HFDB News and Updates

Issuances that Originated from HFDB

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Issuances that Originated from Other DOH Units and Other Agencies

• DC No. 2024-0225: NHFR Annual Reports 2023-2024 (Posted: 20240703)

• MC No. 2024-0023: Memorandum Circular No. 53 s. 2024 (Posted: 20240703)

• MC No. 2024-0021: Proclamations 597 and 598, s. 2024 (Posted: 20240703)

Issuances that Originated from HFDB

• DM No. 2024-0204: Conduct of Site Visit/Assessment of Lot Donation for the Establishment of Public Health Laboratories in the Regions (Posted: 20240529)

• DM No. 2024-0203: Invitation to the Finalization of DOH HPM M&E Structure and World Pharmacists Day Celebration (Posted: 20240529)

• AO No. 2024-0009: Availment and Prioritization for HFEP FY 2025 (Posted: 20240523)

• DM No. 2024-0198: Utilization of the Remaining Unobligated HFEP Funds (Posted: 20240522)

• DM No. 2024-0197: Celebration of the World Patient Safety Day 2024 (Posted: 20240522)

• DM No. 2024-0196: Invitation to IHOMP SAT Orientation (Posted: 20240522)

• DM No. 2024-0195: Celebration of National IPC Week 2024 (Posted: 20240522)

• DM No. 2024-0194: Invitation to Best Practices for Quality Conference (Posted: 20240522)

• DM No. 2024-0179: Dissemination of IHOMP Standardized Videos, eLearning Modules, and Timeline of Activities (Posted: 20240514)

• DC No. 2024-0171: Level 3 Hospitals with Specialty Capability as of April 30, 2024 (Posted: 20240514)

• DM No. 2024-0184: Updating of Information of All HFEP Coordinators (Posted: 20240510)

• DM No. 2024-0183: Invitation to the Health Laboratory Symposium for Biosafety and Biosecurity (Posted: 20240513)

• DM No. 2024-0180: Invitation to the Training on Nutrition Leadership Program of the Philippines (Posted: 20240513)

• DM No. 2024-0174: Reiteration on the Use of the NPIR Under WB-PCERP (Posted: 20240510)

• DM No. 2024-0170: Requests for Payment of Billings for Civil Works Projects Under the WB-PCERP (Posted: 20240514)

• DC No. 2024-0156: MCCOD Assessment Report 2023 (Posted: 20240507)

• DC No. 2024-0151: Primary Care Facilities Responsiveness Report 2023 (Posted: 20240507)

Issuances that Originated from Other DOH Units and Other Agencies

• MC No. 2024-0012: National Archives of the Philippines General Circular No. 5 (Posted: 20240531)

• DM No. 2024-0202: Office of the President MC No. 48, s. 2024 (Posted: 20240531)

• DM No. 2024-0200: Preparedness for the La Niña Season (Posted: 20240531)

• DM No. 2024-0191: Establishment of Cooling Stations (Posted: 20240531)

• DM No. 2024-0188: Implementation of the DOH Evaluation System (Posted: 20240531)

• DM No. 2024-0181: Rights of Healthcare Workers Against Bullying, Harassment, and Discrimination (Posted: 20240531)

• DC No. 2024-0192: Clarifications on Anatomic Pathology Services Among Clinical Laboratories (Posted: 20240531)

• DC No. 2024-0172: Women and Children Protection Management Information System (Posted: 20240531)

• DC No. 2024-0160: E.O. No. 58, s. 2024, “Adopting the National Cybersecurity Plan 2023-2028” (Posted: 20240531)

• AO No. 2024-0010: Medical Assistance Information System Operational Guidelines (Posted: 20240529)

• AO No. 2024-0007: Health Tourism Strategic Framework 2023-2028 (Posted: 20240529)

• DM No. 2024-0176: Participation in the Performance and Budget Utilization Review for HFEP and Malasakit Program on May 13-16, 2024 (Posted: 20240516)

• DC No. 2024-0170: Reiteration of Compliance of Health Facilities to WASH Standards (Posted: 20240513)

Issuances that Originated from HFDB

• DC No. 2024-0131: Status of Functionality of Specialty Centers in First Semester 2024 (Posted: 20240416)

• DM No. 2024-0146: Request for Status of Completed Negative Pressure Isolation Rooms under the World Bank - Philippine COVID-19 Emergency Response Project (Posted: 20240412)

• DM No. 2024-0144: TESDA Assessment on Various Hospital Equipment Operations (Posted: 20240412)

• DM No. 2024-0140: Invitation to the Orientation on the 2024 Hospital Scorecard Indicators and Rating Scale (Posted: 20240406)

• DM No. 2024-0139: Invitation to the "Nutrition and Dietetics Department: From Policy to Practice" on July 17-18, 2024 in Angeles City (Posted: 20240405)

• DM No. 2024-0138: Submission for the 2023 Compendium of Green and Safe Best Practices (Posted: 20240405)

• DC No. 2024-0119: Integrated Hospital Operations and Management Program Updates for 2023 (Posted: 20240402)

Issuances that Originated from Other DOH Units and Other Agencies

• DC No. 2024-0141: Upholding Ethical Standards, Adherence to the Mexico City Principles, and Reiteration of A.O. No. 2015-0053 (Posted: 20240428)

• DM No. 2024-0161: Pilot Joint DOH-DA Project "Enhancing Public Health Through Sustainable Agriculture" (Posted: 20240428)

• DM No. 2024-0154: Designation of AMS Training Hubs (Posted: 20240428)

• DC No. 2024-0138: Reiteration of Posting the Official Version of the Patient's Rights in Strategic Areas of the Health Facility (Posted: 20240424)

• DM No. 2024-0156: Active Transport and Bicycle Support Infrastructure in Healthcare Facilities and DOH Offices (Posted: 20240424)

• AO No. 2024-0006: Revised Guidelines of the Medical Assistance to Indigent and Financially Incapacitated Patients Program (Program: 20240419)

• DC No. 2024-0129: DOH Issuances on the Public Access to Price Information in Hospitals and Health Facilities (Posted: 20240416)

• DM No. 2024-0152: DOH EI Niño Health Facility Preparedness for Service Continuity Plan (Posted: 20240416)

• DM No. 2024-0148: Reiteration of the Rights of Health Care Workers Against Bullying, Harassment, and Discrimination (Posted: 20240412)

• DO No. 2024-0126: Guidelines on the DOH Strategy Map and Scorecard (Posted: 20240412)

• DPO No. 2024-2027: Assignment of DR. MELISSA T. SENA, Director IV, Department of Health (Posted: 20240406)

• DC No. 2024-0125: Gender and Development Sectoral Agenda 2024-2028 (Posted: 20240406)

• DM No. 2024-0130: DOH 2023 Performance Monitoring Report (Posted: 20240406)

MARCH 2024

Issuances that Originated from HFDB

• DC No. 2024-0118: 2023 DOH Hospitals CSM Report (Posted: 20240329)

• DM No. 2024-0122: Submission of the 2023 Regional PCF Responsiveness Reports (Posted: 20240329)

• DM No. 2024-0121: Hospital Scorecard 2023-2028 Re-alignment and 2024 Rating Scale (Posted: 20240327)

• DM No. 2024-0099: First Quarter Meeting on Hospital Development Plan and Subnational Health Facility Development Plan Monitoring (Posted: 20240308)

