DOH Menu of Assistance to LGUs

Outline
A. Health Facilities and Information and Communication Technology
B. Human Resources for Health
1. National Health Workforce Support System
2. Disease Surveillance Officers
C. Public Health Commodities
D. Other Technical Assistance
Updates on the Menu of TA to LGUs may be provided by respective CHD/MOH-BARMM
Program Managers/Coordinators to their LGUs.

A. Health Facilities and Information and Communication Technology

Health Facility and Enhancement Program (HFEP) Projects shall support the implementation of the Philippine
Health Facility Development Plan (PHFDP) 2020-2040 through the allocation of funds for Capital Outlay.
Beginning 2024, DOH will only provide funding support and procurement of infrastructure, equipment and motor
vehicles to provinces, cities, and municipalities belonging to Category 1, with consideration to those government
health facilities located in UHC-IS and GIDA.

DOH Assistance To be funded by the LGUs

Remarks
(Positive List) (Negative List)
HFEP Projects in Category 1 HFEP Projects in Categories PHFDP 2020-2040
HFEP LGUs (Low Capacity, High 2, 3, 4 LGUs
Gap)

Standard Costing:
HFEP Particulars Unit Cost (PhP)
HFEP BHS 1,750,000
Infrastructure RHU/ Super Health Center (Small Model) 6,500,000
RHU/ Super Health Center (Medium Model) 10,000,000
RHU/ Super Health Center (Large Model) 15,000,000
Level 1 Hospital Bed 4,039,000
Level 2 Hospital Bed 4,370,000
Level 3 Hospital Bed 3,580,000
HFEP Medical BHS 1,000,000
Equipment RHU/SHC 5,000,000
HFEP Medical Ambulance (Type 1) 2,500,000
Transport Mobile Dental Van 4,000,000
Vehicles Sea Ambulance 6,000,000

B. Human Resources for Health (HRH)

Deployment programs are geared towards providing HRH to areas of needs – unserved and underserved for more
effective and efficient health service delivery. The deployed HRH complement the existing HRH in the facilities.

To be funded by
DOH Assistance
the LGUs Remarks
(Positive List)
(Negative List)
HRH Deployment Cadres: Doctors, nurses, Cadres: Nurses and NHRHMP
programs under the midwives, dentists, medical midwives in 1st-4th
technologists, pharmacists,
 To be funded by
DOH Assistance
the LGUs Remarks
(Positive List)
(Negative List)
National Health nutritionist-dietitians, income class
Workforce Support physical therapist in GIDAs, municipalities
System (NHWSS) target areas for peace-
building efforts, areas for Rationale: Low
poverty reduction, and with possibility of
critical HRH gap (LGUs) market failure
Disease Surveillance N/A DSOs shall be Guidelines on the Hiring of
Officers (DSO) funded by the LGU Disease Surveillance Officers
in the Epidemiology and
Surveillance Units for CY
2022

RA 11332 and Revised IRR

Other HR Honorarium/ RA 7883 and IRR
Incentives:
Barangay Health PD 1569
Workers, Barangay
Nutrition Scholars

Standard Costing (may vary depending on the LGU):

HRH Cadre/ Basic Salary
Program SG
Position (FY 2023 SSL 5 - Tranche 4)
Medical Specialist II/ Espesyalista Para sa Bayan/ 23 80,003
Medical Officer IV Post-Residency Deployment
Program (Hospital)
Rural Health Physician DTTB (LGU) 24 90,078
Nurse II NDP (LGU) 16 39,672
Dentist II DDP (LGU) 17 43,030
Medical Technologist II MTDP (LGU) 15 36,619
Midwife II RHMPP (LGU) 11 27,000
Pharmacist II PDP (LGU) 15 36,619
Nutritionist-Dietician II NDDP (LGU) 15 36,619
Physical Therapist II PTDP (LGU) 15 36,619

Mandatory Benefits of Deployed HRH by virtue of RA 7305 or the Magna Carta for Public Health Workers
Mandated Benefit Purpose Amount

Personal Economic Relief To supplement salaries due to rising cost of

PhP 2,000/mo.
Allowance (PERA) living

Representation Allowance (RA) For Rural Health Physicians only PhP 2,200/mo.

