Department of Health

Receiving Officer 08:53 AM, Jan 02, 2024

January 2, 2024

Dear Maribelle,

Thank you for your request dated Dec 29, 2023 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Number of Hospitals/Clinics that accommodate Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.

We received your request on Dec 29, 2023 and will respond on or before Jan 19, 2024 03:13:26 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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPSC03NzE5NjgxNzAyNzMM, for request with ticket number #DOH-771968170273.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

FOI Receiving Officer
FOI Officer

Maker 07:59 PM, Jan 04, 2024

Good day!
Please be informed that we have endorsed your request to the following bureaus for action. We'll send you feedback once available.



For items 1 and 2, endorsed to HFDB 
For item 3, endorsed to HHRDB

Thank you.

Maker 05:14 PM, Jan 24, 2024

January 24, 2024

Dear Maribelle Gabriel,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Dec 29, 2023 03:13:26 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your Request

You asked for Number of Hospitals/Clinics that accommodate Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.

Response to Request

Your FOI request is approved. 

Pursuant to Republic Act No. 11959 "Regional Specialty Centers Act" and the Philippine Health Facility Development Plan (PHFDP) 2020-2040 which is the overall strategy of the country for health facility investments including specialty centers. Among these seventeen (17) articulated priority Specialty Centers do not include Systemic Lupus Erythematosus as specialty  service.

On your requested information on the number of registered rheumatologists, immunologists, hematologists, and ophthalmologists in NCR from 2019-2023, Unfortunately, we regret to inform you that DOH currently has no available data or reports on this matter. However, we would like to suggest that you coordinate with  the Philippine Medical Association (PMA). Here are their contact details for your convenience:

Philippine Medical Association
Address: 2/F PMA Bldg., North Avenue, Quezon City 1105
Makati City, Philippines
Phone: (02) 8929-7361; 8926-2447; 8929-6366
Mobile: +63 917 822 1357
E-mail: philmedas@yahoo.com

In addition, we would like to provide our eFOI client with the Human Resource for Health (HRH) Statistics through PowerBI (bit.ly/HRHStat-2022) for their reference. This dashboard contains information on the number of health workers and their areas of practice from years 2016 to 2022.

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