• DM No. 2024-0087: Submission of Copies of Building Permits, Zoning Permits, Structural Assessment and Retrofitting Projects (Posted: 20240308)

Issuances that Originated from Other DOH Units and Other Agencies

• DM No. 2024-0111: DOH Policy Agenda 2024 (Posted: 20240322)

• DC No. 2024-0107: Invitation to Earth Hour 2024 (Posted: 20240321)

• DC No. 2024-0100: The Official Philippine Cancer Center Seal (Posted: 20240321)

• DM No. 2024-0109: Directing the Implementation of DOH-CHED JAO No. 2023-0001 (Posted: 20240321)

• DC No. 2024-0094: LHS ML 2023 Year-End Report (Posted: 20240318)

• MC No. 2024-0007: DOST A.O. No. 009, S. 2020, Certification of Eligibility on Non-DOST Science and Technology Personnel (Posted: 20230315)

• DC No. 2024-0079: Dissemination of the Philippine Development Report 2023 (Posted: 20240308)

FEBRUARY 2024

Issuances that Originated from HFDB

• DO No. 2024-0060: Sub-allotment and Utilization of Funds to CHDs and BOQ for Projects Under HFEP GAA 2024 )Posted: 20240228)

• DM No. 2024-0083: Request for the List of DOH Hospitals Procured Medical Devices (Posted: 20240223)

• DC No. 2024-0064: 2023 Second Semester Responsiveness Report (Posted: 20240221)

• DM No. 2024-0074: Budget for DOH Managed Sub-National Reference Laboratories (Posted: 20240219)

• DM No. 2024-0063: Follow-up Meeting on the Implementation of the 2023 Health Facility Profiling System (Posted: 20240213) 

• DM No. 2024-0062: Submission of the DOH Hospital MSWD Accomplishment Reports for 2023 (Posted: 20240213)

• DM No. 2024-0053: Invitation to the First Quarter Pre-meeting on Hospital Development Plan Monitoring (Posted: 20240202)

• DM No. 2024-0052: Invitation to the Hospital Planning and Design Training for Level 3 DOH Hospitals (Posted: 20240207)

• DC No. 2024-0023: Celebration of World Social Work Day 2024 on March 19, 2024 (Posted: 20240202)

• DO No. 2024-0020: Sub-allotment/Transfer and Utilization of Funds for the Projects Under HFEP GAA 2024 (Posted: 20240207)

Issuances that Originated from Other DOH Units and Other Agencies

• DM No. 2024-0091: Presidential Directive File No. PBBM-2024-837-840 (Posted: 20240229)

• DM No. 2024-0073: Updated Guidelines on COVID-19 Through the PDITR+ Strategy (Posted: 20240216)

• AO No. 2024-0003: Health Care Financing Strategy 2023-2028 Towards Universal Health Care (Posted: 20240215)

• MC No. 2024-0004: Office of the President Administrative Order No. 15 s. 2024 (Posted: 20240205)

JANUARY 2024

Issuances that Originated from HFDB

• DM No. 2024-0029: 2024 Specialty Checklist by All Level 3 Hospitals and Other DOH Hospitals Designated as Specialty Centers (Posted: 20240123)

• DM No. 2024-0026: Green, Safe, and Climate Resilient Health Facilities through the GVA System (Posted: 20240123)

• DM No. 2024-0021: Submission of WASH FIT (Posted: 20240122)

• DM No. 2024-0020: Delineation of Functions of HFDU, HEMS-OPCEN, and RPNRU in the CHDs, and PHU and HEDMU in DOH Hospitals (Posted: 20240126)

• DM No. 2024-0019: Summary Report of DOH Hospitals' GVA Too]s in Relation to the 2023 Hospital Scorecard (Posted: 20240122)

• DC No. 2024-0004: Dissemination of the Health Facility Profiling Annual Report (Posted: 20240122)

• DM No. 2024-0014: 2023 Hospital Data Reporting Tool Online Data Submission (Posted: 20240112)

• DC No. 2024-0003: Updated DOH Budget Calculator for Inpatient Meals in Government Health Facilities (Posted: 20240111)

• DC No. 2024-0002: Refresher Course on the Regional PCF Responsiveness Report (Posted: 20240411)

• DM No. 2024-0003: Deliverables of Centers for Health Development (Posted: 20240105)

• DM No. 2024-0002: Submission of DOH Hospital Pharmacy Accomplishment Report 2023 (Posted: 20240105)

Issuances that Originated from Other DOH Units and Other Agencies

• DC No. 2024-0017: 57th Annual ANSAP Convention, March 14-15, 2024 (Posted: 20240131)

• DC No. 2024-0011: Online Basic Competency Training Course for Infection Control Nurses, February 26-March 22, 2024 (Posted: 20240131)

• DM No. 2024-0033: Routine Monitoring, Validation and Updating in the NHFR (Posted: 20240130)

• DM No. 2024-0027: DOH in the FY 2024 General Appropriations Act (Posted: 20240130)

• DM No. 2024-0012: Accomplishment of El Niño Health Facility Preparedness Tool (Posted: 20240112)

• DM No. 2023-0453: DOH 3rd Quarter Performance Monitoring Update for the Secretary’s Scorecard, and Levels 1 and 2 Scorecards (Posted: 20240111)

• DC No. 2023-0578: Application for Clinical Laboratory for Molecular Pathology (Posted: 20240105)

DECEMBER 2023

Issuances that Originated from HFDB

• DC No. 2023-0574 (DOH Hospitals Profile, Second Edition)

• DM No. 2023-0446 (2019-2022 Hospital Scorecard Performance of the DOH Hospitals)

• DC No. 2023-0559 (National Infection Prevention and Control Program for Health Facilities Annual Report for CY 2023)

• DC  No. 2023-0550 (Status of Functionality of Specialty Centers in Designated DOH Hospitals for CY 2023)

• DC No. 2023-0549 (National Patient Safety Program Strategic Plan Annual Update for CY 2023)

• DC No. 2023-0543 (Cascading of the eLearning Courses of the IHOMP Series in the DOH Academy)

• DM No. 2023-0411 (Submission of the IPCHS Responsiveness Report for Second Semester CY 2023 Using the HFPS)

• DM No. 2023-0410 (Submission of the IPCHS Responsiveness Report of Primary Care Facilities for Second Semester CY 2023)

• DO No. 2023-0423-A (Amendment to D.O. No. 2023-0423)

Issuances that Originated from Other DOH Units and Other Agencies

• DC No. 2023-0563 (National Objectives for Health 2023-2028)

• MC No. 2023-0036 (Anti-Red Tape Authority Memorandum Circular No. 2023-08)

• DO No. 2023-0630 and DPO No. 2023-7179 (DOH Functional Organization and Cluster Leads for the Implementation of the 8-Point Action Agenda)

• DM No. 2023-0432 (Status Report on Compliance with Presidential Directive No. PBBM-2023-646)

• DM No. 2023-0431 (Downgrading of Health Facilities Due to Non-Compliance to Licensing Requirements)

• MC No. 2023-0035 (R.A. No. 11967, "Internet Transactions Act of 2023")

• DM No. 2023-0417 (Facilitation of External Referrals for Medical Assistance)

• DC No. 2023-0545 (Dissemination of the DOH Annual Report 2022)

