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Midterm Flashcards

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  • are agencies that accompany the Department of Health in diagnosis of different kinds of disease starting from local to national sectors as well as finding its treatment to prevent their epidemic effects.
  • These agencies help DOH in planning strategies in order to solve the different issues of the Philippines.
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Government Health Agencies

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Government Health Agencies:

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  1. Bureau of Food and Drugs
    1. National Center for Disease Prevention and Control
    2. National Nutrition Council
    3. National Epidemiology Center
    4. Research Institute for Tropical Medicine
    5. Department of Health
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was created under the Department of Health to license, monitor, and regulate the flow of food, drugs, cosmetics, medical devices, and household hazardous waste in the Philippines.

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BFAD

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main goal of BFAD

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to ensure the health and safety of food and drugs made available to the public.

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Vission MIssion of BFAD

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Vision – to be international recognized center of regulatory excellence safeguarding the health of the Filipinos.
Mission – To ensure safety, efficacy, purity and quality of products we regulate through effective implementation of the national regulatory framework consistent with international best practices.

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General Functions of BFAD:

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Develop plans, policies, programs and strategies for regulating processed foods, drugs and other related products.

Conduct licensing and accreditation of processed foods, drugs and other related products.

Formulate rules, regulations and standards for licensing and accreditation of processed foods, drugs and other related products.

Advises the Secretary and Undersecretary of Health on matters pertaining to regulation of processed foods, drugs and other related products.

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  • is an agency that conducts and supports health promotion, prevention and preparedness activities in the Philippines with the goal of improving overall public health.
  • This agency leads public health efforts to prevent and control infectious and chronic diseases, injuries, workplace hazards, disabilities and environmental health threats.
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National Center for Disease Prevention

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General Functions of National Center for Disease Prevention and Control:

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Develops plans, policies, programs, projects and strategies for disease prevention and control and health protection.

Provides coordination, technical assistance, capability building, consultancy and advisory services to disease on matters pertaining to disease prevention and control and health protection.

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  • is the country’s highest policy-making and coordinating body on nutrition.
  • It is an agency of the Philippine government under the DOH responsible for creating a conducive policy environment for national and local nutrition planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, and surveillance using state-of the art technology and approaches.
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National Nutrition Council

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General Functions of National Nutrition Council:

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Formulate national food and nutrition policies and strategies and serve as the policy, coordinating and advisory body of food, nutrition and health concerns.

Coordinate planning, monitoring, and evaluation of the national nutrition program.

Coordinate the hunger mitigation and malnutrition prevention program to achieve relevant Millennium Development Goals.

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is one of the health agencies, tasked to develop and evaluates surveillance systems and other health information systems: collect, analyze and disseminate reliable and timely information on the health status: they investigate disease outbreak and other threats to public health, network of public health laboratories in support of epidemiological and surveillance activities.

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National Epidemiology Center

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General Functions of National Epidemiology Center:

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Develops and evaluates surveillance and other health information systems.

Collects, analyzes and disseminates reliable and timely information on the health status of the population.
Investigates disease outbreaks and other threats to the public’s health.

Advises the Secretary and Undersecretary of Health on matters pertaining to epidemiology and health surveillance.

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this agency is tasked by the DOH to supervise, plan, and successfully implement research programs to prevent and to control prevailing infectious and tropical diseases in the Philippines.

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Disease Institute for Tropical Medicine

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General Functions of Research Institute for Tropical Medicine:

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Undertake research activities in the diagnosis, control and prevention of tropical diseases that are major causes of mortality and morbidity in the Philippines.

Develop cost-effective strategies for the control of infectious/tropical disease.

Conduct regular training courses for medical and paramedical personnel in the control of common tropical diseases in the country.

Manufacture of vaccines and biological products for the use of DOH.

Plan and execute research and development for the improvement of existing biological tests vaccines and anti-sera for human use.

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is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for ensuring access to basic public health services by all Filipinos through the provision of quality health care and the regulation of all health services and products. It is the government’s over-all technical authority on health.

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DOH

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Three major roles in the Health Sector:

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Leadership in health

Enabler and capacity builder

Administrator of specific services

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its mandate is to develop national plans, technical standards, and guidelines on health. Aside from being the regulator of all health services and products, the DOH is the provider of special tertiary health care services and technical assistance to health providers and stakeholders.

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DOH

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  • any non-profit organization which is not a part of the government.
  • They are established by task-oriented, driven and ordinary citizens with a common interest.
    They are funded by governments, foundations. businesses, and private individuals; others primarily run by volunteers.
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Non-Governmental Organization

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Functions of NGO’s

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Perform a variety of service and humanitarian functions.

Bring citizen concerns to government.

Advocate and monitor policies and encourage political
participation through provision of information.

Provide analysis and expertise around specific issues , such as, human rights, environment or health.

Serves as early warning mechanisms and help monitor and implement international agreements.

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Classifications of Non-Governmental Organizations

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Operational NGO

Campaigning NGO

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NGO’s :

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UNICEF
DSWD
PNRC
BANTAY BATA
Lingkod Kapamilya
BQIHS
FDA
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International Health Organizations are divided into three groups:

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Multilateral agencies
Bilateral Agecies
Non-Governmental Organization

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funding comes from multiple government(as well as from non-governmental sources) and is distributed to many different countries. The major multilateral organization are all part of the United Nations.

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Multilateral agencies

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are governmental agencies in a single country which provide aid to developing countries.

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Bilateral Agencies

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also known as Private Voluntary Organization(PVO) . Most of these are small organization; many are church affiliated.

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NGO

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the premier international health organization. The principal goal is “the attainment by all people of the highest possible level of health. The principal work is directing and coordinating international health activities and supplying technical assistance to countries.

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WHO

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loans money to poor countries on advantageous terms not available in commercial market.

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World Bank

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Bilateral agency

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United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

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NGO’s

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Project Hope
World Food Program
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees(UNHCR)
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

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the largest NGO

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Project Hope

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supplies food relief in disasters and coordinates the activities of NGO involved in food relief.

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WFP

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provides international protection to refugees.

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UNHCR

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helps developing countries prepare for famine through its Global Information and Early Warning System and its Food Security Assistance Scheme.

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FAO

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NGO active in refugee and disaster relief:

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International Committee of the Red Cross(ICRC)

Medecins Sans Frontieres(MSF)

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– mission is to provide disaster relief.

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ICRC

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provides health aid to victims of war and natural disasters.

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MSF

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