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The Department of Health (DOH; Filipino: Kagawaran ng Kalusugan) is the executive department of the government of the Philippines responsible for ensuring access to basic public health services by all Filipinos through the provision of quality health care, the regulation of all health services and products.
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) is a tax-exempt, government-owned and controlled corporation (GOCC) of the Philippines that provides health insurance to the country. It was created on 1995 to implement universal health coverage in the Philippines, and is attached to the Department of Health. On August 4, 1969, Republic ...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the Philippines, formerly the Bureau of Food and Drugs (BFAD / ˈ b iː f æ d /; 1982–2009), is a health regulatory agency under the Department of Health created on 1963 by Republic Act No. 3720, amended on 1987 by Executive Order 175 otherwise known as the "Food, Drugs and Devices, and Cosmetics Act", and subsequently reorganized by Republic Act No ...
List of initialisms, acronyms ("a word made from parts of the full name's words, pronounceable"), and other abbreviations used by the government and the military of the Philippines. Note that this list is intended to be specific to the Philippine government and military—other nations will have their own acronyms.
In the US, where a system of quasi-private healthcare is in place, a formulary is a list of prescription drugs available to enrollees, and a tiered formulary provides financial incentives for patients to select lower-cost drugs. For example, under a 3-tier formulary, the first tier typically includes generic drugs with the lowest cost sharing ...
Department of Health: Kagawaran ng Kalusugan: September 10, 1898; 126 years ago () Secretary of Health: Ted Herbosa: Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development: Kagawaran ng Pananahanang Pantao at Pagpapaunlad ng Kalunsuran: February 14, 2019; 5 years ago () Secretary of Human Settlements and Urban Development: Jose Acuzar
The Dangerous Drugs Board was established on November 14, 1972 with seven national agencies as its initial component members – the Department of Health; Department of Education, Culture and Sports; Department of Justice, Department of National Defense, Department of Finance, and the National Bureau of Investigation. [2]
www.doh.gov.ph The secretary of health ( Filipino : Kalihim ng Kalusugan ) is the Cabinet of the Philippines member who is in charge of the Department of Health . The secretary of health is also the ex-officio chairperson of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth).