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As of September 2020, the Philippines has a population of nearly 110 million and a population density of 368 per square kilometer. 32% of the population of the Philippines is under 15 years old, and only 22.2% is over 60. In the Philippines, 16.6% of the population lived below the national poverty line in 2018. [8] [9]
The history of reproductive health law in the Philippines dates back to 1967 when President Ferdinand Marcos was among the heads of state who signed the Declaration on Population. The 30 countries who participated in the signing of the declaration were acknowledged by U.N. Secretary-General U Thant during a United Nations ceremony on December ...
Filipinization of health services began with Dr. Vicente de Jesus's directorship in 1919. [16] Governor-General Leonard Wood prioritized health education and prevention, [17] notably through Act No. 3029, which mandated annual school health examinations, and the establishment of the School of Public Health and Hygiene. [18]
Azurin spent over 40 years in the public health service. He was named Director of the Philippines’ Bureau of Quarantine in 1955. [12] During his tenure as Director – from 1955 to 1974 – Azurin participated in the continuous upgrading and revision of International Health Regulations (conducted in Geneva) that made international quarantine more effective and yet less restrictive on ...
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 ...
Based on reports of Filipino American communities throughout the United States, specifically in higher population areas of Filipinos, there is a history of a higher prevalence of hypertension exhibited among Filipino American men and women than in other ethnic communities within the United States second to African Americans. [5]
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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.