Philippine Public Health Laws and Policies Overview

Philippine Public Health Laws and Policies Overview

RA 7305 Magna Carta of Public Health Care Workers

Enacted to ensure HW are properly compensated

PD 856 Sanitation Code of the Philippines

promotion and preservation of health of the people

RA 8749 Philippine Clean Air Act

policy and program which aims to achieve maintain healthy air for all Filipinos

RA 7875 National Health Insurance Act

An act instituting a national health insurance program for all Filipinos and establishing the Philippine health insurance corporation.

RA 6675: Generics Act

Where inexpensive and effective drugs are made available to all Filipinos; Reinforces prescribing physicians and generic dispensing by pharmacists.

RA 11332 Laws on Notifiable Disease

An Act providing policies and prescribing procedures on Surveillance and response to notifiable diseases. epidemics and health events of public concern.

RA 7719: National Blood Services Act

For Adequate supply of Safe Blood regulating Blood blanks and providing penalties for Violation thereof

RA 9994: Expanded Senior Citizens Act

Mended otherwise to maximize the contribution of senior citizens to nation building

RA 10640 Revised Dangerous Drugs Law

An Act to Further Strengthen the anti drug campaign of the government amending for the purpose of Section 21 Republic act of No. 9165

RA 9502: Cheaper medicines Act

Law intends to achieve better health outcomes for the Filipino people by assuring that quality medicines are accessible

RA 9269: Anti-Violence Law against Women and Their Children

Act defending violence against women and their children providing protective measures for victims.

RA 10121 Philippine DRRM Act of 2010

Immediately after a disaster in order to save lives health impacts ensure public safety after a disaster (DRRM)

EO 51 Milk Code of the Philippines

Ensure protection of breastfeeding

RA 10354: Responsible Parenthood and reproductive

Protect and strengthen the family as a basic autonomous institution;

RA 10152 Mandatory Infants and Children Health Immunization Act of 2011

Reinforces proactive role of the State in Preventive health care of infants and children

RA 10666 Children Safety on Motorcycles Act of 2015

More proactive and preventive approach to secure passengers especially children by regulating operation of motorcycles

RA 10821: Children's emergency Relief and Protection Act

DOH and Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) basis in handling disasters and other emergency acts to protect children, pregnant and lactating mothers and support immediate recovery

PD 603: Child and Youth Welfare Code

Laws protect the youth below 21 years old; entitled to rights herein forth without distinction to legitimacy illegitimacy, sex, social status, religion

RA 9211 Tobacco regulation act of 2003

It is the policy state to protect the populate from hazardous products to promote right to health and instill consciousness among them

RA 11036 Mental Health Law

proposes a mental health policy that aims to enhance integrated mental health services

RA 7305…

Magna Carta of Public Health Care Workers

PD 856 is…

Sanitation Code of the Philippines

RA 8749 is…

Philippine Clean Air Act

RA 7875

National Health Insurance Act

RA 6675 is…

Generics Act

RA 11332 is…

Laws on Notifiable Disease

RA 7719 is…

National Blood Services Act

RA 9994 is…

Expanded Senior Citizens Act

RA 10640 is…

Revised Dangerous Drugs Law

RA 9502 is…

Cheaper medicines Act

RA 9269 is…

Anti-Violence Law against Women and Their Children

RA 10121 is…

Philippine DRRM Act of 2010

EO 51 is…

Milk Code of the Philippines

RA 10354 is…

Responsible Parenthood and reproductive Health Law of 2012

RA 10152 is…

Mandatory Infants and Children Health Immunization Act of 2011

RA 10666 is…

hildren Safety on Motorcycles Act of 2015

RA 10821 is…

Children's emergency Relief and Protection Act

PD 603 is…

Child and Youth Welfare Code of the Philippines

RA 9211 is…

Tobacco regulation act of 2003

RA 11036

Mental Health Law