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What is the role of the Private Health Sector?
Manages health insurance funds and delivers private health services.
What are the goals of the Private Health Sector?
Improve financial protection and health service quality.
What are examples of the Private Health Sector?
St. Luke’s Medical Center, Makati Medical Center, private clinics, and specialty hospitals.
What is the role of the Public Health Sector?
Delivers public health services and implements public health programs.
What are the goals of the Public Health Sector?
Protect population health and prevent disease outbreaks.
What are examples of the Public Health Sector?
National Immunization Program, Disease Surveillance Systems, Health Promotion Programs.
What is the role of Educational Institutions in health?
Train and educate health professionals.
What are the goals of Educational Institutions?
Produce a skilled health workforce and advance health knowledge.
What are examples of Educational Institutions?
University of the Philippines College of Medicine, Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health.
What is the role of Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in health?
Support health programs and provide specialized services.
What are the goals of Governmental Organizations (NGOs)?
Enhance community health and support vulnerable populations.
What are examples of Governmental Organizations (NGOs)?
Philippine Red Cross, Gawad Kalinga Community Health Programs.
What is the role of Traditional and Alternative Health Care?
Offer complementary and alternative health care services.
What are the goals of Traditional and Alternative Health Care?
Integrate traditional medicine with modern health care and promote wellness.
What are examples of Traditional and Alternative Health Care?
Traditional healers, acupuncture clinics, herbal medicine practitioners.
What is the role of Research Institutions in health?
Conduct health research and develop new health technologies.
What are the goals of Research Institutions?
Advance medical knowledge and improve health care practices.
What are examples of Research Institutions?
Philippine Council for Health Research and Development, Research Institute for Tropical Medicine.
What are the components of Local Health Boards in the Philippines?
Provincial Health Board, City Health Board, Municipal Health Board.
Who is the Chairman of the Provincial Health Board?
Governor.
Who is the Vice-Chairman of the City Health Board?
City Mayor.
Who is the Committee Chair of the Municipal Health Board?
Chairman of the Committee on Health of the Sangguniang Bayan.
What is the role of Primary Level Health Care Facilities?
Provide basic health services and initial patient care.
What are examples of Primary Level Health Care Facilities?
Barangay Health Centers, Rural Health Units.
What is the role of Secondary Level Health Care Facilities?
Diagnose and treat more complex health conditions.
What are examples of Secondary Level Health Care Facilities?
District Hospitals, Provincial Hospitals.
What is the role of Tertiary Level Health Care Facilities?
Provide highly specialized medical care.
What are examples of Tertiary Level Health Care Facilities?
National and Regional Hospitals, Specialty Hospitals.
