Department Memorandum No. 2023-0235

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Reiteration of the Continuous Implementation of the Malasakit Program and Medical Assistance to Indigent Patients Program in all Established Malasakit Centers

Download the issuance: DM No. 2023-0235 dated July 11, 2023

Addressed to all directors of specialty centers and Philippine General Hospital, chiefs of hospitals, medical centers and sanitaria with Malasakit Centers, pursuant to R.A. No. 11223, Universal Health Care Act, and R.A. No. 11463, Malasakit Centers Act of 2019."

Address further inquiries about this issuance to the DOH's Malasakit Program Office. For information on health facilities with Malasakit Centers, visit: doh.gov.ph/mpo

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