Healthcare History in the Philippines Quiz & Flashcards

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What was the initial purpose of the Department of Health (DOH) during the post-war period?

To take charge of municipal and charity clinics (correct)

To focus solely on disease prevention and health promotion

To prioritize medical care for children and women

To establish sanitary districts in all provinces

What was created in 1941 through Executive Order No. 317?

The Full implementation of Commonwealth Act No. 430 (correct)

The Bureau of Hospitals and Quarantine

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)

The Department of Health and Public Welfare

What was the original purpose of the sanitary division during the Spanish time?

To focus on environmental health

To handle sanitation, led by male nurses (correct)

To provide medical care to the poor

To handle disease prevention and health promotion

What was converted into a Rural Health Unit in 1951?

The Sanitary District Signup and view all the answers

What are the 7 Basic Health Services mentioned in the content?

Maternal and Child Health, Environmental Health, Communicable Disease Control, Vital Statistics, Medical Care, Health Education, and Public Health Nursing Signup and view all the answers

What was the purpose of the Rural Health Act of 1954?

To create a Rural Health Unit in every municipality and create a post for Municipal Health Officer Signup and view all the answers

Who was the first Department Secretary of Health and Public Welfare?

Dr. Jose Fabella Signup and view all the answers

What was the Bureau of Public Welfare eventually renamed to?

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Signup and view all the answers

Who established a medical dispensary in Intramuros for the indigent?

Franciscan Friar Juan Clemente Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary concern of Dominican Father Juan de Pergero in San Juan del Monte and Manila?

Installing a water system Signup and view all the answers

Who introduced smallpox vaccination in the Philippines?

Francisco de Balmis Signup and view all the answers

What was the purpose of the 2-year course offered by UST in 1901?

To address the shortage of doctors in the Philippines Signup and view all the answers

What was the result of the Fajardo Act of 1912?

Creation of Sanitary Divisions Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary focus of the Philippine General Hospital's extension program in 1905?

Public health nursing services Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of La Gota de Leche?

It was the first center dedicated to mother and baby care Signup and view all the answers

What was the result of Commonwealth Act No. 430?

Merger of the Department of Health and Public Welfare Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Early Healthcare Development in the Philippines

1690: Franciscan Friar Juan Clemente established a medical dispensary in Intramuros, which is now San Lazaro Hospital, providing free medicine to the indigent.
1690: Dominican Father Juan de Pergero worked on installing a water system in San Juan del Monte and Manila, adopting the idea of John Snow, who discovered that cholera contaminates water.

Vaccination and Medical Education

1805: Francisco de Balmis, a personal physician of King Charles IV of Spain, introduced smallpox vaccination.
1888: The Spanish government appointed the first medicos titulares (certified doctors) and established a 2-year course in UST to address the shortage of doctors.

Establishment of Health Boards and Departments

1901: The United States Philippine Commission created the Board of Health of Philippine Islands, with a Commissioner of Public Health as the chief executive officer.
1912: The Fajardo Act created Sanitary Divisions, each with a president who had to be a physician.
1915: The Philippine General Hospital began to extend public health nursing services in homes.

Expansion of Health Services

1905: Asociacion Femenista Filipina established La Gota de Leche, the first center dedicated to the service of mothers and babies.
1941: EO No. 317 led to the full implementation of Commonwealth Act No. 430, which created the Department of Public Health and Welfare.
1947: The Department of Health was reorganized into bureaus, including the Bureau of Hospitals, Bureau of Quarantine, and Bureau of Health.
1951: Sanitary districts were converted into Rural Health Units, with 81 selected provinces initially implementing this.
1954: The Rural Health Act (R.A. 1082) created a Rural Health Unit in every municipality, with a post for a Municipal Health Officer.

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This quiz covers the early developments in healthcare in the Philippines, including the establishment of medical dispensaries and the introduction of smallpox vaccination. Discover the key figures and events that shaped the country's healthcare system.