NOVEMBER 2023

Issuances that Originated from HFDB

• AO No. 2023-0020 (IRR of R.A. No. 11959, “Regional Specialty Centers Act”)

• DC No. 2023-0524 (2023 List of Eligible Apex or End-Referral Hospitals)

• AO No. 2019-0015-A (Amendment to the Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No. 11104)

• DM No. 2023-0398 (Capital Formation and Specialty Center Targets in the 2023-2028 Hospital Scorecard)

Issuances that Originated from Other DOH Units and Other Agencies

• DM No. 2023-0401 (Emergency Medicine Specialists in DOH Hospitals for Quality Emergency and Urgent Care and DRRM-H Institutionalization)

• AO No. 2023-0018 (Guidelines on the Licensing of Clinical Laboratory for Molecular Pathology)

• DC No. 2023-0518 (Health Facility Survey for the Multi-Disease Network Optimization Project)

• DM No. 2023-0394 (Performance Monitoring Update for the Secretary’s Scorecard, and Second Quarter Levels 1 and 2 Performance Analysis Reports)

• DM No. 2023-0376 (Establishment of the Continuity Core Team in the Development of the Public Service Continuity Plan for the CHDs and DOH Hospitals)

• DC No. 2023-0511 (Interim Guidelines on the DOH LTO for Limited-Service Capability Clinical Laboratory)

• DC No. 2023-0510 (Recommendations in Light of the Cancellation of Certain 2023 NEQAS Programs)

• DC No. 2023-0503 (MFOWS Survey for the Updating of the Mandatory Basic DOH PEME Package)

OCTOBER 2023

Issuances that Originated from HFDB

• DM No. 2023-0382 (4th Quarter HDP Monitoring Workshop)

• DM No. 2023-0374 (Nurses Week Celebration 2023)

• DC No. 2023-0488 (Public Consultation of the R.A. No. 11959 IRR)

• DM No. 2023-0362 (DOH Hospital Pharmacy Annual Accomplishment Report for CY 2022)

• DC No. 2023-0454 (Manual of Laboratory Biosafety and Biosecurity Standards, 2nd Edition)

Other Issuances

• DC No. 2023-0481 (Survey on the Establishment of Senior Citizen Ward Pursuant to R.A. No. 9994)

• DM No. 2023-0376 (Establishment of the Continuity Core Team in the Development of the Public Service Continuity Plan)

• DM No. 2023-0370 (Terms of Partnership Template for the 2024 Annual Operational Plan)

• DM No. 2023-0367 (Interim Guidelines for the ENTREPOSE)

• DM No. 2023-0366 (Guidelines for the PITAHC Seal of Excellence 2023-2024)

• DC No. 2023-0466 (Utilization of 4% NBS Funds)

• DM No. 2023-0347 (Policies for PRIME-HRM Accreditation)

• DM No. 2023-0342 (Review, Testing and Updating of DOH Hospital Response Plans)

• DC No. 2023-0452 (National Environmental Health Action Plan 2030)

• DC No. 2023-0441 (Extension of Grace Period on the Licensing of Primary Care Facilities with Ancillary Services)

• A.O. No. 2023-0015 (8-Point Action Agenda of the Health Sector, 2023-2028)

SEPTEMBER 2023

Issuances that Originated from HFDB

• DC No. 2023-0449 (Safe and Sound I: Basic Course on Patient Safety and Quality Improvement)

• DC No. 2023-0448 (Updated Budget Calculator for Inpatient Meals for CY 2024 Budget for Meal Allowance of Government Health Facilities)

• DM No. 2023-0328 (Submission of DOH Nursing Service Bi-Annual Report, January to June 2023)

• DC No. 2023-0399 (First Semester Responsiveness Report 2023)

• DC No. 2023-0392 (Virtual Advocacy Forum for World Patient Safety Day)

• A.O. No. 2023-0014 (New Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No. 8200, Dr. Jose Rizal Memorial Hospital)

Other Issuances

• DC No. 2023-0440 (LHS ML 2023 Mid-Year Report)

• DM No. 2023-0333 (Guidelines on the CAF for FY 2023 and Thereafter)

• A.O. No. 2023-0016 (New MAIFIP Program Guidelines)

• DM No. 2023-0327 (Use of the HFOB “Sumbungan Board” Website and Portal)

• DM No. 2023-0321 (Acceptance of Guarantee Letters for Doctors' Fees Under MAIP Program)

• DM No. 2023-0319 (Interim Guidelines on Specific Provisions for Cancer Specialty Stipulated in A.O. No. 2022-0012)

• DC No. 2023-0400 (Supplemental Guidelines to A.O. No. 2023-0013)

• DC No. 2023-0398 (World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week 2023)

AUGUST 2023

Issuances that Originated from HFDB

• DM No. 2023-0297 (Request for Comments: Draft Revised Organizational Structure and Staffing Standards for Level 1 and Level 2 General Hospitals)

• DC No. 2023-0377 (First Hybrid Conference on Current Trends and Updates on Nutrition and Dietetics)

• DM No. 2023-0291 (Monitoring of CY 2023 Sub-allotment and Fund Utilization Support of MOOEs)

• DM No. 2023-0283 (Supplemental Guidance to World Patient Safety Day 2023)

• DM No. 2023-0282 (Implementation of ISO Accreditation in Support to the DOH-DTI MOA)

• DO No. 2023-0423 (Transfer of the Operations of the PBC under the MMCHD)

• DM No. 2023-0275 (2023 DOH Hospital Chief Pharmacists' Meeting and World Pharmacists Day)

• DM No. 2023-0273 (Submission of Accomplished WASH FIT)

• MC No. 2023-0019 (Memorandum Circular No. 26 of the Office of the President Adopting the PHFDP)

• DM No. 2023-0262 (HFDB Policies, Programs, Plans, and Manuals of Standards Survey)

Other Issuances

• R.A. No. 19959 (Regional Specialty Centers Act)

• DC No. 2023-0378 (Manual of Operations on DRRM-H in the P/CWHS)

• DC No. 2023-0369 (DOH Reports Related to SONA 2023)

• DC No. 2023-0368 (UHC Act Implementation Report, Status as of June 2023)

• DM No. 2023-0289 (Request for Participation to the DOH Information Systems Strategic Plan 2025-2028 Consultation)

• MC No. 2023-0021 (NAPC-PWD Sectoral Council Resolution on the Hiring of Filipino Sign Language Interpreters)

• DM No. 2023-0276 (NOH 2017-2022 Performance Report)

• DC No. 2023-0339 (LANDBANK Link.BizPortal E-Payment System for Permits and Licenses) 

• DC No. 2023-0337 (Survey on DOH Policies on the Regulation of Health Facilities and Services)

• DC No. 2023-0336 (Survey on Nurses' Shift Schedules)

JULY 2023

Issuances that Originated from HFDB

• DO No. 2021-0001-A (Amendment to D.O. No. 2021-0001, Designation of Selected DOH Hospitals as Specialty Centers)

• DM No. 2023-0255 (2023 Specialty Checklist for DOH Level 3 and Other Hospitals Designated as Specialty Centers)

• AO No. 2022-0034-A (Amendment to A.O. No. 2022-0034, IRR of R.A. No. 11722)

• DM No. 2023-0245 (Survey on the Accommodation Support for Carers and Families of Patients)

