HEALTH INSTITUTION

I. Introduction to the topic

A. Definition of Terms
a. Health - the state of being free from illness or injury.
b. Health institutions -  an institution, other than a hospital, by or at
which health services or health support services are provided
c. Disease - a disorder of structure or function in a human, animal, or plant,
especially one that produces specific signs or symptoms or that affects a specific
location and is not simply a direct result of physical injury
d. Illness - a disease or period of sickness affecting the body or mind.
e. Endemic - regularly found among particular people or in a certain area.
f. Epidemic - a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at
a particular time.
g. Chronic - persisting for a long time or constantly recurring.
h. Acute - present or experienced to a severe or intense degree.

II. Body
A. Government Organizations
 DOH (Department of Health)

Attached Agencies:

a. Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PHIC; PhilHealth)

b. Philippine Institute for Traditional and Alternative Health Care (PITAHC)
c. Philippine International Trading Corporation-Pharma (PITC-Pharma)
d. Philippine National AIDS Council (PNAC)
B. Current Officials/ Secretaries
 DOH (Department of Health)
a. Dr. Francisco Duque III (Secretary of Health)
b. Ms. Azucena M. Dayanghirang (Executive Director III)
 PhilHealth
a. BGen. Ricardo C. Morales (PhilHealth President and Chief Executive Officer
(CEO))
 PITAHC
a. Annabelle Pabiona-De Guzman (Director General)
 PITC-Pharma
a. Ma. Lourdes F. Rebueno (Chairperson)
 PNAC
a. Dr. Francisco Duque III (Chairperson)
C. Current Issues
 National
a. DOH declares National Dengue Epidemic
b. 3.3 million Pinoys suffer from depression
 International
a. Spain issues international health alert over listeriosis outbreak in Seville
b. DRC Ebola outbreak was declared global