NOH 2023-2028 Per Thrust

NOH 2023-2028:
Enable to be
Healthy
MA. SARINA I. MAGDALES

Senior Health Program Officer
Health Policy Development and Planning Bureau
Enable to be Healthy (1 of 2)
Strategic Objective 1.1. Citizens are health literate, and have good health-seeking behavior
Strategic Intervention 1.1.1. Implement social and behavioral change campaigns (SBCC) interventions
BACKGROUND SPECIFIC ACTIONS

● Develop policies and plans on health literacy
● AO 2021-0063 = Health Pilipinas; Improved health promotion (G)
literacy; seven priority areas for health promotion ● Collaborate with the civil societies for health
[Diet & Physical Activity, Environmental Health, literacy efforts (A)
Immunization, Substance Use, Mental Health, Sexual ● Using media as a critical platform for health
and Reproductive Health, Violence and Injury literacy (A)
● Provide risk communication (G)
Prevention] ● Develop and improve methods to measure health
● AO 2020-0042 = Health lifestyle to curb risk factors literacy (A)
● Standardize cascade and dissemination of
campaign key messages (NG)
● Strengthen SBCC approaches towards improving
health outcomes on the 7 identified priority areas
(A) NG – national government
G – national and local government
A – all: national, local, and private sectors
NOH 2023-2028: Enable to be Healthy

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
SO 1.1 Citizens are health literate, and have good health-seeking behavior
SI 1.1.1. Implement social and behavior change campaigns (SBCC) interventions
Intervention Other NGAs LGUs Private Sector

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1.1.1. DepED, DSWD, CHED, LEB, TESDA, Continuous capacity Support regulation of quadmedia
DILG: Promote health of students, development, just compensation, platforms
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Implement faculty, and personnel with benefits, and safe working

social and special needs, senior citizens, conditions for community health Private HEIs, use of CSRs of private
behavioral pregnant and lactating women, workers. sectors: Integrate health literacy
indigenous groups, indigents, and health rights into formal
change rebel returnees, and LGBTQ+ Adopt national policies, PAPs on and/or informal curricula,
campaigns members. health promotion, and develop programs, and co-curricular
counterpart local ordinances activities
(SBCC)
interventions DepEd, CHED, DOST, other Strengthen our BHWs (all around
Education Agencies: Integrate job), and ensure source and
health literacy and health rights clarity of allocation/eligibility for
into formal and/or informal incentives/honorarium for BHWs
curricula, programs, and
co-curricular activities
NOH 2023-2028: Protect from Health Risks

SO 1.1 Citizens are health literate, and have good health-seeking behavior
SI 1.1.1. Implement social and behavior change campaigns (SBCC) interventions
CSOs and Development Academe and Training
Intervention Other NGAs
2 of 2
Partners Centers
1.1.1. DICT, PIA, NBI, DSWD, PNHRS: TA on SBCC campaigns to upscale Research studies on health
Regulation of quadmedia health promotion in 7 priority promotion
Implement social platforms areas of HFPS
and behavioral Incorporate health
change DOLE, CSC: Promotion of Healthy promotion-related modules in
Workplaces training centers
campaigns
(SBCC) DBM, NEDA: Inclusion of health
promotion budget
interventions
TESDA: Incorporate Health
Promotion in BHW Training
DILG-LGA: Incorporation of UHC

modules in eLearning platform
NOH 2023-2028: Enable to be healthy

Enable to be Healthy (2 of 2)
Strategic Objective 1.2. Communities, workplaces, and schools are supportive of healthy behaviors
1.2.1. Implement the Healthy Settings Program (Communities, Workplaces, Learning
Strategic Intervention Institutions)
1.2.2. Develop healthy public policies across social determinants of health

● Develop healthy public policies (G)
● DOH DILG JAO 2021-0002 = Healthy Communities
● Build supportive environments (A)
● AO 2021-0063 = Healthy Workplaces ● Develop personal skills through assessment of the
community’s health literacy (A)
● AO 2021-0063 = Healthy Learning Institutions
● Strengthen community action and participation (A)
● DM 2022-0483 = technical and financial assistance to ● Reorienting health services to health promotion and
P/CWHS for the procurement and implementation of disease prevention (G)
the health promotion playbooks, training, social ● Ensuring safe working conditions for community
mobilization and community participation activities health workers and volunteers (A)
that complement the playbooks, provision of drugs ● Provision of technical and financial assistance to
and medicines to target population P/CWHS (NG)

SO 1.2 Communities, workplaces, and schools are supportive of healthy behaviors
SI 1.2.1. Implement the Healthy Settings Program (Communities, Workplaces, Learning
Institutions)
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1.2.1. DILG Coordinate with and support Specialty societies and the private
● Co-chair the TWG learning institutions to meet sector to ensure production of
Implement the ● Sharing of relevant available standards for healthy learning specialty mental health
Health Settings data for standards and institutions professionals, OSH
Program indicators; promote the
adoption of healthy setting Develop counterpart local Compliance and investment to
(Communities, programs and activities; assist ordinances to ensure compliance healthy setting
Workplaces, in monitoring and with national directives
Learning implementation.
● Collaborate with and Enforce pertinent issuances in
Institutions) capacitate LGUs on the maintaining healthy learning
implementation environment
● Provide policy issuance to
ensure LGUs participation and
resource support
● Collate and submit feedback
on the JAO No. 2022-001 from
LGUs to the National TWG on
Healthy Institutions

SI 1.2.1. Implement the Healthy Settings Program (Communities, Workplaces, Learning
Institutions)
Intervention Other NGAs CSOs Academe
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1.2.1. DSWD, DepEd, CHED, LEB, and Provide support to the TA that promote the
TESDA implementation and promotion of implementation of the healthy
Implement the the healthy settings program settings program
● Implement capacity-building
Health Settings activities
Program ● Carry out information
campaigns
(Communities, ● Implement relevant
Workplaces, assessment mechanisms
Learning ● Submit technical and
evaluations reports on the
Institutions) implementation

SI 1.2.2. Develop healthy public policies across social determinants of health
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1.2.2. Health public policies in the labor Coordinate with and support Specialty societies and the private
and education sector learning institutions to meet the sector to ensure production of
Develop healthy relevant standards for healthy specialty mental health
public policies Cascade relevant health learning institutions, healthy professionals, OSH
across social information to learning communities, and healthy
institutions, teachers workplace; Compliance and investment to
determinants of groups/unions, student councils, healthy setting
health parents associations, and other Develop counterpart local
stakeholders to facilitate the ordinances to ensure compliance
institutionalization of this with national directives at the
framework local level and implement relevant
programs, projects, and activities;
Implement capacity-building
activities for relevant agencies, Support the enforcement of
offices and learning institutions healthy settings in their respective
on the framework and how to jurisdictions;
become a healthy learning
institution Implement healthy workplaces in
their respective local government
Implement healthy workplaces in units
their respective agencies

SI 1.2.2. Develop healthy public policies across social determinants of health
Intervention CSOs LGUs
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1.2.2. Provide support to the TA that promote the

implementation and implementation of the healthy
Develop healthy settings program
promotion of the healthy
public policies settings program
across social
determinants of
health

Enable to be Healthy
1.1 Citizens are health literate, and have good 1.2 Communities, workplaces, and schools are
health seeking behavior supportive of health behaviors
Percentage of Filipino adults 18 years old and Percent of communities recognized as Healthy
above with sufficient or excellent comprehensive Settings
health literacy
Percent of workplaces recognized as Healthy
Percentage of Filipinos 18 years old and above Settings
who visited a health facility in the past six
months Percent of schools recognized as Healthy Settings

Thank you!
National Objectives for Health 2023-2028

NOH 2023-2028:
Protect from
Health Risks
FERNA CRISELDA S. VIESCA, RN
Senior Health Program Officer
Protect from Health Risks (1 of 4)
Strategic Objective 2.1. Disease outbreaks are prevented and/or managed
Strategic Intervention 2.2.1. Strengthen health system structures

● DRRM-H ● Support the passage of the
● Integrated Disease Prevention and Control Philippine Disease Prevention
and Control Bill and the Virology
● Functional ESUs Institute of the Philippines Bill
(A)
● Notifiable Diseases Law
● Enhance Local Epidemiology
● Making public health laboratories available and Surveillance (A)
● Institutionalize DRRM-H in
● Centers for Disease Prevention and Control P/CWHS (G)
● Health Emergency Auxiliary Response Team ● Make public health laboratories
accessible (G)
NG – national government
G – national and local government

SO 2.1. Disease outbreaks are prevented and/or managed
SI 2.2.1. Strengthen health system structures

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Establishment ● DFA, PPA, BOC, BOI to strictly ● Adopt and localize ● Adopt/implement standards
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of Center for enforce and augment border standards and guidelines and guidelines developed by
Disease control and surveillance developed by CDC CDC and to perform
Prevention and ● DOST and NIH to assist in
Control (CDC) ● Allocate funding for functions and/or provide
the conduct of research functional ESU (DSOs, field support services during
and Virology
Institute of the ● DOST and DTI shall develop epidemiologists) public health emergency
Philippines initiatives for strengthening
(VIP) scientific capabilities
● DoF shall ensure provision of
incentives in promoting/
enabling local vaccine
manufacturing

Research and
Intervention Civil Society Organizations Development Partners
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Academe
Establishment of ● may provide ● Advocate for the passage of the ● Advocate for the passage
Center for evidence-informed bill of the bill
Disease
guidance ● May provide technical expertise ● may provide technical
Prevention and
Control (CDC) and/or assistance expertise and/or
and Virology assistance
Institute of the
Philippines (VIP)


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Strengthen ● DILG to ensure that ● Establish and ensure ● Private hospitals and
Local functional LESU is included functionality of local ESU other facilities
epidemiology in the SGLG requirements ● Facilitate capacity building of ○ Establish a functional
and ● DOLE to ensure availability of non-sentinel health facility hospital/facility ESU
surveillance at
the occupational health staff regarding EDCS and ESR ○ Build capacity of staff
the Regional
and Provincial physicians ● Use the data to plan and regarding mandatory
or City-level ● BAI and NMIS to lead in implement disease control reporting of notifiable
and conducting surveillance activities diseases
establishment activities on zoonotic ● Initiate PPPH to will further ○ Engage PPPH to further
of public diseases widen and strengthen the ESU widen and strengthen the ESU
health and health laboratory and health laboratory
laboratory systems systems
systems

Intervention Research and Academe Civil Society Organizations Development Partners

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Strengthen ● may provide ● Participate in disease and/or ● may provide technical

Local evidence-informed health event notification expertise and
epidemiology
guidance ● Community-based assistance in
and
surveillance at organizations may help in surveillance of different
the Regional strengthening notifiable diseases.
and Provincial community-centered planning
or City-level and action.
and
establishment
of public
health
laboratory
systems


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Establishment ● DILG, DND, CHED, PRC, ● Develop a localized plan ● May provide support
of Health AFP, and OCD to ● Establish and implement through advocating,
Emergency
participate in the HEART mechanism on public awareness-building and
Auxiliary
Reinforcement board health emergency participation in disaster
Team ● Support in the provision of ● Prepare and submit preparedness and
(H.E.A.R.T.) TA to all key stakeholders necessary reports management activities

Civil Society
Intervention Research and Academe Development Partners
2 of 2
Organizations
Establishment ● may provide ● Advocate for the passage of ● Advocate for the passage
of Health evidence-informed the bill of the bill
Emergency
guidance ● May provide support by ● May provide support by
Auxiliary
Reinforcement providing technical expertise providing technical
Team and assistance in disaster expertise and assistance in
(H.E.A.R.T.) response and other publish disaster response and other
health emergencies publish health emergencies

Strategic Objective 2.2. Medicines and technologies are assured to be of quality, safe, accessible, and
affordable
2.2.1. Facilitate regulatory pathways and risk-based regulation
2.2.2. Establish mechanisms for self-sufficiency during emergencies
Strategic Intervention
2.2.3. Exempt tax for essential drugs and medicines
2.2.4. Correct non-competitive trade practices in the pharmaceutical industry

● One Stop Shop Licensing System ● Strengthen regulatory
● Health Technology Assessment (HTA) governance to health facilities
● List of Essential Medical Devices and Price Reference Index and services through agile
● Price Act (Republic Act No. 7581) regulatory reform. (NG)
● Provide overall policy guidance
● Strategic Framework and Implementing Guidelines of the Philippine Medicines
Policy 2022-2030 and direction to all stakeholders
involved in the implementation
● Maximum Retail Price
of improving access to essential
● Regulation of Price Mark-ups medicines at all levels (NG)
● Fairly Priced Generics Under UHC

Strategic Objective 2.2. Medicines and technologies are assured to be of quality, safe, accessible, and
affordable
2.2.1. Facilitate regulatory pathways and risk-based regulation
2.2.2. Establish mechanisms for self-sufficiency during emergencies
2.2.3. Exempt tax for essential drugs and medicines
2.2.4. Correct non-competitive trade practices in the pharmaceutical industry

● One Stop Shop Licensing System
● Set mechanisms in setting the
● Health Technology Assessment (HTA)
allowable mark-ups on essential
● List of Essential Medical Devices and Price Reference Index medicines. (NG)
● Price Act (Republic Act No. 7581) ● Lobby with the legislative branch
● Strategic Framework and Implementing Guidelines of the Philippine Medicines of government for tax exemption
Policy 2022-2030
of essential medicines (NG)
● Maximum Retail Price
● Regulation of Price Mark-ups
● Fairly Priced Generics Under UHC

SO 2.2. Medicines and technologies are assured to be of quality, safe, accessible, and
affordable
SI 2.2.1. Facilitate regulatory pathways and risk-based regulation
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Facilitate ● DTI to regulate pricing of ● Localize and implement ● May engage in

regulatory medicines, in close policies partnerships that will
pathways coordination with the DOH enable facilitation of the
and regulatory pathways
risk-based
regulation

affordable
SI 2.2.1. Facilitate regulatory pathways and risk-based regulation
Civil Society
2 of 2
Organizations
Facilitate ● Conduct systematic ● Assist LGUs and NGAs in ● Provide technical
regulatory evaluation and generate monitoring compliance of assistance that will
pathways evidences as basis to facilities to regulatory enable the
and implementation standards implementation
risk-based
regulation

affordable
SI 2.2.1. Establish mechanisms for self-sufficiency during emergencies