For HRH working in Hospitals, Rural Health 25% of monthly basic salary
Hazard Pay Units, Barangay Health Stations which expose for SG 19 and below, 10-
them to great danger. 11% for SG 20 and above

For HRH working in Hospitals, Rural Health

Subsistence Allowance Units, Barangay Health Stations to make their PhP 1,100/mo.
services available at all times

Granted to HRH in hospitals, sanitaria, health

Laundry Allowance infirmaries, or other health-related PhP 150/mo.
establishments, to defray the cost for washing
 Mandated Benefit Purpose Amount

and pressing their personal protective clothing

or uniforms required to be worn at all times.

Granted to HRH who are required to wear

Uniform/Clothing Allowance uniform at all times in the performance of their PhP 6,000/year
duty

Granted to HRH who rendered at least a total

of four (4) months of service from July 1 of
Mid-Year Bonus One month basic salary
the immediately preceding year to May 1 of
current year.

Granted to HRH who rendered at least a total

of four (4) months of service from January 1 One month basic salary +
Year-End Bonus & Cash Gift
of the current year and are still in government PhP 5,000
service as of October 31 of the current year

Granted to HRH to improve their productivity.

It is granted to employees who rendered at
Productivity Enhancement
least a total of four (4) months of at least PhP 5,000
Incentive (PEI)
satisfactory service as of November 30 of the
current year

Disease Surveillance Officers (Based on DM 2022-0010)

No. of Positions Basic Salary
Position SG
for RESUs (FY 2023 SSL 5 – Tranche 4)
Senior Health Program Officer (PIDSR 18 1 46,725
Disease Surveillance Officer)
Senior Health Program Officer 18 1 46,725
(ESR Disease Surveillance Officer)
Senior Health Program Officer (COVID- 18 2 46,725
19 Disease Surveillance Officer)
Senior Health Program Officer (Disease 18 2 46,725
Surveillance Officer for HIV/STI/Viral
Hepatitis)
Health Program Officer II 15 1 36,619
(Program DSO)
Health Program Officer I 11 1 27,000
(Program DSO)
C. Public Health Commodities (As per the DOH-NNC Devolution Transition Plan)
Note: While this is in the DOH-NNC DTP as of Jan 20, 2022 these are all subject to budgetary/GAA process. Visit
the Annex of the DTP for the full list

