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Number of Cancer Patients in Ilocos and Cagayan

Requested from DOH by R. Ramones at 08:16 PM on Nov 28, 2023.
Purpose: Undergraduate Thesis
Date of Coverage: 01/01/2023 - 11/28/2023
Tracking no: #DOH-731262321573

Ramones 08:16 PM, Nov 28, 2023 

Hi! I would like to request  for the information of the following:

1. The number of cancer patients and their cancer types in Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur and Cagayan (Province)

Rest assured that all of the documents will be used for educational purposes only. Thank you and God bless.

Receiving Officer 08:46 AM, Nov 30, 2023 

November 30, 2023

Dear Ramones,

Thank you for your request dated Nov 28, 2023 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Number of Cancer Patients in Ilocos and Cagayan.

We received your request on Nov 28, 2023 and will respond on or before Dec 19, 2023 08:16:35 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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPSC03MzEyNjIzMjE1NzMM, for request with ticket number #DOH-731262321573.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

FOI Receiving Officer
FOI Officer

Maker 08:28 AM, Dec 01, 2023 

December 1, 2023

Dear Ramones Ramones,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Nov 28, 2023 08:16:35 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your Request

You asked for Number of Cancer Patients in Ilocos and Cagayan.

Response to Request

Your FOI request is approved. 
        - At present, the Epidemiological Modeling and Research Division (EMRD) of the Epidemiology Bureau can only provide national data since the subnational data are still under embargo. However, we can provide Global and Philippine data (latest available is 2019) generated from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study. For more information about the GBD study and their publicly available data, you may access their site at https://www.healthdata.org. 

Attached is some of the information you may refer to. 

Thank you


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Thank you.

Respectfully,

FOI Decision Maker
FOI Receiving Officer

Attachments:
 Cancer-all-types.pdf

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