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Establish ● Establish or implement ● Ensure implemented and ● Engage and/or initiate

mechanisms support mechanisms provide support mechanisms PPPH that provides
for ● Provide needed resources support to such
self-sufficiency ● Adopt appropriate ordinances mechanisms
during for PPPH
emergencies

affordable
SI 2.2.2. Establish mechanisms for self-sufficiency during emergencies
Research and Civil Society
Intervention Development Partners
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Academe Organizations
Establish ● Evidence-informed ● May conduct promotional ● may provide technical
mechanisms guidance (standards, campaigns on disaster expertise and assistance
for guidelines, etc) preparedness esp at the in disaster preparedness
self-sufficiency individual level
during
emergencies

affordable
SI 2.2.4. Correct non-competitive trade practices in the pharmaceutical industry

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2.2.4. Correct ● DTI to ensure ● Ensure implementation and ● Privately-owned health

non-competitive compliance provide support mechanisms facilities to ensure
trade practices ● Provide needed resources compliance
in the ● Adopt appropriate PPPH
pharmaceutical
industry

affordable
SI 2.2.4. Correct non-competitive trade practices in the pharmaceutical industry
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2.2.4. Correct ● Evidence-informed ● Advocate for adherence
non-competitive guidance (standards,
trade practices in guidelines, etc)
the
pharmaceutical
industry

Strategic Objective 2.3. Health facilities and services are safe and of quality.
2.3.1. Build resilient and “Green” health facilities (G)

Strategic Intervention 2.3.2. Secure and sustain needed Capital Assets
2.3.4. Ensure quality through local and international third-party accreditation of health facilities.

● Proposed expansion of HFSRB ● Enjoin and encourage hospitals and
● DC 2023-0053 - Minimize carbon footprint of health facilities other health institutions in the
while strengthening the delivery of quality health services greening of their facilities (G)
● Establish a more fit structure of
● Automatic PhilHealth accreditation of DOH licensed health HFEP that is responsive to current
facilities challenges of capital asset
● Licensing guidelines for health facilities in GIDAs management (NG)
● PhilHealth may recognize and use
● UHC Mandate (Sec. 27) PhilHealth to recognize and use third third party accreditation
party accreditation mechanism for implementing an incentive
scheme to acknowledge and reward health facilities that mechanisms for granting incentives
provide better service quality, efficiency, and equity (NG)

SO 2.3. Health facilities and services are safe and of quality.

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Build resilient ● Provide and mobilize ● Lead and oversee the ● Private health facilities
and “Green” political and financial management of a ensures compliance to the
health facilities support for the climate/disaster resilient requirements indicated in
establishment of facility the standards and policies
green and safe HFs ● Localize related ● Conduct related activities
climate-resiliency policies that will help promote
(DBM)
● Assessment of existing “greening” of health
● Oversee public offices conditions facilities
and critical facilities
recovery and
rehabilitation (DPWH)

SI 2.2.4. Build resilient and “Green” health facilities

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Build resilient and ● Evidence-informed ● Participate in the ● Provide additional funding
“Green” health guidance (standards, development of policies in for new HFs, upgrading or
facilities guidelines, etc) their respective health renovation of existing
facilities and with the local ones and ongoing,
government unit maintenance of target
● (Related Societies) Raise HFs
awareness in medical and ● Provide technical
allied health schools and assistance and/or
other sectors on how to expertise on keeping the
achieve a climate resilient guidelines relevant
health facilities


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2.3.2. Secure and ● DBM Creation of ● Localize related policies ● Participate in the
sustain needed engineer, architect ● Fund utilization development of policies in
Capital Assets positions and other their respective health
related positions facilities and with the local
● Coordination with government unit
DSWD and DHSUD
should there be a need
if there are informal
settlers occupying
DOH lot


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2.3.2. Secure and ● Evidence-informed ● Participate in the ● TA needs on asset
sustain needed guidance (standards, development of policies in management
Capital Assets guidelines, etc) their respective health
facilities and with the local
government unit

Other NGAs &

Intervention LGUs Private Sector
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Attached Agency
2.3.3. Ensure ● PhilHealth may ● Ensure compliance of ● Build partnerships with public
quality through recognize and use local health facilities with sector facilities to provide
local and third party the requirements for assistance/ augmentation to
international accreditation quality comply with accreditation
third-party mechanisms for ● Implement the necessary requirements
accreditation of granting incentives. policies and programs to
health facilities become ISO-accredited
hospitals (Government
and DOH Hospitals)
● Implement the necessary
policies and programs to
become PGS-accredited
hospitals (DOH Hospitals)