CHD
Augmenta
tion To be funded by the LGUs
Program DOH Assistance (Positive List)
(To be filled- (Negative List)
up by the
CHD)
COVID-19 - PPE (set of 6)
- Laboratory Network
Commodities for testing
- COVID-19 vaccines
- Ancillaries
- Logistics
Mental Health All Medicines
Program
National TB Program All Medicines
Cancer Control All medicines
Program
National All vaccines and ancillaries,
Immunization including COVID-19 vaccines
Program
Food and Water- - Diloxanide - Azithromycin
borne Diseases - Cholera RDT - Ciprofloxacin
Prevention and - Oral rehydration salts
Control Program - Zinc syrup and drops
National Leprosy Multi-drug therapy drugs and - Itraconazole capsule
Control Program Clofazimine sourced from WHO - Vitamin B complex tablet
- Prednisone tablet 10mg
- Ascorbic acid 500mg
tablet
- Betamethasone (as
valerate) cream
- Ferrous salt + Folic acid
tablet
- Fusidate sodium/Fusidic
acid ointment 2% 15g
Emerging and - Oseltamivir (as Phosphate) - Doxycycline (Hyclate)
Re-emerging 75mg/capsule 100mg/ capsule
Infectious Diseases - Propan-2-ol
- Propan-1-ol
- Mecetronium Ethylsulfate
- Other COVID-19
commodities
National Aedes- - Pyriproxifen 5gm/sachet - Dengue Rapid Diagnostic
borne Viral Diseases - Deltamethrin 2% EW Test (NS1) kits
Prevention and - Emulsion oil in H20
Control Program 1L/bottle
- Insecticide Treated Screen
- Bifenthrin
- Indoor Residual Spray cans
and Repair Kits
- Novaluron 10%;
- Metofluthrin 0.1% 1L/bottle
- IgM/IgG Dengue Test
 CHD
Augmenta
tion To be funded by the LGUs
Program DOH Assistance (Positive List)
(To be filled- (Negative List)
up by the
CHD)
National Malaria - Long-Lasting Insecticide
Control and Treated Nets
Elimination Program - Rapid Diagnostic Test
(RDT) kits
- Indoor Residual Spraying
- retreatment insecticide
- Etofenprox 10% EW
- Anti-malarial drugs
Oral Health Program - High speed handpiece - Oral Health Family
bundled with burs; 2 holes Package
type; LED; multi-port water - Fluoride
spray; - Glass Ionomer
- Light cure unit; wired and - Pit and Fissure sealant kit
wireless with light intensity - Composite restorative
indicator; material
- Portable Ultrasonic Scaler
with Mini Water Tank;
portable with different scaler
tips; and, water tank
National Filariasis - Diethylcarbamazine Citrate - - Mupirocin Ointment
Elimination Program - Filariasis test strips - Ketoconazole cream
- Disease-free markers
Micronutrient - Vitamin A 100,000 IU and - Ferrous Sulfate + Folic
Supplementation 200,000 IU capsules Tablets
- Micronutrient powder
- MUAC tapes
National Family - Intrauterine Device - Combined Oral
Planning Program - Progestin Subdermal Contraceptive (COC) pills
Implant (PSI) - Male condoms
- Progestin Only Pill
- Depot-Medroxyprogesterone
acetate
Water Safety and - Drinking water disinfectant;
Sanitation - water sampling bottles; and,
- enzyme substrate test for 5th
and 6th class GIDAs
Management of - Ready-to-Use
Acute Malnutrition Supplementary Food;
- Ready to Use Therapeutic
Food;
- F-75 Therapeutic Milk;
- F-100 Therapeutic Milk;
and,
- Lipid-based Nutrient
Supplement Small Quantity
National HIV/AIDS - All antivirals; antifungals - Penicillin G. 1.2M units
and STI Prevention - Syphilis RDT kits - Cefixime 400mg capsule
& Control Program - Hepatitis B viral load - Azithromycin 500mg
reagents and point-of-care - Hepatitis B surface
test antigen rapid diagnostic
- HIV RDT test kits. tests
- Hepatitis C surface
antigen rapid diagnostic
tests
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Augmenta
tion To be funded by the LGUs
Program DOH Assistance (Positive List)
(To be filled- (Negative List)
up by the
CHD)
National - Praziquantel
Schistosomiasis - Kato Katz kits
Control and
Elimination Program
Environmental - Drinking water disinfectants
Health (water purification tablets)
- Water sampling bottles
- Chemical reagents
Lifestyle-related - Losartan
Disease Prevention - Amlodipine
and Control Program - Simvastatin
- Metformin
- Gliclazide
- Insulin, Insulin syringes
Integrated Amoxicillin drops and
Management of suspension
Childhood Illnesses
Integrated Helminth Albendazole 400mg
Control Program/
Soil-Transmitted
Helminthiasis
National Safe Calcium Carbonate
Motherhood Program
National Rabies - Equine Rabies
Prevention & Control Immunoglobulin (ERIG)
Program - Purified Vero Cell Rabies
Vaccine (PVRV)
- Purified Chick Embryo
Cell (PCEC) Vaccine
Link to DPCB CHD allocation of program commodities

D. Other TA to LGUs (trainings, workshops, meetings, consultations, others)

National policy and guidelines development and technical assistance shall be provided by the concerned DOH
Central Office Bureaus/ Services to the CHDs. Whereas, the CHDs shall provide technical assistance to LGUs
including cascading of policies and capacity development, and monitoring of PPAs and performance.

Bureau/Office TA from the DOH

1. Bureau of Policy and Tools Development, technical assistance (including Fixed Tranche and
Local Health Financial Grants to UHC Integration Sites), Monitoring and Evaluation
Systems a. Integration of Local Health Systems (LHS Maturity Level)
Development b. Health Care Provider Network and Private Sector Engagement
(BLHSD) c. Leadership and Governance for Health and Support for DOH Representatives
d. Local Investment Planning and Local Health Financing
e. GIDA, Cultural Sensitivity
f. Support for the Continuing Development of the BHWs
g. LGU Health Scorecard, DOH SGLG
h. Good Practice

LGUs may fund the following:

a. Operating expenses and capacity development of Local Health Boards
b. BHW Capacity Development
i. TESDA BHS NC II Scholarship
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ii. LGU Application to TESDA as Training and/or Assessment Center in BHS

