MARK ANDREW CASTELO GAERLAN Department Of Health Programs 1.

FAMILY PLANNING The program is anchored on the following basic principles. Responsible Parenthood= means that each family has the right and duty to determine the desired number of children they might have and they are responsible for the education and up-bringing of the children. Respect for Life. The 1987 Constitution states that the government protects the sanctity of life. Abortion is NOT a FP method: Birth Spacing= refers to interval between pregnancies (which is ideally 3 years). Informed Choice= ensures the rights of couples to determine the number and spacing of their children according to their life's aspirations and reminding couples that planning size of their families have a direct bearing on the quality of their children's and their own lives.

Intended Audience: Men and women of reproductive age (15-49) y/o including adolescents Area of Coverage: Nationwide Mandate: EO 119 and EO 102 Vision: Empowered men and women living healthy, productive and fulfilling lives and exercising the right to regulate their own fertility through legally & acceptable family planning services. Mission: The DOH in partnership with LGUs, NGOs, the private sectors and communities ensures the availability of FP information and services to men and women who need them. Program Goals: To provide universal access to FP information, education and services whenever and wherever these are needed. General Objectives: To help couples, individuals achieve their desired family size within the context of responsible parenthood and improve their reproductive health. Strategies 1. Frontline participation of DOH-retained hospitals 2. Family Planning for the urban and rural poor 3. Demand Generation through Community-Based Management Information System 4. Mainstreaming Natural Family Planning in the public and NGO health facilities 5. Strengthening FP in the regions with high unmet need for FP: CAR, CHD 5, 8, NCR, ARMM 6. Contraceptive Interdependence Initiative 2. FOOD & WATERBORNE DISEASES PREVENTION AND CONTROL PROGRAM The program covers diseases of a parasitic, fungal, viral, and bacteria in nature, usually acquired through the ingestion of contaminated drinking water or food like typhoid fever and cholera. The approaches to control and prevention is centered on public health awareness regarding food safety as well as strengthening treatment guidelines. Goal and Objectives: The program aims to: 1. Prevent the occurrence of food and waterborne outbreaks through water purification 2. Procure IVF solutions, venosets and IV cannula in diarrheal outbreaks for emergency response. 3. Place first line and second line antimicrobial and anti-parasitic medicines such as albendazole and praziquantel at selected CHDs for outbreak mitigation. 4. Increase public awareness in preventable food-borne illnesses such as capillaria. 5. Increase coordination between National Epidemiology Center (NEC) and Regional epidemiology surveillance Unit (RESU) to adequately respond to outbreaks and provide technical support; 6. Procure Typhidot-M diagnostic kits for the early detection and treatment of typhoid patients; 7. Procure Typhoid vaccine and oral cholera vaccine to reduce the number of cases seen after severe flooding; 8. Provide training on accurate laboratory diagnosis of common parasites and proper culture techniques in the isolation of bacterial food pathogens. 9. Provide guidance to field medical personnel with regard to the correct treatment protocols.

