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Mental Health Atlas

Requested from DOH by M. Ortega at 04:56 PM on Oct 13, 2021.
Purpose: Research
Date of Coverage: 01/01/2019 - 12/31/2020
Tracking no: #DOH-418667971970

Ortega 04:56 PM, Oct 13, 2021 

Greetings! I am a student of Far Eastern University researching the Philippines' mental health quality for the year 2019-2020.  I have found a mental health atlas regarding the Philippines but sadly it is outdated (only covers the year 2017).

Receiving Officer 06:13 PM, Oct 13, 2021 

October 13, 2021

Dear Maui,

Thank you for your request dated Oct 13, 2021 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Mental Health Atlas.

We received your request on Oct 13, 2021 and will respond on or before Nov 03, 2021 04:56:24 PM, in accordance with the Executive Order's implementing rules and regulations.

Should you have any questions regarding your request, kindly contact me using the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPSC00MTg2Njc5NzE5NzAM, for request with ticket number #DOH-418667971970.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

FOI Receiving Officer
FOI Officer


October 14, 2021

Dear Maui Ortega,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Oct 13, 2021 04:56:24 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your request

You asked for Mental Health Atlas.

Response to your request

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance this Office does not have the information you have requested. 

 According to the DOH Mental Health Division, there is no Member State Profile of the Philippines on the recently published Mental Health Atlas 2020 and this data is being released by the World Health Organization. The Philippines Member State Profile in the 2017 Mental Health Atlas is still being used. 

For concerns on the matter, you can coordinate directly with the DOH Mental Health Division at telephone number (02) 8651-7800 local 1733 or email at mhd@doh.gov.ph

For further assistance you may review the FAQ section of the eFOI site: https://www.foi.gov.ph/help.

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If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to Undersecretary Lilibeth C. David, Chair of Data Governance Oversight Committee/ DOH Central Appeals and Review Committee, at foi@doh.gov.ph. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request.

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Thank you.

Respectfully,
FOI Decision Maker

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