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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 2019 Universal Health Care Act (UHC Act) represents a significant effort to bridge the quality and accessibility gap, aiming to enroll all Filipinos in the National Health Insurance Program (PhilHealth). However, disparities persist, particularly between urban and rural areas, and funding constraints continue to impact service delivery.
The Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) in the Philippines began in 1976 [1] through Presidential Decree No. 996 signed by President Ferdinand Marcos. [2] And, in 1986, made a response to the Universal Child Immunization goal. The four major strategies include: [3]
Nursing in the Philippines is provided by professionally trained nurses, who also provide a quarter of the world's overseas nurses. Every year, some 20,000 nurses work in other countries. [1] Nurses in the Philippines are licensed by the Professional Regulatory Commission. The advance of nursing in the Philippines as a career was pioneered by a ...
Cebu Technological University (CTU) - Cebu City Medical Center College of Nursing; Central Philippine University - The first nursing school - started in 1906 and produced the first 3 graduates in 1909. Centro Escolar University; Chinese General Hospital College of Nursing; Christ the King College
The Alliance of Young Nurse Leaders and Advocates, also known as AYNLA, is a professional organization in the Philippines advocating for the achievement of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (now Sustainable Development Goals), Universal Health Care, and advancement of nurses' rights and welfare. [2]
Dorotea Caldito - One of the first three graduate nurses of the Philippines who graduated in 1909. [5] Felipa De la Pena (Gumabong) - One of the first three graduate nurses of the Philippines who graduated in 1909. [5] Loreto D. Tupaz - 1976 Anastacia Giron Tupaz Awardee (highest award for the nursing profession in the Philippines). [6]
Established in 1968 by Dr. Jose de Guzman Tamayo and his wife Dra. Josefina Laperal Tamayo [1] as Perpetual Help Hospital and College of Nursing, this institution has been training nurses, doctors, maritime, accountants, hrm, allied health, lawyers, engineers, and many other professionals for service in the Philippines and abroad.