Administrative Regions:

18 Regions (1 Autonomous)

Provinces: 81 Provinces

Cities: 145 Cities

Municipalities: 1,489 Municipalities

Barangays: 42,036 Barangays

HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
IN THE PHILIPPINES
Health System Structure

Department of Health
Private (Profit/
(National)
Business) Sector

GOVERNMENT

Province, City & Civic and Non-Profit

Municipality Organizations
(Local)
Government Structure
 Department of Health

The Department of
Health (DOH) is
mandated to be the
over-all technical
authority on health.
Servicer of Servicers

1) Develop national health policies and

programmes;
2) Enhance partners’ capacity through
technical assistance;
3) Leverage performance for priority health
programmes among partners;
Servicer of Servicers

4) Develop and enforce regulatory policies

and standards on health;
5) Provide specific programmes that affect
large segments of the population; &
6) Provide specialized and tertiary level
care.
 VISION by 2030

A global leader for attaining better health outcomes,
competitive and responsive health care system,
and equitable health financing

MISSION

To guarantee equitable, sustainable and quality
health for all Filipinos, especially the poor, and to
lead quest for excellence in health
 Strategies
1. Care for All Life Stages and Triple Burden of
Disease
2. Strengthening the Service Delivery Network
3. Strengthening Universal Health Insurance
 Goals

FINANCIAL BETTER HEALTH RESPONSIVENE

PROTECTION OUTCOMES HEALTH SYSTEMS
Filipinos, Filipinos attain the Filipinos feel
especially the poor best respected, valued,
are protected from possible health and empowered in all
high cost of health outcomes of their interaction
care with no disparity with the health
system
 Pillars of Universal 

Health Care

• Governance
for Health

• Policy, • Health
Standards &
Information
Regulations

• Universal
Health Care
• Health
• Health
Financing Human
Resource

• Service
Delivery
 Scope of • DOH
Authority
• Health
• Regional Operations • Attached
• NATIONAL • DOH Hospitals
Clusters (Bureaus and
Centers)
Agencies

• Regional
• REGIONAL • Regional Offices Hospitals

• Provincial DOH • Provincial

• PROVINCIAL Office Health Office

• MUNICIPALITY/ • Municipal/ City

Health Office
• CITY
 Revised DOH Structure
Secretary
of Health

• Office for
• Office of the
Field • Office for
• Office of the Policy and
Implementati Technical
Secretary Health
Systems on and Services
Management
• Office for
• Office of
• Office of Administratio
Health
Health n, Finance
Service
Regulations and
Development
Procurement
 Attached Agencies
Department of
Health

• Philippine
• National
Health • Population
Nutrition
Insurance Commission
Council
Corporation

• Philippine
• Philippine Institute for • Corporate
National AIDS Traditional and
Hospitals
Council Alternative
Health Care
Local Government Units

Servicers:
Stewards of
Local Health
System

Province, City &

Municipality
 Local Government Units

Servicers: Stewards of Local Health System

• Provide primary care services including maternal &
child care, nutrition services, control of communicable
and non-communicable diseases and direct service
functions through rural health units and barangay
health stations.
• Provide secondary and tertiary care through provincial
and district hospitals
• Purchase of medicines, medical supplies and
equipment needed to carry out of the services.
 Local Government Units

• Hire health human resources for the delivery of

services.
• Coordinate with other local agencies for the
functionality of the local health system
• Formulate and enforce local policies and
ordinances related to health
• Regulate establishments for compliance to health,
food safety and sanitation.
Local Government Units
DOH REGIONAL OFFICE VII
REGION VII
CENTRAL
VISAYAS
 Central Visayas
Provinces : 4
HUC/Independent Cities:
3
Component Cities: 13
Municipalties: 116
Barangays: 3,003
 Major Divisions
REGULATIONS,
LOCAL HEALTH MANAGEMENT OFFICE OF RD/
LICENSING AND
SUPPORT SUPPORT ARD
ENFORCEMENT

• Health Facilities • Family Health Section • Accounting Office • Regional

Licensing Unit • Communicable • Budget Office Epidemiology
• Diagnostic Diseases Section • Cashiering Office and
Facilities • Noncommuicable • Procurement Office Surveillance
Licensing Unit Diseases Section • Supply& Cold Chain Unit
• Sanitation, Water, • Health Systems Management Office • Health
Permits and Development Section • Human Resource Emergency
Clearances Unit • Health Facilities Management Office Management
• Birthing Facilities Development Section • Planning Office • Hospital
Licensing Unit • Health Research, • Records and ICT Maintenance
Information and Office Service
Promotion Section • Planning Office • Legal Office
• Health Human Resource• General Services
Development Unit Office
• Provincial DOH Offices
Ruben Siapno, MD, MPH
Director III
 • Office of the
Regional Director

• Office of the
Assistant
Regional
Director

• Local Health • Regulations, • Management

Licensing and
Support Support
Enforcement
Division Division
(LHSD) Division (MSD)
(RLED)
 • Office of the
Regional Director

• Office of the
Assistant
Regional
Director

• Regional
• Health Epidemiology • Hospital
Emergency
• Legal Office and Maintenance
Management Surveillance Services
Service Unit
Management Support Division

• Accounting • Budget • Cashiering

Section Section Section

• Human
Resource • Planning • Procurement
Management Section Section
Section

• General
• Supply and
• Records and Services &
Cold Chain
ICT Section Transport
Mngt Section
Section
Local Health Support Division

• Family • Non- • Communicable

Communicable
Health Diseases
Diseases
Section Section
Section

• Health
• Health Human Research • Health System
Resource Development Development
Development Information &
Section
Unit Promotion
Section