NC II
c. Local activities on planning and monitoring
2. Health Human a. Pre-service scholarship for priority cadre of health professionals and in-service
Resource scholarships
Development b. Policy development, technical assistance, training, advocacy
Bureau c. Capacity Building through the DOH Academy e-Learning Platform: An open
(HHRDB) source e-Learning platform providing online practical and beneficial training to
all healthcare workers
d. Provision of orientation on the use of Workload Indicator for Staffing Needs
(WISN)
3. Disease Soft Support: Integrated policies, guidelines on monitoring and evaluation
Prevention and Performance Management
Control Bureau Capacity Building
(DPCB) Hard Support: Non-devolved commodities

a. oneUHC App
- An integrated multi-disease mobile application which provides real time
surveillance monitoring, and patient care (both provider and patient centric
modules)
b. LGU PlayBook
- a comprehensive step-by-step process guide centered on health service
delivery to guide operational planning for management improvement.
c. Omnibus Health Guidelines
- A policy that aims to provide guidance on an integrated and consolidated
approach to health service delivery across various life stages, across the
continuum of care - in various settings and levels of care.
4. Health a. Guidelines for the local conduct of HL-KAP 2024
Promotion - Reiteration of guidelines for the conduct of HL-KAP 2024 for monitoring of
Bureau (HPB) health literacy and health promotion behaviors in the HPFS. Conduct will be
based on provided capacity development activities in FY 2023.
b. Public Engagement Grid 2024
- Provides the Health Promotion Campaign Architecture, guides in partner
involvement for greater reach and on monthly major events and/or
celebrations
c. Capacity Development on Conduct of HIA
- Upon request, HPB to arrange a 5-day face-to-face workshop for CHDs,
P/CWHS, LHBs, Academes, private sector, and the general public on
conducting HIA and developing HIA Reports
d. Capacity Building on Evaluation of HIA Reports and PHMMPs
- Upon request, HPB to arrange capacity building activities for CHDs,
P/CWHS, LHBs, Academes, and other HIA reviewers on evaluating HIA
Reports and navigating the HIA Review Process
e. Healthy Settings Playbook Implementation for Healthy Communities
- CHDs can request for additional funds from HPB to be sub-alloted to
P/CWHS to support Healthy Communities implementation in their LGUs
f. Healthy Settings Playbook Implementation
- P/CWHS may request, through the CHDs, for the following as assistance for
implementing the Healthy Communities Playbook:
i. Facilitation of HPFS/ Playbook Orientation through CHDs
ii. Providing pre-recorded orientation video lectures
iii. Linking P/CWHS to partners relevant to requested assistance
iv. Assistance in conduct of monitoring and evaluation of HC implementation
g. Playbook-Specific Capacity Development Trainings
 Bureau/Office TA from the DOH

- Providing P/CWHS support in carrying out capacity-development trainings

necessary for the implementation of the Playbooks such as but not limited to:
i. Providing pre-recorded capacity-development video lectures
ii. Facilitation of Playbook specific CapDev Trainings
iii. Linking P/CWS to partners who would conduct the trainings
h. Assistance to P/CWHS in accomplishing 'Achieved' status in LHS-ML SD3
KRAs
- Assistance to CHDs and P/CWHS in reviewing P/CWHS's LHS-ML SD3
KRA MOVs
i. HLI Implementation
- CHDs can request for additional funds from HPB to be sub-allotted to
P/CWHS to support operationalization of Healthy Learning Institutions in
their LGUs
j. HLI Capacity Development
- Capacity building of CHD HPUs and DepEd RO School Health Unit
counterparts to assist priority P/CWHS to implement HLIs
i. Facilitate conduct of Workshops 1a: Onboarding & Action Planning for
Local School Boards and Workshop 1b: Training of provincial (or city)
trainers for HLI (Limited to 1 P/CWHS per CHDs who did not have a 2022
HLI pilot site)
ii. HLI playbook for LGUs (in development)
k. Technical Assistance for the Pilot of the Healthy Workplace Framework and FIT-
ools
- Assistance to conduct pilot implementation of the HW Framework in Public
Hospital, Public or Government Offices, and Private Industry through the
provision of package-ready of 4 FIT-ools and PA toolkits
l. Support to HHs in Municipalities/Cities on Basic Sanitation Facility (BSF) to
become ZOD
- Support LGUs with 93-94% accomplishment of BSF to become ZOD
m. Support to 5th/6th class municipalities and/or cities on HHs provision for BSF
- Sub-allotment for the procurement of materials for the construction of BSF
to 5th and 6th class municipalities to achieve ZOD status
n. PIR /Updates on EH Policies, Yearstart/Midyear
- Funds will be sub-allotted to focal CHD to facilitate the conduct of PIR and
updating on new policies, standards and guidelines for EOH program
coordinators
5. Health a. Mentoring and Coaching on DRRM-H System
Emergency - Planning
Management
Bureau -Institutionalization, operationalization, monitoring and evaluation
(HEMB) b. Roll-out of DRRM-H Capacity Building Activities for Public Health and
Hospitals
c. Provision of Advocacy Kits on DRRM-H
d. Augmentation of Logistics during emergencies and Disasters and other support as
needed

