QuestionsQuestions (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 851)
To promote, protect, and preserve the health of the people through efficient, effective, encompassing, equitable, and adequate health services, including formulation, planning, implementation, and coordination of health policies and programs.
The Minister of Health, assisted by Deputy Ministers as appointed by the President.
No. EO 851 expressly provides that there shall be no Deputy Minister for Administration; any administrative responsibilities assigned to any Deputy Minister must be in addition to their substantive responsibilities.
The Ministry proper, staff and line bureaus, special projects, medical centers and special hospitals, and regional offices with their component units.
The Health Education and Manpower Development Service was created; it assumes functions of the abolished Office of Health Education and Personnel Training and the Medical Manpower Development Committee.
It provides necessary staff support in implementing the Rural Health Practice Program.
A Bureau of Food and Drugs was created, assuming functions of the Food and Drug Administration, which was abolished.
No. Its functions exclude those previously assigned to the Narcotic Drugs Division of the former Food and Drug Administration because these were already assumed by the Dangerous Drugs Board under Batas Pambansa Blg. 179.
It can prescribe general standards and guidelines on the veracity of nutritional and medicinal claims, monitor advertisements, and issue desistance orders to erring manufacturers, distributors, or advertisers; noncompliance subjects them to penalties under applicable laws and regulations.
It continues to perform its present functions, including supervision over rat-proof zones in international ports and airports, and medical examination of aliens for immigration purposes.
They may directly exercise line functions in NCR only with written delegation from the Minister, and only as long as the regional office for NCR has not yet been established.
Includes: Bureau of Dental Health Services; Bureau of Food and Drugs; Bureau of Health Services; Bureau of Medical Services; Bureau of Research and Laboratories; Dermatology Research and Training Service; Family Planning Service; Malaria Eradication Service; Cancer Control Center; Nutrition Service; Radiological Health Service; Schistosomiasis Control and Research Service.
It merges the Provincial Health Office and the Provincial Hospital into an integrated Provincial Health Office responsible for integrating promotive, preventive, curative, and rehabilitative services within the province; the positions of Provincial Health Officer and Chief of Provincial Hospital are merged into one.
Provincial health officers and assistant provincial health officers are appointed by the Minister of Health, with assignment to particular provinces only upon consultation with the governor concerned. City health officers and assistant city health officers are appointed by the Minister of Health, with assignment to particular cities only upon consultation with the city mayor concerned.
Neither incumbent provincial health officer nor incumbent head of provincial hospital has a prior right to be appointed or assigned as head of the new integrated Provincial Health Office.
Their functions insofar as they pertain to field operations are integrated into the Provincial Health Office within two years from approval of the reorganization, including applicable appropriations, records, equipment, property, and personnel.
The Minister may issue necessary orders, rules and regulations, provided Budget and Management approval is obtained relative to the new staffing pattern and realignment of appropriations; the Minister may appoint qualified personnel to appropriate positions, and those not appointed are deemed laid off.
They are entitled to all benefits and gratuities provided under existing laws.