• Health
Facilities • Provincial DOH
Development Offices
Section
FAMILY HEALTH PROGRAMS

• Safe Motherhood Program

• Adolescent Health and Development Program
• Family Health and Responsible Parenting Program
• National Immunization Program
• Child Injury Prevention and Control and Care for Small Baby
Programs
• Integrated Management of Childhood Illness Program
• Newborn Screening Program
• Philippine Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition
• Breastfeeding Program
• Infant and Young Child Feeding Program
• Nutrition Program
• Community Health Team and BHW program
• Oral Health Program
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES PROGRAMS

• National Tuberculosis Control Program

• National AIDS and STI Prevention and Control Program
• Viral Hepatitis Prevention Program
• Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Disease Prevention and Control
Program
• National Rabies Control Program
• National Leprosy Control Program
• Food and Waterborne Diseases Prevention and Control Program
• National Dengue Prevention and Control Program
• National Filariasis Elimination and Control Program
• National Malaria Control Program
• Integrated Helminth Control Program
• National Schistosomiasis Control and Elimination Program
NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
PROGRAM
• Injury and Violence Prevention
• Blindness Prevention Program
• Lifestyle Related Diseases Programs
• Transplant and Renal Disease Control and Prevention
Programs
• National Tobacco Control Program
• Alternative Medicine Programs
• National Voluntary Blood Services Program
• Substance Abuse and Aftercare Programs
• National Mental Health Program
• Health and Well-being of Senior Citizens
• Persons with Different Abilities Program
HEALTH SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAMS

• Health Leadership and Governance Program

(Barangay, Municipal, City, Provincial)
• Local Health Systems Programs
– GIDA - AOP
– Indigenous People - PIPH/CIPH
– ILHZ - LGU Scorecard
• Regional Health Sector Performance
Monitoring
HEALTH FACILITY DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAMS

• Environmental and Occupational Health

Program
• Medicine Access Services
• Health Operation Management Services
• Health Equipment Services
• Health Infrastructure Services
 HEALTH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT,
INFORMATION AND PROMOTION PROGRAMS

• Health Research and Development

Program
• Health Information Program
• Health Education and Promotion Program
• Field Health Services Information Services
 PROVINCIAL DOH OFFICE

• Cebu North Provincial DOH Office

• Cebu South Provincial DOH Office
• Bohol Provincial DOH Office
• Negros Oriental DOH Office
• Siquijor Provincial DOH Office
 HEALTH HUMAN
RESOURCE
DEVELOPMENT UNIT

(HHRDU)
 Mandate

Develop Human Resource for Health (HRH)

through administration of staff development
related policies, programs, systems and
standards to ensure adequate, competent,
committed, effective and globally competitive
HRH in collaboration with stakeholders,
partners and other sectors.
 Organizational Structure
• HHRDU Head
• Maria Chona M. Singco,
RN

• Organizational Mandates • Sectoral Mandates

Stephanie Anamore
Linsangan • Kathy Christine Jordan, • Mark Johnuel Duavis, Echavez
RN RN

• Learning • HRH • Career

and • Scholarshi Deployme Licensing
Developm p Program nt Program Program
ent
• Rhea • Audrey
• Monette • Program • Personnel
Nicole Rose
Zuniga, Managem Assistance
Arellano, Garganera
RN ent Services
RN , RN
• Jasper Joy Dumaguing,
• Quincy • Mario RN
Juntong, Natividad, • Cherry Mae Ranoa
• Ameil Claire Bacolod, RN
RN RN • Kristina Ann
• Mark Quilates, RN
Sabornido
• Maria Blanca Licopit, RN
• Gerald Galano
 Organizational Structure
• HRH
Deployment
Program

• Program • Personnel
Assistance
Management Services

• Payroll • Endorsement
• Cebu North • Cebu South • DDP, DTTB, Management, , COE,
• Bohol and Siquijor and Negros Physician Benefits, Contract,
Oriental Augmentation
Contract Others

• Jasper Joy • Ameil Clare • Mark • Maria Blanca • Cherrymae • Kristina Ann
Dumaguing, Bacolod, RN Quilates, RN Licopit, RN Ranoa Sabornido
RN

HRMD Systems
1. Recruitment, Selection & Placement
2. Learning & Development
3. Performance Management
4. Rewards Management
Organizational HR 

Development Unit
• Learning and Development Program
– Learning and Development Needs Assessment/ Career Proficiency
Assessment
– Employment & Pre-deployment Orientation
– In-house Staff Development Program
• Scholarship Program
– Local Scholarship Program (In-service)
– Pre-service Scholarship Program
» Medical Scholarship Program
» Midwives Scholarship Program of the Philippines
Sectoral HR Development
• Human Resources for Health Deployment Program
– Doctors to the Barrios Deployment Program
– Physician Augmentation Program
– Dentists Deployment Project
– Nurses Deployment Project
– Rural Health Midwives Placement Program
– Public Health Associates Deployment Project
– Universal Health Care Deployment Project
– Medical Technologists Deployment Project
– Medical Pool Utilization and Placement Program
Sectoral HR Development
• Human Resources for Health Deployment Program
– Doctors to the Barrios Deployment Program
– Physician Augmentation Program
– Dentists Deployment Project
– Nurses Deployment Project
– Rural Health Midwives Placement Program
– Public Health Associates Deployment Project
– Universal Health Care Deployment Project
– Medical Technologists Deployment Project
– Medical Pool Utilization and Placement Program
Sectoral HR Development

• Career Licensing Program

– Massage Therapists Licensing Program
– Embalmers and Undertakers Licensing Program
Contact Us

• Telephone Number: 418 7005

• Email Address: chd7_hhrdu@yahoo.com
• Website: www.ro7.doh.gov.ph