• DM No. 2023-0244 (2023 Health Facility Profiling System in All Government and Private Hospitals, Infirmaries, and Primary Care Facilities)

• DM No. 2023-0242 (Energy Audit for DOH Central Office and CHDs, and Request for Energy Efficiency and Conservation Officer in the CHDs)

• DC No. 2023-0285 (Submission of the IPCHS Responsiveness Report for 1st Semester 2023)

Other Issuances

• DC No. 2023-0324 (Health Protocols Following the Lifting of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency)

• AO No. 2023-0013 (Revised Guidelines on the Establishment of General Hospitals in the Philippines)

• DC No. 2023-0314 (2023 AMS Blended Learning Program for Primary Health Care Facilities)

• DC No. 2023-0311 (Strategies for Gender-Responsive Procurement Policies)

• DM No. 2023-0252 (Adherence to the Green and Safe Health Facilities, Integration of Climate and Disaster Resilient Measures)

• DM No. 2023-0240 (Performance Monitoring Update Report for the Secretary’s Scorecard, and First Quarter Performance Analysis Report for Level 1 and Level 2 Scorecards)

• DM No. 2023-0235 (Continuous Implementation of the Malasakit Program and Medical Assistance to Indigent Patients)

• DC No. 2023-0292 (Generics Month Celebration 2023)

• AO No. 2023-0011 (Antimicrobial Stewardship Program for Primary Care Facilities)

• DM No. 2023-0232 (Assessment for Hospitals Safe From Disasters Program)

• DM No. 2023-0225 (Participation in the HEMB 2023 Learning and Development Summit)

JUNE 2023

(Issuances that Originated from HFDB)

• DC No. 2023-0283 (DOH Academy Course on Nutrition Care Process)

• DM No. 2023-0222 (Updated IHOMP SAT and Validator's Guide)

• DM No. 2023-0221 (Materials for the HFDU Activity on July 31-August 4, 2023)

• DM No. 2023-0212 (Supplemental Guidelines and Promo Materials for National IPC Week 2023)

• DC No. 2023-0257 (Reiteration of the Compliance to A.O. Nos. 2021-0044 and 2021-0015)

• DM No. 2023-0209 (Annual Reporting on Living Organ Donation and Transplantation)

• DC No. 2023-0241 (National Hospital Week Celebration 2023)

• DM No. 2023-0175 (Enlistment of Transplant Candidates to the NTCWL)

(Other Issuances)

• DM No. 2023-0219 (2022 DOH REC Monitoring Report)

• MC No. 2023-0014 (Office of the President MC No. 22, s. 2023)

• DC No. 2023-0251 (2022 National Demographic and Health Survey)

• DM No. 2023-0201 (Focal Persons for Public-Private Partnership for Health and Philippine Medical Travel and Wellness Tourism Program)

• DM No. 2023-0198 (National Disaster Resilience Month, July 1 to 31, 2023)

MAY 2023

(Issuances that Originated from HFDB)

• DM No. 2023-0181 (Strengthening the Implementation of the MCCOD Assessment in Health Facilities)

• DC No. 2023-0224 (Submission of IEC Materials in Celebration of the Filipino Social Workers' Day)

• DC No. 2023-0214 (Online Orientation on the Standardized PCF-CES Tool in All Government and Private Primary Care Facilities)

• DC No. 2023-0211 (Virtual Advocacy Forum on the 49th Nutrition Month Celebration)

• DM No. 2023-0153 (National Infection Prevention and Control Week 2023)

• DC No. 2023-0198 (Status of Functionality of Specialty Centers)

(Other Issuances)

• DC No. 2023-0213 (Use of iClinicsys, iHOMIS, and Third-Party IHIS/EHR/EMR Provider)

• DM No. 2023-0168 (Interim Guidelines on the Special Health Fund)

• AO No. 2023-0009 (Implementation of HFEP Projects FY 2023)

• AO No. 2023-0008 (Availment and Prioritization for HFEP FY 2024)

• DC No. 2023-0173 (2023 PSSE Midyear National Convention)

APRIL 2023

(Issuances that Originated from HFDB)

• DC No. 2023-0185 (Guidelines on Water and Sanitation for Health Facility Improvement Tool)

• DM No. 2023-0150 (Celebration of World Patient Safety Day 2023)

• DC No. 2023-0170 (Online Orientation on DM No. 2023-0131, the Harmonized Hospital Client Experience Survey Tool)

• DM No. 2023-0142 (Reiteration of R.A. No. 10022 on MFOWS in DOH Hospitals)

• DC No. 2023-0158 (Online Re-orientation on MCCOD Assessment Process in Health Facilities)

• DM No. 2023-0131 (Harmonized Hospital Client Experience Survey Tool to Measure Responsiveness)

(Other Issuances)

• DC No. 2023-0197 (Celebration of the Health Workers' Day 2023)

• DC No. 2023-0183 (Health Facility Preparedness for Service Continuity for El Niño)

• DOH-DOLE-CSC JAO No. 2023-0001 (National Policy Framework on the Promotion of Healthy Workplace)

• DM No. 2023-0138 (Advocacy and Awareness Activities on Generics and Antimicrobial Resistance)

• DC No. 2023-0159 (AMSWPI Annual National Convention)

• DM No. 2023-0129 (CY 2022 DOH Performance Monitoring Report)

• DO No. 2023-0169 (DOH Cybersecurity Framework)

• DM No. 2023-0127 (Posting of IEC Materials in Hospitals)

MARCH 2023

(Issuances that Originated from HFDB)

• DM No. 2023-0124 (2023 Hospital Scorecard Rating Scale)

• DM No. 2023-0121 (Submission of Scores of the IHOMP Self-Assessment Tool and Inputs on the Draft Validator’s Guide)

• DC No. 2023-0130 (MCCOD Assessment Report, 2022)

• DM No. 2023-0115 (Data and Info for DOH Hospitals Profile, Second Edition)

• DM No. 2023-0088 (2022 Hospital Data Reporting Tool Online Data Submission)

(Other Issuances)

• MC No. 2023-0006 (MC No. 15 from the Office of the President) 

• AO No. 2023-0005 (RISE PH Repository System Implementation Guidelines)

• DM No. 2023-0117 (Shift from COVIDKaya and Epidemic-Prone Diseases Case Surveillance Information System to TanodKontraCOVID)

• DC No. 2023-0129 (MOP on the ICD-11 Pilot Implementation for RHUs)

• DC No. 2023-0114 (Earth Hour 2023)

• DC No. 2023-0118 (“Selyo ng Kahusayan sa Serbisyo Publiko 2023” ng Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino)

• DM No. 2023-0101 (Collection of Indicative Volumes for Nominated Commodities)

• DOH-CHR JAO No. 2023-0001 (Creation and Rules of Practice of Internal Review Board)

• DM No. 2023-0086 (Assessment for the Development of the Integrated Laboratory Information and Management System)

FEBRUARY 2023

(Issuances that Originated from HFDB)

• DM No. 2023-0075 (Orientation on the 2023-2028 Hospital Scorecard)

• DM No. 2023-0068 (2023-2028 Hospital Scorecard Indicators and Metadata)

• DM No. 2023-0062 (Submission of the Green Viability Assessment Tool)

• DC No. 2023-0064 (World Social Work Day on March 21, 2023)

