National Health Programs and WHO Overview
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What does DOH stand for?

Department of Health

What is the main objective of the World Health Organization (WHO)?

The attainment by all people of the highest possible level for health.

What is the date of World Health Day?

April 7, 1948.

What was the goal of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)?

<p>To achieve sustainable development globally by 2015.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the four main components of the Inter-Local Health Zone (ILHZ)? (Select all that apply)

<p>Health facilities</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the RHU in a municipality?

<p>It is a primary level health facility that provides preventive and promotive health services and supervises the BHSs under its jurisdiction.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is the head of the health services at the municipal level?

<p>The Municipal Health Officer (MHO) or Rural Health Physician</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the recommended ratio of RHU to catchment population?

<p>1 RHU: 20,000 population.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is devolution?

<p>The transfer of powers and funding from national to local government.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the four elements of the FOURmula ONE for Health framework?

<p>Health financing, health regulation, health service delivery, and good governance</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the Philippine health insurance program, also known as the national health insurance program?

<p>The National Health Insurance Program (NHIP) or Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHEALTH).</p> Signup and view all the answers

The Department of Health's (DOH) vision is for Filipinos to be among the healthiest people in Southeast Asia by the year 2030.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

The three major roles of the DOH are leadership in health, enable and capacity builder, and administrator of specific services.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the "Oplan Walang Reseta Program"?

<p>To address the absence of medical officers who prescribe medicines, allowing PHNs to dispense generic medicines.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the scientific name for Sambong?

<p>Blumea balsanifera</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the scientific name for Lagundi?

<p>Lagundi is a traditional herbal plant used for treating asthma, coughs, colds, and fever.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the scientific name for Ampalaya?

<p>Momordica charantia</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the scientific name for Bayabas?

<p>Psidium guajava</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the scientific name for Yerba Buena?

<p>Mentha cordifella</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the scientific name for Ulasimang Bato?

<p>Peperomia pellucida</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which herbal plant is used to treat intestinal paratism?

<p>Niyog-niyogan</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which herbal plant is commonly used to treat fungal infections or skin conditions?

<p>Akapulko</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which herbal plant is known for its anti-diabetic properties, especially for type 2 DM?

<p>Ampalaya</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary use of Tsaang Gubat?

<p>To treat stomach ache and GI problems such as diarrhea.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the common name for Oreseol?

<p>Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is Nifedipine used for?

<p>To treat high blood pressure.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the traditional method for preparing Lagundi?

<p>Decoction or poultice</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the traditional method for preparing Bayabas?

<p>Decoction</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the traditional preparation for Ampalaya?

<p>Decoction</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are two common traditional methods for preparing Ulasimang Bato?

<p>Decoction and Poultice</p> Signup and view all the answers

The main focus of the Philippine health care system is on the local level.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the law responsible for providing legal recognition and support for alternative traditional medicine in the Philippines?

<p>The Alternative Traditional Medicine Law (RA 8423)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The "Walong Wastong Gamot Program" aims to provide access to eight essential generic medicines.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the main effects of Paracetamol?

<p>Analgesic (pain relief) and antipyretic (fever reducer)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of the "Botika sa Baryo" program?

<p>To provide access to affordable and essential generic medicines in rural communities.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the "Bonus" mnemonic used for?

<p>To make it easier to remember guidelines for using herbal plants.</p> Signup and view all the answers

The "Walong Wastong Gamot Program" exclusively focuses on providing generic medicines.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the acronym "AIUS" represent in the context of the four cornerstones/pillars of PHC?

<p>Active Community Participation, Intra and Inter-Sectoral Linkages, Use of Appropriate Technology, and Support Mechanism Made Available</p> Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

National Health Programs of DOH

  • The Department of Health (DOH) in the Philippines implements National Health Programs to improve the well-being of the population.
  • These programs are designed to target the health needs of different age groups and vulnerable community sectors.
  • Family Health Services (FHS) plays a crucial role.
  • FHS targets individuals from conception to old age, focusing on maternal, newborn, child, adolescent, and elderly care.

World Health Organization (WHO)

  • WHO is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health.
  • WHO's main objective is the attainment by all people of the highest possible level of health.
  • WHO's headquarters is in Geneva, Switzerland, with 6 semi-autonomous regional offices and 150 field offices worldwide.
  • World Health Day is April 7, 1948.
  • WHO's mandate includes advocating for universal healthcare, monitoring public health risks, coordinating responses to health emergencies, and promoting human health and well-being.

Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)

  • The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were a set of eight international development goals, established by the United Nations in 2000.
  • The MDGs aimed to address urgent global challenges in poverty, health, and education, particularly in developing countries.
  • The MDGs were designed to be achieved by 2015.
  • The goals focused on improving the quality of life, reducing inequalities, and promoting sustainable human development worldwide.
  • Key goals included: Eliminating extreme poverty and hunger, achieving global primary education, promoting gender equality and empowering women, reducing child mortality, improving maternal health, combating malaria, HIV/AIDS, and other diseases, ensuring environmental sustainability, and developing a universal/global partnership for development.
  • A mnemonic device (PEG—C—MAME—G) was suggested to help remember the goals, which included Poverty, Education, Gender Equality, Child Mortality, Maternal & Child Health, AIDS, HIV, or Malaria, Environmental Sustainability, and Global Partnership.