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2.3.3. Ensure ● Evidence-informed ● Build partnerships with ● TA needs on enabling
quality through guidance (standards, public sector facilities to third-party accreditation
local and guidelines, etc) provide assistance/
international augmentation to comply
third-party with accreditation
accreditation of requirements
health facilities ● Participate in the
development of policies in
their respective health
facilities and with the local
government unit

Protect from Health Risks: Indicators
2.2 Medicines and technologies 2.3 Health facilities and services
2.1 Disease outbreaks are
are assured to be of quality, safe, are safe and of quality
prevented and/or managed
accessible, and affordable
● Percent of verified health ● Percent of health ● Percentage of government

events of public health concern establishments, and health hospitals recognized as
and/or outbreaks responded / products compliant to green, safe, and climate
investigated that are regulatory policies resilient hospitals
controlled/closed
● Median consumer price ratio ● Percent of government
● Percent of region and of selected essential hospitals with quality
provincial/ city/ municipality medicines in drug retail assurance mechanism
LGUs with functional outlets through third-party
epidemiology and surveillance accreditation
unit
● Proportion of fully immunized
children

Thank you!

NOH 2023-2028:
Care for health
and well-being
MICHAEL NIEL ANGELO C. BULATAO
Planning Officer III
Care for Health and Wellness (1 of 3)
Strategic Objective 3.1. Networks of primary care and specialist care providers are adequate, accessible and
well-distributed throughout the country
3.1.1. Register every Filipino to a Primary Care Provider.
3.1.2. Establish Health Care Provider Networks and Primary Care Provider Networks in UHC
Strategic Intervention Integration Sites
3.1.3. Build and upgrade health facilities
3.1.4. Implement specific mechanisms to reach the poor

● UHC Mandates ● Develop a policy on provider
network accreditation and
● JAO 2020 - 001: Guidelines on the Registration of Primary Care licensing (NG)
Providers ● Enhance the process of LIPH and
AOP development and monitoring
(NG)
● Equity Project (NG)
● Implement CATCH UHC program
(NG)
G – national and local government NOH 2023-2028: Care for Health and Well-Being

● UHC Mandates ● Develop a policy on provider
● AO 2017-0014 = Framework for Redefining Service Delivery Networks network accreditation and
● AO 2020-0018 = Guidelines on Contracting P/CWHS, licensing (NG)
● AO 2020-0019: Guidelines on the Service Delivery Design of HCPNs, ● Enhance the process of LIPH and
AOP development and monitoring
● AO 2020-0019-A: Amendment to AO 2020-0019
(NG)
● AO 2020-0021: Guidelines on the Integration of Local Health Systems into ● Equity Project (NG)
P/CWHS
● Implement CATCH UHC program
● DOH, DBM, DOF and PhilHealth Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) 2021-0001 =
Guidelines on the Allocation, Utilization and Monitoring of and Accountability for (NG)
the SHF
G – national and local government NOH 2023-2028: Care for Health and Well-Being

(continuation of previous slide)
● Issuance of the Philippine Health Facility Development ● Reduce Primary Care and
Plan 2020 - 2040 Hospital Bed Gaps (A)
● Designation of specialty centers across all regions of ● Support enactment of DOH
the country Hospital Bed Capacity and
Service Capability Rationalization
Act (G)
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SO 3.1. Networks of primary care and specialist care providers are
adequate, accessible and well-distributed throughout the country
SI 3.1.1 Register every Filipino to a Primary Care Provider

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Register every ● PSA, DSWD, DFA, DOLE, ● Lead the registration of ● Privately-owned health
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Filipino to a DTI, CSC, BIR, POEA, Filipinos living and facilities and healthcare
Primary Care OWWA, SSS, GSIS: residing within their provider networks to
Provider Enjoin to have data and territorial jurisdiction to participate as a
database sharing be registered to a KONSULTA provider
agreements for primary care provider of ● Maintain and update
validation and their choice masterlist of registered
reconciliation against ● Conduct activities, population or Filipinos
PhilHealth member events, and promotion and submit to PhilHealth
database campaigns to
encourage constituents
to register to a PCP
SO 3.1. Networks of primary care and specialist care providers are
adequate, accessible and well-distributed throughout the country
SI 3.1.1 Register every Filipino to a Primary Care Provider
Civil Society
2 of 2

Organizations
Register every ● Conduct systematic ● In close coordination with ● Provide technical and
Filipino to a evaluations of the LGUs, conduct activities, financial assistance to
Primary Care outcomes of patient events, and promotion priority LGUs in setting
Provider registration to a primary campaigns to encourage up mechanisms for
care provider in the Filipinos to register to a registration of their
Philippine context, PCP constituents to primary
especially on care providers
gatekeeping, provider
payments, and overall
health outcomes
SO 3.1. Networks of primary care and specialist care providers are adequate,
accessible and well-distributed throughout the country
SI 3.1.2 Establish Health Care Provider Networks and Primary Care Provider Networks in UHC Integration
Sites