• DC No. 2023-0053 (Green Health Facilities Towards Inclusivity and Sustainability)

• DC No. 2023-0052 (Second Semester Responsiveness Report for the Year 2022)

• DM No. 2023-0043 (First Quarter Hospital Development Plan Monitoring Workshop)

(Other Issuances)

• DM No. 2023-0073 (Training Hubs for the AMS Blended Learning Program Framework for Hospitals)

• DC No. 2023-0065 (Local Investment Plan for Health Handbook 2022 Edition)

• DM No. 2023-0056 (Medical Devices Included in PhilHealth's Top 10 RVS-Based Packages and Procedures)

• DC No. 2023-0044 (28th PHICS Annual Convention)

• DM No. 2023-0037 (Implementation of the Procurement Service Forum Site)

• DM No. 2023-0034 (Basic Life Support Didactic Course in the DOH Academy)

JANUARY 2023

(Issuances that Originated from HFDB)

• DM No. 2023-0022 (Submission of DOH Nursing Service Bi-Annual Report for July to December 2022)

• DM No. 2023-0020 (Participants for the Capacity Building on Health Care Waste Management Audit)

• DO No. 2023-0003 (Dedicated Wards for Overseas Filipino Workers in Selected DOH Hospitals)

• DM No. 2023-0010 (2022 Hospital Scorecard Rating Scale)

• DC No. 2023-0004 (Submission of the IPCHS Responsiveness Report, Second Semester, CY 2022)

• DM No. 2023-0002 (DOH Hospital Pharmacy Accomplishment Report CY 2022)

• DM No. 2022-0580 (Database Updating of DOH Chief Nutritionist-Dietitians)

• DC No. 2022-0648 (Strategic Management Program for Health Facility Middle Managers)

(Other Issuances)

• DM No. 2022-0581 (Report on Land Ownership, Possession, Titling Issues or Concerns)

DECEMBER 2022

• DOH-DBM JC No. 2022-0003 (Retention and Use of Income by DOH Hospitals and Other Health Facilities)

• DM No. 2022-0569 (2022 Local Government Unit Health Scorecard Performance Results)

• DC No. 2022-0639 (2021 Local Government Unit Health Scorecard Annual Report)

• DC No. 2022-0636 (Most Frequently Asked Questions Regarding the 2022 Revised Organizational Structure and Staffing Pattern of Level III General Hospitals with 200-1500 Beds, Phase I)

• DC No. 2022-0635 (Ligtas Christmas sa Healthy Pilipinas)

• DM No. 2022-0557 (Result of the DOH Hospital Pharmacy Accomplishment Report 2021 and DOH Hospital Clinical Pharmacy Service Assessment)

• DC No. 2022-0633 (2022 Eligible Apex and End-Referral Hospitals)

• DM No. 2022-0553 (Continuity of COVID-19 Laboratory Operations)

• DM No. 2022-0552 (Submission of FWRI Cases from December 21, 2022 to January 6, 2023)

• DM No. 2022-0551 (MOP on ICD-11 Pilot Implementation)

• DC No. 2022-0621 (Transition to the Electronic PNF, or ePNF)

• AO No. 2022-0051 (Revised National Infection Prevention and Control Policy)

• DM No. 2022-0538 (HFDU Deliverables for CY 2023)

• DM No. 2022-0536 (19th Congress H.E.A.L.)

• DM No. 2022-0532 (PRDP Interim Guidelines CY 2023)

NOVEMBER 2022

• DM No. 2022-0530 (Interim Guidelines on the Primary Care Facility - Client Experience Survey Tool)

• DM No. 2022-0528 (Names and Contact Info of DOH Hospital Chief Nurses)

• AO No. 2022-0050 (IRR of R.A. No. 11716)

• DM No. 2022-0515 (Comments on the Draft DM on Standardized PCF-CES Tool)

• DBM-DOH JC No. 3, s. 2022 (Revised OSSP Standards of Level III Government Hospitals, 200 to 1,500 Beds, CY 2022 Edition, Phase I)

• DO No. 2022-0659 (Technical Evaluation of Infrastructure Projects for MYOA)

• DM No. 2022-0507 (Crafting and Submission of Hospital Development Plans)

• AO No. 2022-0049 (IRR of R.A. No. 11889)

• AO No. 2022-0048 (IRR of R.A. No. 11721)

• DM No. 2022-0502 (Issues and Concerns on LGU Permits for Infrastructure Projects)

• DM No. 2022-0493 (Request for Review of Draft WASH FIT Guidelines and Standards)

• DC No. 2022-0571 (World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2022)

OCTOBER 2022

• DM No. 2022-0481 (Specialty Checklist by Level 3 Hospitals)

• DC No. 2022-0553 (DOH-Approved CPGs)

• AO No. 2022-0045 (IRR of R.A. No. 11879)

• AO No. 2022-0044 (IRR of R.A. No. 11887)

• DM No. 2022-0452 (Nurses' Week Celebration 2022)

• DC No. 2022-0534 (First Semester Responsiveness Report, Year 2022)

• DO No. 2022-0578 (Mental Health in the Workplace of DOH)

• DM No. 2022-0392, 2022-0448 (DOH Uniform Design for CY 2023-25)

• DC No. 2022-0483 (Third National Patient Safety Congress)

SEPTEMBER 2022

• AO No. 2022-0043 (IRR of R.A. No. 11883)

• DC No. 2022-0504 (Cascading Materials for A.O. No. 2022-0021)

• DC No. 2022-0503 (Cascading Materials for A.O. No. 2021-0044)

• AO No. 2022-0042 (IRR of R.A. No. 11705)

• DC No. 2022-0499 (Cascading Materials for Administrative Order No. 2022-0020)

• AO No. 2022-0041 (IRR of R.A. No. 11703)

• DC No. 2022-0490 (Virtual 6th Biennial Convention of the DOH League of Registered Nutritionist-Dietitians Inc.)

• AO No. 2022-0040 (IRR of R.A. No. 11725)

• DM No. 2022-0394 (TA Packages for UHC Implementation)

• DM No. 2022-0393 (Submission of NARS Report)

• DC No. 2022-0465 (World Patient Safety Day 2022, September 17, 2022)

• DC No. 2022-0464 (Cascading Materials for Manual for Medical Social Workers)

• DC No. 2022-0456 (World Pharmacists Day, September 23, 2022)

• AO No. 2022-0038 (Health Sector Strategy 2023-2028)

AUGUST 2022

• DC No. 2022-0446 (Launching of DOH Health Facility Manuals and Advocacy Campaign)

• DM No. 2022-0372 (Names and Contacts of DOH Hospital Heads of HIMD/HIMS)

• AO No. 2022-0036 (IRR of R.A. No. 11724)

• DC No. 2022-0439 (Manual for Medical Social Workers, 6th Edition)

• AO No. 2022-0034 (IRR of R.A. No. 11722)

• AO No. 2022-0033 (IRR of R.A. No. 11715)

• DM No. 2022-0360 (Medical Residency Rotation Program)

• DC No. 2022-0438 (Follow-up Meeting on the HFP System)

• DC No. 2022-0428 (Basic CQI Course for Health Facilities)

• DC No. 2022-0427 (Promotion of At Least Three COVID-19 Vaccine Doses)

