority (2019). Updated Projected Mid-Year Population for the Philippines Based on the 2015 POPCEN Results: 2020 - 2025. (see attached file on Cities and Municipalities Population Projections) b. Consolidated data from the following sources: National Database on Human Resources for Health Information System (NDHRHIS) CY 2022 Field Health Services Information System (FHSIS) CY 2021 National Health Workforce Support System (NHWSS) Databases CY 2022 Due to limitations in disaggregation of HRH data, the consolidated number of MD per region does not include data from other National Government Agencies and other institutions such as clinics and privately owned health facilities. c Based on a study by the WHO, 14.3 physicians per 10,000 population are needed to achieve SDG. In line with this, we regret to inform you that our bureau currently has no readily available data or final report for the 2023 physician-to-population ratio, as this data is yet to be computed and reported by the end of the year. For further clarifications or inquiries, you may contact Mr. Dale Anthony C. Albotra or Ms. Micah Joy C. Yap of the Health Human Resource Development Bureau at (02) 8651-7800 local 4225 or by email at [email protected]. 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 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