NATIONAL SAFE MOTHERHOOD PROGRAM

Vision
For Filipino women to have full access to health services towards making their pregnancy and delivery safer

Mission
Guided by the Department of Health FOURmula One Plus thrust and the Universal Health Care Frame, the National
Safe Motherhood Program is committed to provide rational and responsive policy direction to its local government
partners in the delivery of quality maternal and newborn health services with integrity and accountability using
proven and innovative approaches

Objectives
The Program contributes to the national goal of improving women’s health and well-being by:

Collaborating with Local Government Units in establishing sustainable, cost-effective approach of delivering health
services that ensure access of disadvantaged women to acceptable and high quality maternal and newborn health
services and enable them to safely give birth in health facilities near their homes
Establishing core knowledge base and support systems that facilitate the delivery of quality maternal and newborn
health services in the country.
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