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History of PHN in The Philippines

This document provides a history of public health in the Philippines from 1577 to present day. Some key events include: - In 1577, the first medical dispensary was opened in Intramuros for the indigent. - In 1901, the United States Philippine Commission created the Board of Health of the Philippine Islands. - In 2000, the Philippines committed to achieving the UN Millennium Development Goals, including improving maternal health and combating diseases. - Current public health goals include achieving universal health care and a responsive health system through reforms launched in 1999 and 2005.

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History of PHN in The Philippines

This document provides a history of public health in the Philippines from 1577 to present day. Some key events include: - In 1577, the first medical dispensary was opened in Intramuros for the indigent. - In 1901, the United States Philippine Commission created the Board of Health of the Philippine Islands. - In 2000, the Philippines committed to achieving the UN Millennium Development Goals, including improving maternal health and combating diseases. - Current public health goals include achieving universal health care and a responsive health system through reforms launched in 1999 and 2005.

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History of PHN in the Philippines; good to know facts

 Franciscan Friar Juan Clemente


opened medical dispensary in
1577
Intramuros for the indigent

 Dominican Father Juan de Pergero


worked toward installing a water
1690
system in San Juan del Monte and
Manila
 smallpox vaccination was
introduced by Francisco de Balmis,
1805 the personal physical of King
Charles IV of Spain

 first medicos titulares: medical


1876 practiioner were appointed by the
Spanish government
 2-year courses consisting of
fundamental medical and dental
subjects was first offered in
University of Santo Tomas.
1888 Graduates were known as
“cirujanos ministrantes” and serve
as male nurses and sanitation
inspectors

 United States Philippine


Commission, through Act 157,
created the Board of Health of the
Philippine Islands with a
1901
Commissioner of the Public Health
as its chief executive officer (now
DOH)

 Founded by the Associacion


Feminista Filipina, La Gota de
1905 Leche was the first center
dedicated to the service of mothers
and babies
 Fajardo Act of 1912
 created sanitary divisions
made up of one to four
1912 municipalities; each
sanitary division had a
president who had to be a
physician
 the Philippine General Hospital
(PGH) began to extend public
health nursing services in the
homes of patients by organizing a
unit called “Social and Home Care
1915 Services”
 In addition to puericulture centers,
just before the WW2 broke out,
municipal and charity clinics were
also setup headed by physicians,
nurses or midwives.
 DOH was reorganized into
bureaus: quarantine, hospitals that
took charge of the municipal and
1947
charity clinics and health with
sanitary division under it.

 congress passed RA 1802 or the


Rural Health Act that provided the
1954 creation of RHU in every
municipality

 enacted the RA 1891 that amended


certain provisions of the Rural
Health Act; created 8 categories of
1957 rural health units corresponding to
the population of the municipalities

 enacted RA 7160 or the Local


Government Code, amended the
devolution of basic services,
including health services, to local
1991 government units and the
establishment of a local health
board in every province and city of
municipality

 the Philippines is a signatory to the


UN Millennium Declaration adopted
during the World Summit in
September 2000. The member
nations committed themselves to
the attainment of the 8 MDGs.
DOH committed to improve
maternal health and to combat
HIV/AIDS, malaria and other
disease
 8 MDGs or Millennium
Development Goals
1. Eradicate extreme poverty and
2000
hunger
2. Achieve universal primary
education
3. Promote gender equality and
empower women
4. Reduce child mortality
5. Improve maternal health
6. Combat HIV/AIDS and other
diseases
7. Ensure environmental
sustainability
8. Global partnership for
development
 FOURmula One (F1) for health and
2005 Universal Health Care in 2010
(both aim to reform healthcare
with the Health Sector Reform
Agenda launched in 1999)
 UHC aims to achieve the health
system goals of better health
outcomes, sustained health
financing and responsive health
system that will provide equitable
access to healthcare.

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