Menu of DRRM-H Activities by the LGUs:

a. Adoption of national policies into local policies such as development of local
ordinance/resolution on establishing DRRM-H system in the LGU
b. Development / Updating of Disaster Risk Reduction and Management in Health
Plan
c. Participation and Attendance of public and medical (hospital) health emergency
response team/s to DRRM-H related trainings such as but not limited to:
- Basic Life Support
- Standard First Aid
 Bureau/Office TA from the DOH

- Health Emergency Response Operations

- Public Health Emergency Management in the Philippines
- Mass Casualty Management
- Hospital Safe from Disasters
- Health Cluster Specialized Fields
d. Implementation of health promotion & advocacy activities on DRMM-H through
meetings, conduct of fora and distribution of advocacy and promotion materials,
etc.
e. Procurement of health emergency commodities as per DM 2018-0430
“Guidelines on the List of Minimum Basic Logistics to be Procured/ Maintained
(ie. medicines, medical supplies, micronutrient supplementation, WASH-related
supplies such as testing kits, hygiene kits, PPEs, etc.)
f. Procurement/rental of health emergency and disaster equipment (i.e.
communication equipment on preparedness activities and response operations)
g. Build partnerships and strengthen sectoral and inter-sectoral collaboration in the
implementation of DRRM-H activities and assist in the service delivery during
emergencies/disasters through:
- Creation and strengthening of health cluster and its sub-clusters
- Conduct quarterly meetings with stakeholders such as non-government
organizations, civil society groups and private sectors, community-based
organizations, among others
h. Conduct of studies and document initiatives, best practices and challenges in
DRRM-H implementation as basis to improve DRRM-H systems and strategies
i. Hiring of HRH to support the institutionalization and operationalization of
DRRM-H at the LGU level
j. Strengthening of reporting mechanisms and coordination in relation to DRRM-H
k. Monitoring through self-assessment of the institutionalization and
operationalization of DRRM-H System
6. Epidemiology Capacity building of EB, counterparts, and stakeholders in Epidemiology and
Bueau (EB) Surveillance to be able to provide timely and relevant information to stakeholders who
will generate appropriate public health actions esp. in times of health events of public
concern
a. Basic epidemiology online course for technical and technical support personnel
b. FETP frontline, intermediate, and advanced course
c. FETP annual scientific conferences
d. TOT on surveillance systems, operations and management
e. EDCS-IS Training
f. Online ESR IS training and MOP dissemination
g. ONEISS training
h. PIDSR training
i. Training on development of dashboards
j. Biosurveillance training
k. RESU Monitoring of HIV&STI surveillance
l. National HIV, STI & viral hepatitis strategic information and response planning
workshops (STIR-UP)
m. IHBSS analysis workshop
n. TanodKontraCOVID training
o. Data management and analytics training
p. FASSSTER Training (specific to Dengue and COVID)
q. Epitwitter
i. Basic disease modeling
ii. AIDS epidemic model workshop
iii. population size estimates workshop
iv. RESU functionality assessment
v. FHSIS monitoring visits
vi. EDCS-ESR TA visits
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vii. Data to policy

○ policy to operations
○ budget management training
7. Health Facility a. Provision of strategic development objectives and policies for implementation of
Development the Philippine Health Facility Development Plan
Bureau b. Provision of standards for hospital programs and operations, primary care
(HFDB) facilities, as well as green and safe facilities
c. Health facility profiling system
d. Provision of templates and guidelines
e. Advocacy and capacity building for implementation of PHFDP
8. Knowledge a. Provision of ICT equipment and funds for internet subscription, communication
Management allowance, and ICT license subscriptions
and b. Technical Orientation and Process Walkthrough on LHS ML Indicators for
Information P/CWHS Characteristic on Info1: Information Management System, particularly
Technology for Key Result Area (KRA) 2.1 (P/CWHS Health Information Management
Service [HIM] & ICT Development Plan)
(KMITS) c. Technical Implementation of UHC Integrated Health Information System (iHIS)
d. Technical Implementation of Standards Conformance and Interoperability
Validation (SCIV)
e. Technical Implementation of Telemedicine Services
9. Health Funding support and procurement of infrastructure, equipment and motor vehicle to
Facilities provinces, cities, municipalities belonging to Category 1 of the National Allocation
Enhancement Framework with consideration to those Gov’t Health Facilities located in UHC-IS and
Program GIDA
(HFEP)
Management
Office