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (2015-2030)

  • The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are 17 goals established by the United Nations in 2015, focused on promoting sustainable development internationally through 2030.
  • The SDGs target issues affecting both developed and developing countries, building on the progress of the MDGs.
  • The SDGs address a wide range of global challenges—poverty, inequality, health, education, climate change, peace, and more.
  • The SDGs are categorized into Society, Economy, and Environment.

Department of Health (DOH)

  • The DOH is the national agency in the Philippines responsible for leading the health sector and assuring quality healthcare for all Filipinos.
  • The DOH is a national health authority, a policy-making body, a regulatory body, and is a co-provider of specific tertiary health services.
  • The DOH maintains specialty hospitals, regional hospitals, and medical centers in every region.
  • The DOH coordinates with provincial health teams, which includes representatives to local health boards, and retained personnel for disease control mechanisms (such as malaria control).
  • The DOH utilizes a preventive approach regarding health, including health promotion and disease prevention strategies.
  • The different levels of healthcare practice can be categorized as primary, secondary, and tertiary.

Levels of the health care system

  • Primary Level: Prevention, management of prevalent conditions, out-patient services, ambulatory clients, Barangay health centers, Rural Health Units (RHUs), and Barangay Health Centers.
  • Secondary Level: Hospitalization, early diagnosis and treatment, district hospital, provincial hospital.
  • Tertiary Level: Specialized care, specially trained personnel, highly departmentalized, sophisticated equipment, regional hospital, national/DOH medical centers, and university.
  • The DOH has issued rules and regulations (administrative order 2012-0012) to govern hospital and healthcare facility classification.
    • Hospitals are classified into general or specialty hospitals.
    • A general hospital provides Level 1, 2, or 3 services.
    • A specialty hospital provides a narrower range of services related to a particular disease or patient type. • Healthcare delivery systems have included the following categories:
    • Category A- Primary Care Facility: first point of contact, provides basic services, may not have inpatient beds, or have short-term inpatient stays
    • Category B- Custodial Care Facility: long-term care for patients with chronic conditions and impairment in Activities of Daily Living.
    • Category C- Diagnostic/Therapeutic Facility: examines the human body or specimens
    • Category D- Specialized Outpatient Facility: perform highly specialized procedures. • The Rural Health Unit (RHU) or commonly known as a health center is a primary-level healthcare facility in municipalities. • The Rural Health Unit personnel include an administrator (who coordinates the municipal health plan and budget, implementation of basic health services, and staff management), a community physician (who performs epidemiological studies, health education campaigns, and control/rehabilitation plans), and a medico-legal officer for the municipality. • The DOH’s implementing rules and regulations (IRRs) of RA 7305 mandates the presence of one rural health physician (RHP) for every 20,000 population. The Public Health Nurse (PHN) oversees and guides the rural health midwives (RHM) and barangay health workers (BHWs) for the health of the municipality. • The ratio for the Rural Health Midwives (RHM) is 1 RHM for every 5,000 population. • Barangay Health Stations (BHS) are first entry points for health care in the barangay and satellite units to the RHU.

Rural Health Unit Personnel

  • Roles and responsibilities for the Rural Health Unit (RHU), emphasizing the key personnel (Municipal Health Officer, Community Physician, and Public Health Nurse) and their functions in achieving health goals.

Local Health System

  • The local health system in the Philippines is structured on the concept that various entities (local governments) are responsible for health service delivery.
  • Structures and levels involved include different types of local governance and the structure of local health boards.
  • There is a focus on devolution, an idea of promoting health closer to the people.
  • Establishing inter-local health zones (ILHZs) allows for a more organized and integrated local health system.
  • Various components and key principles of ILHZs are included.
  • The key characteristics of primary health care (PHC) include accessibility, affordability, acceptability, availability, and sustainability.

Primary Health Care (PHC)

  • Health strategies, components, and principles of primary health care in the Philippines are detailed.
  • The national objective framework, outlining strategic approaches and goals for better outcomes and equitable healthcare financing.
  • The role of stakeholders and various key personnel are outlined.

Comprehensive Reforms in Health

  • The DOH has followed various health sector reform agendas: (1999–2004), Fourmula One for Health (2005–2010), Universal Health Care (2010-2016), Fourmula One Plus for Health (2016–2022).
  • Specific reforms and objectives that the Philippine Department of Health (DOH) undertook are detailed.

Herbal Plants ('Santa Lubby')

  • List of herbal plants, their scientific name, indication/purpose, parts to be used, and preparation methods.

Homemade Oresol

  • A table providing the ratios for preparing homemade oresols in both large and small quantities. This is intended for use as a treatment for diarrhea management.

Universal Health Care

  • Relevant information pertaining to the UHC Act of 2019, financing sources, and entitlement to benefits.

Alternative Traditional Medicine Law

  • The RA 8423 Alternative Traditional Medicine Act is outlined with its objectives and procedures. This legal framework is for using herbal plants as medicine. The preparation of herbal remedies is described. This act designates medicinal plants for various conditions.

Department of Health (continued)

  • DOH core values and strategic pillars, emphasizing their role in healthcare.
  • Details of the three major roles (leadership, enablement and capacity building, and administrator of specific services) in the Philippine Health Sector.
  • The strategic goals of the DOH are presented, including examples such as better health outcomes, more responsive health systems, and equitable health care financing.

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Explore the vital National Health Programs implemented by the DOH in the Philippines, focusing on improving community health across various age groups. Additionally, learn about the World Health Organization's role in international public health and its global objectives. This quiz will enhance your understanding of health services and policies.

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