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Establish Health ● DILG, COA, DOF, DBM: ● Lead the integration of ● Enjoin in the
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Care Provider Develop the their respective local establishment of private

Networks and complementary policies health systems into HCPNs
Primary Care and support functional P/CWHS ● Inform policymakers on
Provider mechanisms needed to ● Provide the needed the possible design of
Networks in support the LGUs and resources and funds to mixed HCPNs
UHC Integration private sector on their realize integrated local
Sites establishment of health systems
HCPNs with strong
PCPN base
SI 3.1.2 Establish Health Care Provider Networks and Primary Care Provider Networks in UHC Integration
Sites
Civil Society
2 of 2
Organizations
Establish Health ● Engage LGUs and DOH ● Provide capacity building ● Align objectives,
Care Provider in generating evidence and support to LGUs in assistance, and PPAs to
Networks and to inform improvements their integration efforts integration efforts and
Primary Care in HCPN policies needs of LGUs
Provider ● Create enabling
Networks in environments to
UHC Integration promote
Sites evidence-informed
policymaking and
planning
SI 3.1.3 Build and upgrade health facilities

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Build and ● ● Align respective LIPH to ● Align investments to the

1
upgrade health the PHFDP PHFDP

facilities ● Advocate for private ● Submit information to
investment in their the DOH to monitor
jurisdiction to invest in health supply
filling the gaps in health
facilities
SI 3.1.3 Build and upgrade health facilities
Civil Society
2 of 2
Organizations
Build and ● ● ●
upgrade health
facilities
SI 3.1.4 Implement specific mechanisms to reach the poor

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Implement ● DICT: Provide guidelines, ● Ensure the adoption and ● Private health facilities:
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specific standards, and resource implementation of Include telemedicine services

requirements to implement telemedicine services and and mobile clinics as part of
mechanisms to
telemedicine, remote operation of mobile clinics their offerings or modality for
reach the poor healthcare, and other as part of their P/CWHS the delivery of
related technologies; ● Allocate resources, individual-based health
ensure equitable provision investments, and support services
of ICT infrastructure and mechanisms to facilitate ● Telemedicine providers:
cybersecurity services provision of telemedicine Engage LGUs and other
especially in GIDAs and services and operation of healthcare provider networks
underserved areas mobile clinics to include telemedicine
● NEDA, DOF, DBM: Provide services
priority funding to enable
GIDAs and other priority
areas to implement
telemedicine services and
operate mobile clinics
SI 3.1.4 Implement specific mechanisms to reach the poor
Civil Society
2 of 2
Organizations
Implement specific ● Provide research evidence ● Patient groups: Provide
mechanisms to on the operational inputs and feedback to
reach the poor feasibility, economic relevant agencies on the
contributions and health development of CPG, code of
impact of mobile clinics ethics, and operational issues
and telemedicine in priority in the provision of
areas where service telemedicine services and
delivery gap is high accessing healthcare through
mobile clinics
● Medical associations and
specialty societies: Assist
relevant agencies in the
development of CPG, code of
ethics, and certification
program for the delivery of
services through telemedicine
and mobile clinics
Strategic Objective 3.2. Quality health services are appropriately and fairly financed
3.2.1 Ensure responsive and accurate benefits development by PhilHealth.
● UHC Mandates ● Implement Zero Copayment (NG)

● Institute strong surveillance and
● Decrease share of OOP spending in health expenditure, shifting
audit mechanisms (NG)
the burden to SHI
● Develop differential payment
● Expand access of Filipinos to PhilHealth-accredited health schemes (NG)
providers to increase their utilization of needed health services
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Quality health services are appropriately and
fairly financed
SI 3.2.1 Ensure responsive and accurate benefits development by PhilHealth

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Ensure ●
1
responsive and
accurate
benefits
development by
PhilHealth
Quality health services are appropriately and
fairly financed
SI 3.2.1 Ensure responsive and accurate benefits development by PhilHealth
Civil Society
2 of 2
Organizations
Ensure responsive
and accurate
benefits
development by
PhilHealth
Care for Health and Wellness
3.1. Networks of primary care and

specialist care providers are adequate, 3.2. Quality health services are
accessible and well-distributed appropriately and fairly financed
throughout the country
Percent of the Filipino population registered PhilHealth support value

to PhilHealth- contracted primary care
provider Percent of identified Primary Care Providers
contracted for Comprehensive Outpatient
Number of functional Health Care Provider Benefit Package
Network contracted by PhilHealth
Percent of provinces with adequate primary

care facilities
Thank you!

