2 - The Health Care Business in the Philippines

Pre 1565

In this period, life and by extension, health care was centered around the animate and inanimate world. Use of traditional Filipino medicinal plants

1565-1898

In this period, there was a creation of hospitals due to the occurrence of diseases

1898-1918

In this period, creation of Bureau of Public Health, Board of Health, and Insular Board of Health

September 29, 1898

The Bureau of Public Health, Board of Health, and Insular Board of Health was created on

• Bureau of Public Health

• Board of Health

• Insular Board of Health

These Boards are responsible for:

• promote standardization of vaccine production and vaccination campaigning

• draft legislation for sanitary and medical practices in the Philippines and do further studies on diseases and prevention methods, as well as overseeing public health

1918-1941

In this period:

• practice of self-governance under the Jones Law and the governance of Governor-General Francis Harrison

• establishment of the Philippine General Hospital

• Jones

• Governor-General Francis Harrison

The practice of self-governance was under the ___ Law and the governance of ____

• 1919

• Dr. Vicente de Jesus

Filipinization of Health Services started in ____ during the leadership of _____

Dr. Vicente de Jesus

• the first Filipino Assistant

• Director of the Department of Public Instruction

Act No. 3029

This act required school children to go through a health

examination at least once a year during Harrison's leadership.

School of Public Health and Hygiene

this establishment was part of the initiative to increase the number of Filipino health workers

• Bureau of Health and Public Welfare

• 1932

• Roosevelt

several medical agencies were abolished to become the ______ on year ____ under _____

The Health Messenger

the Bureau of Health’s pamphlet publication

• May 31, 1939

• 430

creation of the Department of Health and Public Welfare in _____ through Commonwealth Act ____

1986

date when Philippine National Drug Policy was created

Philippine National Drug Policy

serves as the government's response to the problem of inadequate provision of good quality essential drugs to the people

September 13, 1988

date when RA 6675 was approved

Generics Act of 1988

title of RA 6675

RA 6675 Generics Act of 1988

An act to promote, require and ensure the production of an adequate supply, distribution, use, and acceptance of drugs and medicines identified by their generic names

June 23, 1995

date when PhilHealth was founded

PhilHealth

a tax-exempt, government-owned and controlled corporation of the Philippines, attached to the Department of Health and was founded to implement universal health coverage in the Philippines

ensure a sustainable national health insurance program for all

stated goal of PhilHealth

2019

date when RA 11223 was implemented

Universal Health Care Act

title of RA 11223

RA 11223 Universal Health Care Act

mandates the institutionalization of health technology assessment (HTA) as a fair and transparent priority setting mechanism that shall be recommendatory to the DOH and PhilHealth for the development of policies and programs, regulation, and the determination of a range of entitlements such as drugs, medicines, pharmaceutical products, other devices, procedures and services

March 6, 2023

date when of transfer of the operations of HTA from the Department of Health to the Department of Science and Technology

• public

• private

2 sectors of the Philippine healthcare system

• Medical Care

• Self Care

2 types of healthcare

Medical Care

provided in medical/health care facilities by health care professionals

Self Care

provided by the patients themselves through self-medication and self diagnosis