Health Facility Development in the Regions

REGIONAL COUNTERPART

On August 23, 2019, the Department of Health issued Administrative Order No. 2019-0031 for the establishment and strengthening of the Health Facility Development Unit (HFDU) in the Center for Health Development and the Ministry of Health - Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. The HFDU shall be under the Office of the Assistant Regional Director in the CHD, and staffed by technical officers with a plantilla (e.g. Medical Officer) on the lead. 

FUNCTIONS OF THE HFDU

Based on guidelines provided in A.O. No. 2019-0031, the HFDU shall perform the following functions:

• Analyze performance of the health facilities in their respective regions, publish and submit reports to the HFDB;

• Provide appropriate technical assistance on health facility development, planning, operations and maintenance;

• Develop a Regional Health Facility Development Plan in alignment with the Philippine Health Facility Development Plan;

• Assist DOH hospitals and LGU health facilities to develop their respective development and financial sustainability plans;

• Monitor implementation of health facility based programs; and

• Identify policy gaps in the implementation of DOH programs in health facilities and feedback findings to the respective Regional Directors and to the DOH Central Office through the HFDB