• AO No. 2022-0032 (IRR of R.A. No. 11718)

• AO No. 2022-0031 (IRR of R.A. No. 11702)

• AO No. 2022-0030 (IRR of R.A. No. 11723)

• AO No. 2022-0029 (IRR of R.A. No. 11719)

• DM No. 2022-0338 (Interim Guidelines on Health Facilities Against Monkeypox)

• AO No. 2022-0028 (New IRR of R.A. No. 7850)

• DM No. 2022-0327 (Referral of COVID-19 Patients and Re-allocation of Beds in DOH Hospitals in Metro Manila)

• AO No. 2022-0027 (IRR of R.A. No. 11720)

• DM No. 2022-0318 (Submission of Accomplished GVA Tool and HCWM Self-Assessment Tool)

• DM No. 2022-0313 (Development Planning Workshop Series)

JULY 2022

• DM No. 2022-0299 (National Hospital Week, August 6 to 12, 2022)

• DM No. 2022-0298 (Health Facility Profiling System in All Government and Private Hospitals, Infirmaries and Primary Care Facilities)

• DC No. 2022-0374 (eLearning Module on MCCOD Assessment in Health Facilities)

• AO No. 2022-0025 (Philippine Medicines Policy 2022-2030)

• MC No. 2022-0036 (Designation of Undersecretary Vergeire as OIC of the DOH)

• DM No. 2022-0296 (Local Chief Executives' PHFDP Advocacy Event)

• DC No. 2022-0360 (Cascading of Materials on the Hospital Emergency Department Manual, Second Edition)

• MC No. 2022-0035 (Various Republic Acts)

• MC No. 2022-0034 (IRR of R.A. No. 9049)

• AO No. 2022-0023 (IRR of R.A. No. 11704, Dr. Paulino J. Garcia Memorial Research and Medical Center)

• DM No. 2022-0235 (National Infection Prevention and Control Week 2022 Supplemental Guidelines and Promotional Materials)

• AO No. 2020-0016-A (Amendment to A.O. No. 2020-0016)

• AO No. 2022-0021 (Revised Integrated Hospital Operations and Management Program Guidelines)

• AO No. 2022-0020 (Updated Per Capita Budget for In-patient Meal Allowance)

• AO No. 2022-0019 (Resource Stratified Framework of DATRFs)

• DC No. 2022-0344 (Omnibus Health Guidelines per Lifestage)

• AO No. 2022-0018 (Omnibus Health Guidelines per Lifestage)

• DM No. 2022-0274 (Universal Health Care in the Philippines: From Policy to Practice)

• AO No. 2022-0016 (Espesyalista Para sa Bayan Program)

JUNE 2022

• DM No. 2022-0253 (Call for Scholarship Application, Master in Clinical Nutrition, UPLB)

• AO No. 2022-0014 (IRR of R.A. No. 11717, Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center)

• DC No. 2022-0311 (Submission of the IPCHS Responsiveness Report for First Semester CY 2022)

• DC No. 2022-0302 (Virtual Advocacy Forum, 48th Nutrition Month Celebration)

• DC No. 2022-0293 (Assessment of MCCOD in Health Facilities)

MAY 2022

• DC No. 2022-0253 (Benefits and Privileges of Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities on their Purchases through Online (E-Commerce) and Phone Call/SMS)

• DM No. 2022-0191 (Assessment of Temporary Treatment and Monitoring Facilities)

• DC No. 2022-0243 (Submission of IPCHS Responsiveness Report Using the Online Report Generator for Hospitals

• DM No. 2022-0170 (World Patient Safety Day 2022)

• DM No. 2022-0169 (National Infection Prevention and Control Week 2022 on July 11-17, 2022)

• DC No. 2022-0227 (Manual of Standards and Guidelines on the Management of the Hospital Emergency Department, 2nd Edition)

APRIL 2022

• DM No. 2022-0161 (Capacity Building on the Prohibition on the Unnecessary Use of Single-Use Plastics)

• DPO No. 2022-1364 (Reconstitution of the DOH Climate Change Committee)

• DM No. 2022-0141 (Health Facilities in Transition to the COVID-19 Endemic Phase)

• DC No. 2022-0196 (Draft Administrative Order on Updated Standards on the Per Capita Budget for Inpatient Meal Allowance in All Government Health Facilities)

MARCH 2022

• DM No. 2022-0131 (Succession Planning Survey for DOH Hospitals)

• DC No. 2022-0163 (Endorsement of "Assessment of the Service Capability and Readiness of Philippine Hospitals to Provide High-Quality Health Care" of the Philippine Institute for Development Studies)

• DC No. 2022-0154 (Second Semester Responsiveness Report, Year 2021)

• DC No. 2022-0153 (Overview of the Green and Safe Health Facilities Manual, First Edition)

• DC No. 2022-0148 (Records Disposition in Temporary Treatment and Monitoring Facilities, Community Isolation Units, and Other Isolation and Quarantine Facilities)

• DM No. 2022-0101 (Submission of the 2021 Data of All DOH Hospitals)

• DC No. 2022-0121 (Cascading of Procedures Manual for Government Hospitals, 3rd Ed.)

• DC No. 2022-0120 (World Social Work Day, March 15, 2022)

FEBRUARY 2022

• DC 2022-0107  (FY 2021 LHS ML National Annual Monitoring Report)

• DM 2022-0073 (Participants for the 2021 HFDU Performance and Budget Utilization Review and Program Implementation Review)

• DM 2022-0068 (Attendance to the Preliminary Energy Audit Discussions of the Department of Energy)

• DM 2022-0064 (Accomplished Hospital Health Information Management Self-Assessment Tool)

• DM 2022-0050 (Status Report on the Establishment of Specialty Centers in Selected DOH Hospitals)

• DM 2022-0048 (Capacity Building of Technical Guidelines and Standards for Green and Safe Health Facilities)

JANUARY 2022

• DM 2022-0025 (Reiteration of Policies to Ensure Adequacy of Hemodialysis Units)

• DM 2022-0027 (Orientation on the 2021 Hospital Scorecard Rating Scale)

• DM 2022-0021 (DOH Hospital Pharmacy Annual Accomplishment Report, CY 2021)

• DM 2022-0020 (2021 Hospital Scorecard Rating Scale)

• DM 2022-0016 (Directives to Secure Oxygen Supply Under the NTF MC No. 07, s. 2021)

• AO 2022-0001 (COVID-19 Risk Exposure Classification of Healthcare Workers)

• DC 2022-0003 (Reiteration of COVID-19 Surge Response Guidelines)

• DC 2022-0002 (COVID-19 Protocols for Quarantine and Isolation)

DECEMBER 2021

• DC No. 2021-0576 (PCS Modified WHO Surgical Safety Checklist for DOH Hospitals)

• AO No. 2021-0067 (IRR of R.A. No. 11561, East Avenue Medical Center)

• DC No. 2021-0565 (Submission of the IPCHS Responsiveness Report for Second Semester CY 2021 Using the Online Report Generator)

• DC No. 2021-0555 (Clarification from Commission on Audit on the Proper Treatment of Accounting Entries for Sale of Drugs, Medicines and Other Medical Supplies)

• DM No. 2021-0529 (Capacity Building of Green Building Professionals in the DOH)

• DM No. 2021-0522 (Apex or End-Referral Hospitals for Matching/Linking to the Health Care Provider Networks)

