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According to the Rules of the Senate, [1] the committee handles all matters relating to: Public health in general; Medical, hospital and quarantine services; Population issues, concerns, policies and programs affecting individuals and their families, and their effects on national, social and economic conditions
Barangay health volunteers, also known as barangay health workers (BHWs), are health care providers in the Philippines. They undergo a basic training program under an accredited government or non-government organization, and render primary care services in the community.
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.
Vaccine temperature is monitored twice a day (early in the morning and in the afternoon) in all health facilities and plotted to monitor break in the cold chain. Each level of health facilities has cold chain equipment for use in the storage vaccines which included cold room, freezer, refrigerator, transport box, vaccine carriers, thermometers ...
As of 2018, the Philippines has 1,224 hospitals, 2587 health centers, and 20,216 health stations. Most hospitals are small, with 64% being Level 1 non-departmental hospitals. The private sector's share of hospital beds has increased from 46% to 53%. The distribution of healthcare resources is uneven.
As of September 2020, the Philippines has a population of nearly 110 million and a population density of 368 per square kilometer. 32% of the population of the Philippines is under 15 years old, and only 22.2% is over 60. In the Philippines, 16.6% of the population lived below the national poverty line in 2018. [8] [9]
Health care companies of the Philippines (2 C, 1 P) Health sciences schools in the Philippines (3 C) Hospitals in the Philippines (12 C, 72 P, 2 F) M.
Minister of Education, Health and Public Welfare – [c] Gabriel Mañalac [7] October 20, 1943 January 1, 1944 Jose P. Laurel: Minister of Health, Labor and Public Welfare 4: Emiliano Tría Tirona (1883–1952) [8] January 4, 1944 1945 Jose P. Laurel: Secretary of Health and Public Welfare [9] 5: Basilio Valdes (1892–1970) February 27, 1945 ...