NOH 2023-2028:
Strengthen
Institutions and
Workforce
Adriel R. Pizarra, MD
Medical Officer IV
Health Policy Development and
Planning Bureau
Strengthen Institutions and Workforce (1 of 3)
Strategic Objective 4.1. All government health institutions are “right-sized” and efficient.
4.1.1. Upgrade capacity of health institutions (Reorganize the Staffing Pattern and
Qualification Standards, and Systematic capacity building and active recruitment)
● AO 2014-0044 Guidelines on the Installation of Human Resource
●
● Advocacy on the integration of

for Health Management and Development System for Health and NHRHMP strategies in the
Allied Health Professionals Employed Within a Service Delivery national and local development
Network plans and investment programs
(A)
● Philippine Health Facility Development Plan 2020-2040
● Right-sizing (G)
● HRH Capacity Building for the
LGUs (G)
● Organizational Development
(G)
NOH 2023-2028: Strengthen Health Institutions and Workforce

SO 4.1. All Government Health Institutions are right-sized and efficient
Strategic Intervention: 4.1.1 Upgrade Capacity of Health Institutions

Reorganize ● Advocate for ● Integration of ● Advocate for the
the Staffing the integration NHRHMP strategies integration of
Pattern and of NHRHMP in local NHRHMP strategies in
Qualification strategies in development plans national and local
Standards national and and investment development plans
local programs and investment
development programs
plans and ● Right-sizing
investment
programs ● Create adequate
permanent
positions for HRH in
response to local
needs

Reorganize the ● Advocate for the ● Advocate for the ● Advocate for the
Staffing Pattern integration of integration of NHRHMP integration of NHRHMP
and NHRHMP strategies in national strategies in national
Qualification strategies in and local development and local development
national and plans and investment plans and investment
Standards
local programs programs
development
plans and ● Technical Assistance on
investment Organizational
programs Development, HRH
Staffing Requirements

Systematic ● HRH Capacity ● Install the five HRH ● Install the five HRH
capacity Building Management and Management and
building and (DILG,TESDA) Development Development
active Systems in their Systems in their
recruitment health facilities health facilities
● Institutional
Partnerships
● Explore
Private-Public
Partnerships to fill in
the investment gaps

Systematic ● Institutional ● Institutional ● Institutional
capacity partnership partnership partnership
building and
active
recruitment
4.1.2. Foster leadership in health (Capacity Building for Health Management among local
leaders, and Health Agenda for key sectors in Interagency /oversight bodies)
●
● AO 2020-0022 = Development of Local Investment Plans for ● Creation of a planning team in

the LGU for wider
Health representation of stakeholders
at the local level (G)
● DOH and DILG JAO 2022-0001: Policy Framework on Leadership
and Governance for Health or LeadGov4Health Towards a ● Implementation of LGU
Functional Local Health Board Scorecards (G)
● Localization of the National Health Human Resource Master ● Assist LGUs in the
Plan (NHHRMP) implementation of DTP (G)
● Mandanas-Garcia Ruling

Strategic Intervention: 4.1.2 Foster Leadership in Health

Capacity ● Actively lobby the ● Creation of a planning
Building for establishment of team
Health LGU’s respective ● Creation of LHB
Management LHBs (DILG) ● Implementation of
among local ● Advocate for the LGU Scorecards
leaders use of the ● Adopt
LeadGov4Health LeadGov4Health
Framework in the framework
LGUs and LHB
(DILG)

Capacity ● Provide ● Provide ● TA to the LHB by
Building for recommendation recommendations in harmonizing their
Health s in terms of terms of leadership and
Management research/project research/project governance
among local proposals at the proposals at the programs/activities/in
leaders national/local national/local level for terventions on health
level for the the enhancement of
enhancement of the LeadGov4Health
the
LeadGov4Health

Health Agenda ● ● Provide inputs to DOH ● Provide inputs to DOH
for key sectors in with regard to its with regard to its
Interagency strategy and strategy and
/oversight governance program governance program
bodies

Health Agenda ● Provide inputs to ● Provide inputs to DOH ● Provide inputs to DOH
for key sectors DOH with regard with regard to its with regard to its
in Interagency to its strategy strategy and strategy and
/oversight and governance governance program governance program
bodies program
4.1.3. Leverage good performance (Grants to speed up adoption of programs; Increase data
literacy for decision-making)

● EMR systems developed by DOH: ● Conduct of capacity building
○ Integrated Clinic Information System (iClinicSys) – a tool for activities to ensure
efficient monitoring of patient cases in the RHUs; establishment of a functional
○ Integrated Hospital Operations and Management Information EMR system (G)
System (iHOMIS); and ● Implementation of iHIS and
○ Homis Billing System (HBSys) NHDR (A)
● DOH-PHIC JAO 2021-0001 “Guidelines on the Implementation and
Maintenance of an Integrated Health Information System (iHIS)”
● National Health Data Repository Framework (NHDR)

