PITAHC

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is a government-owned and controlled corporation attached to the Department of Health (DOH) which was created in December 7, 1997 per Republic Act No. 8423

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Philippine Institute of Traditional and Alternative Health Care

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Author of Republic Act No. 8423, otherwise known as the
Traditional and Alternative Medicine Act (TAMA) of 1997

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Senator Juan M. Flavier

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Main governing body

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DOH

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Nagrereport sa DOH

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PITAHC

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Head of PITAHC

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Director- General Annabelle Pabiona-De Guzman, MD, FPAFP, MHA, MA Med (UK), CESE

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Board of Trustees composed of representatives from different government
agencies namely:

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Department of Science and Technology (DOST);
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR); Department of Agriculture (DA); and Commission on Higher Education (CHED);

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kinukuhanan ng opinions

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Homeopaths/Naturopaths

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The board is chaired by

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the Secretary of Health

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DOH secretary

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Teodoro J. Herbosa/Ted Herbosa

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Continuing training programs(CPT)

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Seminars

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may gustong baguhin sa law pero minor lang

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Amend

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madaming babaguhin sa law

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Repel

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T&CM services integrated in 2 DOH-retained Hospitals:

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Amang Rodriguez Memorial and Medical Center , Region 2 Trauma and Medical Center

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5 Herbal Medicines included in the Philippine National Drug Formulary (PNDF)

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(sambong, lagundi, tsaang gubat, akapulko and yerba
buena)

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Pilot site implementation in receptive DOH and LGU facilities:

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Luzon – Batangas Medical Center
Visayas – Vicente Sotto Memorial and Medical Center
Mindanao - Southern Philippines Medical Center

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Amendment of the TAMA Law (R.A. 8423),

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to grant PITAHC full
regulatory power/functions on the practice of T&CM Modalities specifically
on the licensure of T&CM practitioners and facilities.

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WHO has identified four (4) types of health system structures in relation to T&CM

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1. TOLERANT Health System
2. INCLUSIVE Health System
3. INTEGRATIVE Health System
4. PARALLEL Health System

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Health Care is based entirely on
conventional medicine and T&CM are not officially recognized (Canada, UK,
other African countries)

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TOLERANT Health System

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recognizes T&CM but has not
incorporated into all aspects of health care (Philippines, and other Southeast Asian countries)

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INCLUSIVE Health System

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T&CM is officially recognized and
incorporated into all areas of health care provision (China, Korea and Vietnam)

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INTEGRATIVE Health System

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T&CM are widely used, more than 50% of the population access these services and regulation are totally separate for allopathic medicine and T&CM modalities (India)

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PARALLEL Health System

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• Proposed
  amendment of
  RA 8423;
• UHC IRR;
• Inclusion in the
  NOH; and
• Integration into
  the SDN (Year)

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2019

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• FDA license the products but using the PITAHC standards and guidelines developed
• PRC and DOH-HFSRB license the practitioners and facilities using PITAHC standards
• DOH-HFSRB to deputize PITAHC to license facilities (Year)

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2020

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• Amended RA 8423 and its IRR
• Commission research institutions to co- develop Philhealth benefit package for
  T&CM modalities (Year)

Answer 24

2021

Question 25

PITAHC
Reorganizational
Structure (Year)

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2022

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Parallel Regulatory
System (Year)

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2023