• DC No. 2021-0567 (Eligible Apex and End-Referral Hospital as of November 30, 2021)

• AO No. 2021-0060 (IRR of R.A. No. 11558, Conrado F. Estrella Regional Medical and Trauma Center)

• DC No. 2021-0554 (Vetting and Input on the Manual of Standards and Guidelines on the Management of the Hospital Emergency Department, Second Edition)

• DM No. 2021-0510 (Orientation Materials for the Manual of National Standards in Infection Prevention and Control for Health Facilities, Third Edition)

• DC No. 2021-0553 (Manual of Standards for the Sanitaria)

• AO No.  2021-0058 (IRR of R.A. No. 11565, First Misamis Oriental General Hospital)

NOVEMBER 2021

• DC 2021-0533 (MCNAP 40th Founding Anniversary and 41st Annual Convention)

• DM 2021-0488 (Submission of Regional Health Facility Development Plans)

• DM 2021-0480 (Launching of DOH Hospital Nutrition and Dietetics Management Manual, 3rd Edition and DOH Symposium on Hospital Nutrition and Dietetics)

• DC 2021-0517 (Inputs on Revised Implementing Guidelines of the IHOMP)

• DC 2021-0516 (2021 National Pharmacy Week of the DOH League of Pharmacists Inc.)

• DC 2021-0506 (Inputs on Revised National Policy on Infection Prevention and Control)

OCTOBER 2021

• DC 2021-0486 (Prohibition on the Unnecessary Use of Single-Use Plastics)

• AO 2021-0050 (IRR of R.A. No. 11567, Eastern Visayas Medical Center)

• AO 2021-0049 (IRR of R.A. No. 11566, Governor Benjamin T. Romualdez General Hospital and Schistosomiasis Center)

• AO 2021-0048 (IRR of R.A. No. 11563, Mayor Hilarion A. Ramiro Sr. Medical Center)

• AO 2021-0047 (IRR of R.A. No. 11557, Senate President Neptali A. Gonzales General Hospital)

• DM 2021-0443 (Batch 2: Health Facility Profiling System in CAR, Regions I, II, IV-B, V, IX, XII, XIII, and BARMM)

• DM 2021-0433 (DOH Hospital Clinical Pharmacy Service Assessment Tool)

• DC 2021-0460 (Second International Pediatric Nursing Summit)

• AO 2021-0046 (New Rules of Procedure in Administrative Disciplinary Complaints)

• DC 2021-0454 (DOH Health Facility Price Advisory Mobile Application)

• MC 2021-0051 (Memorandum Circular No. 89 from the Office of the President)

• DC 2021-0453 (COVID-19 Waste Management Sourcebook, through PCERP)

• DM 2021-0421 (First DOH Hospital Nursing Service Leadership Summit and Launching of the Hospital Nursing Service Administration Manual, 4th Edition)

• DC 2021-0448 (Reiteration of DM No. 2020-0512 on the Use of Antigen Testing)

• DC 2021-0447 (Manual of National Standards in Infection Prevention and Control for Health Facilities, Third Edition)

• DM 2021-0419 (Health Facility Profiling System in NCR, Regions III, IV-A, VI, VII, VIII, X, XI)

• DC 2021-0440 (Health Facility ICD-11 Transition Readiness Self-Assessment Tool)

• MC 2021-0054 (Freedom of Information Memorandum Circulat No. 21-05)

• MC 2021-0053 (Freedom of Information Memorandum Circular No. 21-03)

• MC 2021-0052 (Freedom of Information Memorandum Circular No. 21-04)

• DC 2021-0437 (Green and Safe Health Facilities Manual, First Edition)

SEPTEMBER 2021

• Announcement: Green and Safe Health Facilities Manual, First Edition

• DC No. 2021-0427 (Hospital Nutrition & Dietetics Management Self-Assessment Tool)

• DM No. 2021-0405 (IPC Policies and HCW COVID-19 Infection Dashboard Guidelines)

• DM No. 2021-0395 (Prioritization of Production and Distribution of Medical Grade Oxygen)

• DC No. 2021-0414 (Virtual Training on the Assessment of the Quality of MCCOD)

• AO No. 2021-0044 (Guidelines on Determining Eligibility for Social Care, Medical and Financial Assistance, and Point of Service)

• DC No. 2021-0408 (New Assessment Tool for the Accreditation of Drug Abuse Treatment and Rehabilitation Centers)

• DC No. 2021-0390 (Manual of Procedures for R.A. No. 11148)

• DC No. 2021-0378 (ICD-11 Transition Readiness Self-Assessment Tool)

• DC No. 2021-0391 (2021 First Semester Responsiveness Report)

• DC No. 2021-0389 (Procedures Manual for Government Hospitals, Third Edition)

• DC No. 2021-0381 (Celebration of World Patient Safety Day 2021)

• DM No. 2021-0374 (Submission of Names and Contact Information of DOH Hospital Patient Safety Committees)

• AO No. 2021-0043 (Minimum Public Health Standards for the Safe Reopening of Institutions)

• DOH-DILG JAO No. 2019-0001 (BJMP Referral System to Government Hospitals)

• DC No. 2021-0375 (Reiteration of the Function of the ICC in Health Facilities)

• AO No. 2021-0042 (COVID-19 Surge Response of Health Facilities)

AUGUST 2021

• DM No. 2021-0363 (Specialty Checklist by Level 3 General Hospitals with Accredited Teaching and Training Departments in Medicine, Pediatrics, Surgery, and Obstetrics and Gynecology)

• MC No. 2021-0045 (DOH-PhilHealth-DICT Joint Administrative Order No. 20210-0001)

• MC No. 2021-0046 (DOH-NAP Joint Memorandum Circular No. 01 s. 2021)

• DO No. 2021-0421 (Creation of the Office for Health Laboratories)

• DM No. 2021-0357 (Revised Contingency Plan on Oxygen Supply During COVID-19 Surge)

• DM No. 2021-0361 (Facility Survey Tool for Nutrition and Dietetics Services)

• DC No. 2021-0330 (Cascading of Hospital Health Information Management Manual, 4th Edition)

• DM No. 2021-0345 (Continuous Operations and Services of Hemodialysis)

• DM No. 2021-0342 (Updating Database of DOH Hospital Chief Nurses)

• DM No. 2021-0336 (Coordination Meeting on Regional Health Facility Development Plans)

• DM No. 2021-0334 (Contingency Plan on Oxygen Supply During COVID-19 Surge)

JULY 2021

• DM No. 2021-0327 (Interim Guidelines on COVID-19 Surge Response Plan for Health Facilities)

• DC No. 2021-0306 (First National Hospital Week Research Forum)

• DC No. 2021-0287 (Endorsement of PIDS Research)

• DM No. 2021-0306 (Virtual Meeting of DOH Chief NDs and Regional NDs)

• DM No. 2021-0302 (Training Opportunities for DOH Hospitals Designated as Specialty Centers for Renal Care and Transplant)

• DC No. 2021-0274 (Hospital Health Information Management Manual)

• DC No. 2021-0272 (2021 National Hospital Week)

• DM No. 2021-0303 (Supplemental Guidelines to National IPC Week 2021)

JUNE 2021

• DM No. 2021-0291 (Rapid Assessment on E.O. 100, s. 2019, Diversity and Inclusion Program)

