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Website. www.philhealth.gov.ph. The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) was created in 1995 to implement universal health coverage in the Philippines. It is a tax-exempt, government-owned and controlled corporation (GOCC) of the Philippines, and is attached to the Department of Health. On August 4, 1969, Republic Act 6111 or ...
Health care in the Philippines extends as far back as the 15th century. Prior to the arrival of the Spaniards, life and by extension health care, was centered around the animate and inanimate world. Traditional Filipino medicinal herbs were used for a wide variety of ailments. Anonas leaves were applied to the stomach for indigestion.
Website. doh.gov.ph. The Department of Health (DOH; Filipino: Kagawaran ng Kalusugan) is the executive department of the government of the Philippines responsible for ensuring access to basic public health services by all Filipinos through the provision of quality health care, the regulation of all health services and products.
Formation. November 15, 1935. Website. www.doh.gov.ph. The secretary of health (Filipino: Kalihim ng Kalusugan) is the Cabinet of the Philippines member who is in charge of the Department of Health. The secretary of health is also the ex-officio chairperson of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth). [1][2]
Philippine Orthopedic Center: Ma. Clara St. cor. Banawe St., Quezon City DOH Retained Quezon City General Hospital Seminary Road, EDSA, Quezon City LGU Lung Center of the Philippines: Quezon Avenue, Quezon City GOCC National Children’s Hospital #226 E. Rodriguez Sr. Boulevard, Quezon City DOH Retained Quirino Memorial Medical Center
The medical center has been licensed by the Philippine Department of Health and is affiliated with and accredited to the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth). [3] [4] It has also been accredited by The Joint Commission International in 2013, 2016, 2019 along with its most recent Gold Seal accreditation in 2022. [5]
National Center for Mental Health. The National Center for Mental Health (Filipino: Pambansang Sentro ng Pangkaisipang Kalusugan), is a 4,200-bed psychiatric hospital occupying 47 hectares of land in the city of Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines. [2] It is PhilHealth -accredited.
The COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines was a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 . [4] As of September 21, 2024, there have been 4,173,631 [ 1 ] reported cases, and 66,864 [ 1 ] reported deaths, the fifth highest in Southeast Asia , behind Vietnam , Indonesia ...