Requested from DOH by J. Lim at 09:10 AM on
Oct 16, 2023.
Purpose: Architectural Thesis
Date of Coverage: 01/01/2013 - 05/08/2023
Tracking no: #DOH-710870466876
Lim 09:10 AM, Oct 16, 2023
Hi, I would like to humbly request the ff information of year 2013-2023 from your esteemed office:
1. Number of the elderly citizen diagnosed with Dementia and Alzheimer's disease in Calamba, Laguna
2. Number of the elderly citizen diagnosed with serious illness requiring long term care
3. Monthly average number of elderly patients admitted in health care facilities in Calamba, Laguna
4. Monthly average number of 50 to 59 years old patients admitted in health care facilities in Calamba, Laguna
I am hoping for your positive assistance in this important academic endeavor.
Thank you!
Receiving Officer 09:32 AM, Oct 16, 2023
October 16, 2023
Dear Jastine,
Thank you for your request dated Oct 16, 2023 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Number of Elderly Patients in Calamba, Laguna.
We received your request on Oct 16, 2023 and will respond on or before Nov 06, 2023 09:10:25 AM, 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://pcoomaster10032017130000-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPSC03MTA4NzA0NjY4NzYM, for request with ticket number #DOH-710870466876.
Thank you.
Respectfully,
FOI Receiving Officer
FOI Officer
Maker 04:50 PM, Oct 16, 2023
Dear Jastine,
Please be informed that we are endorsing your request to the CALABARZON Center for Health Development for action. Kindly await for their response, thank you.
All the best and God bless!
Lim 04:03 PM, Nov 06, 2023
Hi, good day!
Gently dropping to ask if there are any updates with regards to my request?
Thank you!
Maker 02:49 PM, Jan 30, 2024
January 30, 2024
Dear Jastine Lim,
Greetings!
Thank you for your request dated Oct 16, 2023 09:10:25 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.
Your Request
You asked for Number of Elderly Patients in Calamba, Laguna.
Response to Request
Your FOI request is approved.
Thank you for your interest in mental health. We hope to address your request as best as possible. Please refer to the Mental Health Program at https://doh.gov.ph/national-mental-health-program for an overview of the services we provide and some materials we readily share. Rest assured that the Specialty Care Division looks into these conditions in compliance with RA11036 at https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2018/ra_11036_2018.html, otherwise known as the Mental Health Act, which encompasses mental, neurological and substance use (MNS) disorders.
We would like to share with you the attached latest Mental Health Atlas 2020 as reference. This is our country profile at https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/mental-health-atlas-2017-country-profile-philippines
The WHO Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) at https://www.who.int/teams/mental-health-and-substance-use/treatment-care/mental-health-gap-action-programme, which focuses on services for mental, neurological, and substance use disorders specifically in the 9 priority conditions: depression, psychosis, epilepsy/seizures, developmental disorders, behavioral disorders, dementia, alcohol use, drug use, and self-harm.
We would like to share with you the draft terminal report (attached) of the National Survey for Mental Health and Wellbeing (NSMHW) to give us a picture of the mental health status of the country as a whole while we wait for the consolidation of electronic medical records of patients and as we improve our information systems. The study is a household survey that was commissioned by DOH.
Please be informed that we can only provide some of the information as we do not have this data on Number of Elderly Patients in Calamba, Laguna. we ask that you coordinate directly with the hospitals for this information
Kindly complete the FOI Feedback request form at the link: https://bit.ly/DOHFOIFeedbackForm
Thank you.
Your right to request a review.
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 the 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 about the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request.
If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011).
Thank you.
Respectfully,
FOI Decision Maker
FOI Receiving Officer
Attachments:
2020 Mental Health Atlas.pdf NSMHW Report and Policy Recommendations version 38_07012023 (2) (1).pdf
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