• DC No. 2021-0258 (National Infection and Prevention Control Week)

• DM No. 2021-0289 (Draft Standards and Guidelines on Green and Safe Health Facilities)

• AO No. 2021-0039 (Elimination of Industrially-Produced Trans-Fatty Acids)

• AO No. 2021-0031 (Tobacco Cessation Services at All Levels of Care)

• AO No. 2021-0037 (Rules and Regulations on Clinical Laboratories)

• DM No. 2021-0268 (Call for Abstracts - First National Hospital Week Research Forum)

• DC No. 2021-0231 (Cascading of Materials Related to Hospital Finance Service and Health Care Waste Management Manuals)

• DM No. 2021-0271 (Submission of Accomplished Self-Assessment Tools)

• DC No. 2021-0226 (Records Disposition Schedule)

• MC No. 2021-0026 (DOH-PHIC JMC No. 2021-0001, National Health Data Repository)

MAY 2021

• DC No. 2021-0206 (Cascading of Materials Related to Hospital Nursing, Pharmacy, and Nutrition and Dietetics Service Manuals)

• DM No. 2021-0248 (Orientation on Local Health Facility Development Plans and Calculator for Local Investment Plan for Health)

• MC No. 2021-0025 (DOH-DILG-PHIC JAO No. 2021-0001, Telemedicine)

• DM No. 2021-0236 (Resilience Workshop for Healthcare Professionals)

• DC No. 2021-0189 (Manual of Standards for Management of Hospital Finance Service)

• DO No. 2021-0250 (Funds for the Implementation of Institutional Research Proposals)

• DM No. 2021-0222 (World Patient Safety Day 2021)

• DM No. 2021-0213 (2021 National Disaster Resilience Month)

• DM No. 2021-0212 (CY 2021-2022 Menu of Technical Assistance and Support)

• AO No. 2021-0032 (Implementation of PHFDP)

APRIL 2021

• DC No. 2021-0168 (Healthcare Workers Infected by COVID-19)

• DM No. 2021-0204 ( Study on the Integrated Laboratory Information System)

• DC No. 2021-0152 (IRR of R.A. No. 10524)

• MC No. 2021-0018 (NAP Memorandum Circular No. 20-09-01, s. 2020)

• DOH-PHIC JAO No. 2021-0002 (National Health Data Standards)

• DOH-PHIC JAO No. 2021-0001 (Integrated Health Information System)

• DM No. 2021-0188 (Orientation on VHMCP for DOH Hospitals)

• DO No. 2021-0051 (Delineation of Functions in Monitoring Through DOH Data Collect)

• DM No. 2021-0182 (Checklist for Drug Abuse Treatment and Rehabilitation Facilities)

• DM No. 2021-0172 (Assessment of Medical Facilities for Overseas Workers and Seafarers)

• MC No. 2021-0016 (Memorandum from the Cabinet Secretary)

• DC No. 2021-0115 (Cascading of Client Experience Survey Tool)

• AO No. 2021-0026 (UHC Monitoring & Evaluation Framework)

MARCH 2021

• DM No. 2021-0155 (Data Collection on Discharged Patients)

• Update on DM No. 2020-0520 (2021 Call for Research Proposals)

• Update on DM No. 2020-0061 (2020 Call for Research Proposals)

• DM No. 2021-0148 (Requests for Plantilla Positions in DOH Specialty Centers/Units)

• DM No. 2021-0145 (Regional and Local Health Facility Development Plans)

• DM No. 2020-0520 (2021 Call for Research Proposals)

• DO No. 2021-0008 (HFDUs in DOH Hospitals)

• DC No. 2020-0209 (Expanded Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty)

• DO No. 2020-0820 (National Reference Laboratories)

• DM No. 2021-0129 (DOH Nursing Service Bi-Annual Report)

• DM No. 2021-0121 (VHMCP and Veterans Wards Orientation)

• DM No. 2021-0110 (Nutrition Care Process Bi-Annual Report)

• DM No. 2021-0104 (DOH Hospital Chief Pharmacists)

• AO No. 2021-0008 (Public Access to Price Information)

• MC No. 2021-0012 (Gradual Reopening of HEIs)

• AO No. 2021-0021 (R.A. No. 11496 IRR, Western Visayas Medical Center)

• AO No. 2021-0018 (Complaints Related to Anti-Hospital Deposit Law)

FEBRUARY 2021

• AO No. 2021-0017 (R.A. No. 11501 IRR, Quirino Memorial Medical Center)

• MC No. 2021-0010 (Health Impact Assessment Review)

• AO No. 2021-0016 (R.A. No. 11497 IRR, Las Pinas General Hospital & Satellite Trauma Center)

• DM No. 2021-0080 (Updated DOH Hospital Development Plans)

• AO No. 2021-0015 (Basic and Non-Basic Accommodations)

• AO No. 2021-0014 (R.A. No. 11500 IRR, Siargao Island Medical Center)

• AO No. 2021-0013 (R.A. No. 11498 IRR, Cagayan Valley Medical Center)

• MC No. 2021-0008 (Price Negotiation Board)

• MC No. 2021-0007 (Mandatory Use of Face Shields)

• MC No. 2021-0006 (Health & Safety Protocols for Film and Audiovisual Productions)

• MC No. 2021-0004 (Amendment to LIGTAS COVID-19 Guidelines)

• MC No. 2021-0003 (Special Health Fund)

• MC No. 2021-0001 (Primary Care Provider)

JANUARY 2021

• DO No. 2021-0001 (DOH Hospital Specialty Centers)

• DC No. 2020-0376 (DOH Hospitals Profile)

• MC No. 2020-0057 (VHMCP and Veterans Wards)

• DC No. 2020-0412 (Philippine Health Facility Development Plan)

• DC No. 2021-0010 (DRR and CCAM Measures in Health Facilities)

• DC No. 2021-0011 (IHOMP Assessment Tool Submission)

MAIN NEWS FEATURES

• Health facility development plan for universal access

• Establishing the official health provider directory

• (Partner's Feedback) Dr. Olga Virtusio: "City health officer's perspective on primary care standards for the UHC"

• Identifying health facilities: Building a dictionary and a classification system

• Health referral system: Matching patient needs with the proper medical facility

• Regional units rev up health facility development

HEALTH DEVELOPMENT FEATURES

• Malasakit in the health sector: Adopting integrated people-centered health services

• Introducing the new DOH Data Collect: Easy, mobile data hub for data collection and utilization

• PPP for UHC: Significance of public-private partnerships in sustaining Universal Health Care

• Eight things we wish you do note about medical tourism

NEWS ROUND-UP

• New laws upgrade DOH hospitals

• National reference labs assure quality lab works in support of patient care

• National and regional lab networks strategy for quality laboratories

• Patient safety, a global health priority: Risk in low and middle-income countries a special focus

• DOH promotes greening of health facilities: Government budget directs climate change measures

• New guidelines released to support boxers, MMAs health requirements

• DOH amps up services for older person care

• Veterans wards piloted in Davao, Cagayan de Oro

• (Local Voice) Dr. TJ Manalang: "Estimation of availability and needs of health delivery programs in priority tourist sites"

• (Expert Insight) Dr. Charissa Fay Corazon Borja-Tabora: "Becoming a champion in infection prevention and control"