Department of Health

a.

Serve as the national policy and regulatory institution from which the local government units, non-government organizations and other members of the health sector involved in social welfare and development will anchor their thrusts and directions for health. Provide leadership in the formulation, monitoring and evaluation of national health policies, plans and programs.

Leadership in Health

Roles and Functions

The DOH shall spearhead sectoral planning and policy formulation and assessment at the national and regional levels. Serve as advocate in the adoption of health policies, plans and programs to address national and sectoral concerns.

 b.

Administrator of Specific Services

Manage selected national health facilities and hospitals with modern and advanced facilities that shall serve as national referral centers (i.e., special hospitals); and, selected health facilities at sub-national levels that are referral centers for local health systems (i.e., tertiary and special hospital, reference laboratories, training centers, centers for health promotion, centers for disease control and prevention, regulatory offices, among others).

Administer direct services for emergent health concerns that require new complicated technologies that it deems necessary for public welfare; administer special components of specific programs like tuberculosis, schistosomiasis, HIV-AIDS, in as much as it will benefit and affect large segments of the population. Administer health emergency response services, including referral and networking system for trauma, injuries and catastrophic events, in cases of epidemic and other widespread public danger, upon the direction of the President and in consultation with concerned LGU.

 c.

Innovate new strategies in health to improve the effectiveness of health programs, initiate public discussion on health issues and undertaking and disseminate policy research outputs to ensure informed public participation in policy decisionmaking. Exercise oversight functions and monitoring and evaluation of national health plans, programs and policies. Ensure the highest achievable standards of quality health care, health promotion and health protection.

Capacity Builder

d. Enabler

The DOH is the leader, staunch advocate and model in promoting Health for All in the Philippines
Vision:

Mission: Guarantee ESQ health for all Filipinos especially the poor and shall lead the quest for excellence in HEALTH.

 Capable

human resources Adequate financial resources Sound organizational development Strong policies Systems and procedures

Goal: Health Sector Reform Agenda

Rising burden from chronic and degenerative diseases. Unattended emerging health risks from environmental and work related factors. Burden of disease is heaviest on the poor. Slowing down in the reduction in the Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) and the Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR). High burden from infectious diseases. Persistence of large variations in health status across population groups and geographic areas.

Rationale for HSRA

Poor health care financing and inefficient sourcing or generation of funds for healthcare. Inappropriate health delivery system as shown by an inefficient and poorly targeted hospital system, ineffective mechanism for providing public health programs on top of health human resources maldistribution. Inadequate regulatory mechanisms for health services resulting to poor quality of health care, high cost of privately provided health services, high cost of drugs and presence of low quality of drugs in the market.

Factors:

 There

is poor coverage of public health and primary care services. There is inequitable access (physical and financial) to personal health care services. There is low quality and high cost of both public and personal health care.

Implications: 3 Ts

Better

health outcomes Equitable health care financing More responsive health systems
Goals of FOURmula ONE for Health

Four elements:

Good governance the goal is to enhance health system performance at the national and local levels. Health financing the goal of this health reform area is to foster greater, better and sustained investments in health. Health regulation the goal is to ensure the quality and affordability of health goods and services. Health service delivery the goal is to improve and ensure the accessibility and availability of basic and essential health care in both public and private facilities and services.

a. improve the general health status of the population b. reduce morbidity and mortality of certain diseases c. eliminate certain diseases as public health problems d. promote healthy lifestyle and environmental health

Objectives of the Health Sector

e. protect vulnerable groups with special health and nutrition needs f. strengthen national and local health systems to ensure better health service delivery. g. pursue public health and hospital reforms h. reduce the cost and ensure quality essential drugs

h. reduce the cost and ensure the quality and essential drugs. i. institute health regulatory reforms to ensure quality and safety of health goods and services j. strengthen health governance and management support systems k. institute safety nets for the vulnerable and marginalized groups

l.expand the coverage of social health insurance m.mobilize more resources for health. n.improve efficiency in the allocation, production and utilization of resources for health.