Beneficiaries/Target Population: Targets individuals, families, and communities residing in affected areas nationwide. For parasitic infections, endemic areas are more common. Strategies/Management: Case monitoring is maintained through the Philippine Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response Outbreaks are being prevented though public education in print and radio stations. Multi-drug resistant cases of typhoid are monitored through reports from the hospital sentinel site and the data from the Research Institute of Tropical Medicines Antibiotic Resistance & Surveillance Program. 3. NATIONAL DENGUE CONTROL & PREVENTION PROGRAM Vision: Dengue Risk-Free Philippines Mission: To improve the quality of health of Filipinos by adopting an integrated dengue control approach in the prevention and control of dengue infection. Goal: Reduce morbidity and mortality from dengue infection by preventing the transmission of the virus from the mosquito vector human. Objectives: Health Status Objectives: Reduce incidence from 32 cases/100,000 population to 20 cases/100,000. Reduce case fatality rate by <1%; and Detect and contain all epidemics. Risk Reduction Objectives: Reduce the risk of human exposure to aedes bite by House index of <5 and Breteau index of 20; Increase % of HH practicing removal of mosquito breeding places to 80%; and Increase awareness on DF/DHF to 100%. Services & Protection Objectives: Establish a Dengue Reference Laboratory capable of performing IgM capture ELISA for Dengue Surveillance; Increase the % of 1 and 2 government hospitals with laboratory capable of platelet count and hematocrit; and Ensure surveillance and investigation of all epidemics. Partner Organizations/Agencies: World Health Organization (WHO) United Nations childrens Fund (UNICEF) Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Department of Education (DepEd) United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Asian Development Bank (ADB) Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) 4. ESSENTIAL NEWBORN CARE Goals: To reduce neonatal mortality rates by 2/3 from 1990 levels Objectives: To provide evidence-based practices to ensure survival of the newborn from birth up to the first 28 days of life To deliver time-bound core intervention in the immediate period after the delivery of the newborn To strengthen health facility environment for breastfeeding initiation to take place and for breastfeeding to be continued from discharge up to 2 years of life To provide appropriate and timely emergency newborn care to newborns in need of resuscitation To ensure access of newborns to affordable life-saving medicines to reduce deaths and morbidity To ensure inclusion of newborn care in the overall approach to the Maternal, Newborn, Child Health and Nutrition Strategy

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Beneficiaries: a. Newborns all over the country b. Parents c. communities Program Strategies: 1. Health Sector Reform a. Policy and Guideline Issuance= Administrative Order 2009-0025 - Adopting Policies and Guidelines on Essential Newborn Care - December 1, 2009 b. Aquino Health Agenda and Achieving Universal Health Care A.O 2010-0036 c. PhilHealth Circular 2011-011 dated August 5, 2011 on Newborn Care Package d. Development of Operationalization of Essential Newborn Care Protocol in Health Facilities 2 Identification of Centers of Excellence - Adoption of essential newborn care protocol (including intrapartum care and the MNCHN Strategy) 3. Curriculum Reforms - Curriculum integration of essential newborn care in undergraduate health courses - Integration and revision of board exam questions in licensure examinations for physicians, nurses and midives 4. Social Marketing - Development of social marketing tools - Unang Yakap MDG 4 & 5 5. PROVISION OF POTABLE WATER PROGRAM (SALINTUBIG Program - Sagana at Ligtas na Tubig Para sa Lahat) I. Profile/Rationale of the Program Provision of safe water supply is one of the basic social services that improve health and well-being by preventing transmission of waterborne diseases. The incidence rate for these diseases is high as 1,997 per 100,000 population while mortality rate is 6.7 per 100,000 populations. The Sagana at Ligtas na Tubig sa Lahat Program (SALINTUBIG) is one of the governments main actions in addressing the plight of Filipino households in such areas. One Billion and Five Hundred Million Pesos (Php 1,500,000,000) is appropriated for this program.

A. Objectives 1. To increase water service for the waterless population 2. To reduce incidence of water-borne and sanitation related diseases 3. To improved access of the poor to sanitation services B. Targets 1. Increased water service for the waterless population by 50% 2. Reduced incidence of water-borne and sanitation related diseases by 20% 3. Improved access of the poor to sanitation services by at least 10% 4. Sustainable operation of all water supply and sanitation projects constructed, organized and supported by the Program by 80%. II. Beneficiaries 115 Waterless Municipalities Waterless Areas based on the following thematic concerns: - Poorest waterless barangays with high incidence of water borne diseases - Resettlement areas in Bulacan, Rizal, Cavite, Laguna, Batangas and Albay -Health Centers without access to safe water III. Program Components/Activities A. Rehabilitation/expansion of Level III water supply systems including appropriate water treatment systems. B. Construction/rehabilitation/expansion/upgrading of Level II water supply systems. C. Construction/rehabilitation of Level I water supply systems in areas, where such facilities are only applicable. D. Provision of training for existing or newly organized water users associations/ community-based organizations. E. Support for new and innovative technologies for water supply delivery and sanitation systems.

F. Training, mentoring, coaching and other capacity development assistance to LGU on planning, implementation and management of water supply and sanitation projects.