06/21/24 Flashcards
the principal health agency in the Philippines
Department of Health
3 Major Roles in the Health Sector
●Leadership in Sector
●Enabler and Capacity Builder
●Administrator of Specific Services
to develop national plans, technical standards and guidelines on health
Profile
to develop national plans, technical standards and guidelines on health
Profile
Mission
To lead the country in the development of productive, resilient, equitable and people-centered health system
Vision
Filipinos are among the healthiest people in Southeast Asia by 2022, and Asia by 2040
Universal Health Care Act or Kalusugan Pangkalahatan
RA 11223
UHC LAW 3 THRUSTS
●Financial Risk Protection
●Improved Access to Quality Hospital
●Attainment of Health-Related Milennium Development Goals
access to affordable healthcare
Financial Risk Protection
increased quality to health facilities
Improved Access to Quality Healthcare
how many percentage does rural health units have?
51%
how many percentage does DOH-retained hospital have?
20%
how many percentage does provincial hospitals have?
46%
formation of community health teams
Attainment of Health-Related MDGs
Philippine Medical Technology act of 1969
RA 5527
Newborn Screening of 2004
RA 9288
Organ Donation Act of 1991
RA 7170
National Blood Services Act of 1994
RA 7719
The Clinical Laboratory Law of 1996
RA 4688
Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002
RA 9165
Philippine Aids Prevention and Control Act of 1998
RA 8504
Policies and Guidelines in the Collaborative approach of TB and HIV Prevention and Control
AO #2008-0022
Exempts Regional TB Reference Lab and National TB Reference Lab from securing a license TB operates as clinical lab
AO #2007-0027 A
Policies and Guidelines in the conduct of HIV counseling and testing in community and health facility settings
AO #2010-008
Rules and Regulations governing the accreditation of lab performing HIV testing
AO #2005-0027
Revised National TB Control Program Lab recording and reporting forms
DEPT. MEMO #2016-0221
causative agent of dengue
Flavivirus
vector of dengue
Aedes aegypti
4 serotypes
●DENV 1
●DENV 2
●DENV 3
●DENV 4
symptoms of dengue
Herman’s rash
lab sample characteristics of dengue
low platelet count
one of the gold standard laboratory tests to confirm dengue virus
Polymerase Chain Reaction
a novel molecular-based confirmatory test used to detect dengue virus
Nucleic Acid Amplification Test Loop Mediated Isothermal Amplification (NAAT-LAMP)
use to detect dengue virus antigen during early phase of acute dengue infection
Dengue NS1 RDT
use to detect dengue antibodies during acute late stage of dengue infection (IgM) and to determine previous infection (IgG)
Dengue IgM/IgG