Strategic Intervention: 4.1.3 Leverage good performance

Grants to
speed up
adoption of
programs

Grants to speed
up adoption of
programs

Increase ● Set ● Establish ● Process and submit
data literacy organizational, mechanisms that health and
for decision physical, and integrate explicit health-related data
making technical security use of evidence for local and national
measures for into the policy and health data reporting
data protection in decision making to PhilHealth through
processing of process, strengthen the NHDR, and/or DOH
health and health policy and using their iHIS, or any
equivalent reporting
health-related systems research,
mechanism as
data for DOH and and support the
necessary
PhilHealth to growth of research
● Implement iHIS
implement (DICT, consortia
NPC) ● Implement iHIS

Increase data ● TA on implementation
literacy for and maintenance of
decision integrated HIS
making
4.2. Health care workers are adequate, committed, fairly compensated and given
Strategic Objective
opportunities for professional development in healthy working environment
4.2.1. Implement the National HRH Master Plan (Demand-based HRH production approach;
Strategic Intervention Scholarships, fellowships, rotations in partner institutions with return service agreement;
competitive compensation and benefit package)
● UHC Mandate (Sec. 23) ● Implementation of NHHRMP

(A)
● Challenges during COVID 19 Pandemic
● Devolution Transition Plan ● National Health Workforce
Support Strategy (G)

SO 4.2 Health care workers are adequate committed, fairly
compensated, and given opportunities for professional development
in health working environment
Strategic Intervention: 4.2.1 Implement the National HRH Master Plan

Demand-based ● Establish ● Support establishment ● Compliance and
HRH production inter-profession of health science support to the HRH
approach education (IPE) programs in local production and
and training in campuses employment
Universities and
Institutions

Demand-based ● Targeted ● Support production ● TA on development of
HRH production admission strategies on NHRMP a tool to standardize
approach practices and assess the
availability of HRH in
the local health
systems

Scholarships, ● Establish ● Provision of ● Provision of assistance
Fellowships, inter-profession scholarship grants in the expansion of
Rotations in education (IPE) scholarships that
Partner and training in support the
Institutions with Universities and production of needed
Return Service Institutions cadres
Agreement

Scholarships, ● Provision of ● ●
Fellowships, scholarship
Rotations in grants and
Partner training
Institutions with
Return Service
Agreement

Competitive ● Standardize ● Implementation of ● Provision of
compensation health workers’ Magna Carta for competitive
and benefit positions and Public Health Workers compensation and
package competitive benefit package
compensation,
benefits and
incentives

Competitive ● ● Advocate ●
compensation standardization of
and benefit health workers’
package positions and
competitive
compensation,
benefits and
incentives (public and
private sectoral
national and local)
Strengthen Institutions and Workforce
4.2 Health care workers are adequate, committed,

4.1 All government health institutions are fairly compensated and given opportunities for
“right-sized” and efficient. professional development in healthy working
environment
Percent of positions filled based on DBM Percent of cities and provinces with adequate
approved staffing patterns for CO, CHDs, LGUs, HRH to population ratio
Hospitals, DATRCs
Percent of cities and provinces that provide full
Percent of health facilities with paperless EMR hazard pay, subsistence and laundry allowances
and regularly submit data to permanent public health workers in accordance
to RA 7305 (Magna Carta for PHWs)

Thank you!

PLENARY DISCUSSION
Objectives:
1. Harness opportunities and commitment to advance
health sector reforms and strategies towards UHC
2. Ensure clarity and alignment of roles and

responsibilities among stakeholders for smooth and
efficient execution of identified key strategies towards
UHC
KEY AGREEMENTS
AND NEXT STEPS
Consultation Meeting of External Health

Partners on URAF & NOH 2023-2028
KEY AGREEMENTS
1. HPDPB to consider revisiting the indicators to reflect disaggregation at the
province or city level and reviewing the indicators for each strategic thrust
relative to the intended strategic objectives.
2. HPDPB to further discuss with CSOs possible points of collaboration
3. HPDPB to consider the recommendations and inputs raised by external

partners in both URAF and NOH.
NEXT STEPS
Please submit your

inputs directly via this
Google Sheet
until March 08, 2023
(Wednesday)
www.tinyurl.com/NOHExternalVetting
Roles and Responsibilities per Intervention
Strategic Objective x
Partner/s Intervention 1 Intervention 2 Intervention n

Other NGAs
LGUs
Private Sector
Research and
Academe
CSOs
Development
Partners
Google Sheet Template to be accomplished by External Health Partners until Wednesday, March
08, 2023 via this link - www.tinyurl.com/NOHExternalVetting
Thank you!

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