Department Circular No. 2023-0378

Story Posted: August 30, 2023; 10:00 AM. Link to Post: bit.ly/dc2023-0378

Dissemination and Implementation of the Manual of Operations on Disaster Risk Reduction and Management in Health in the Provincewide and City-wide Health System

Download the issuance: DC No. 2023-0378 dated August 17, 2023

Addressed to DOH central and regional directors, BARMM Ministry of Health, chiefs of hospitals, medical centers, and sanitaria, includes download link for the PDF copy of the Manual of Operations

Address further inquiries about this issuance to the DOH's Health Emergency Management Bureau.

See also: A.O. No. 2020-0036 (DRRM-H in P/CWHS Guidelines), A.O. No. 2019-0046 (National DRRM-H Policy)

READ: Department Memorandum No. 2023-0277, "Commemoration of the 56th ASEAN Founding Anniversary and Celebration of the ASEAN Month" dated August 1, 2023.

PUBLIC ADVISORY

HFDB is different from HFSRB
For concerns related to Permit to Construct, License to Operate and Certificate of Accreditation, and for fact-finding and actions on complaints against hospitals and other health facilities, the responsible office under the Department of Health is the Health Facilities and Services Regulatory Bureau (HFSRB). Visit their official website for more information: hfsrb.doh.gov.ph