Abolition of National Health Planning Committee

The President issues Executive Order No. 521 pursuant to powers vested in the President by law.
The order uses a direct presidential directive to abolish an interagency committee and reorganize health-reform implementation responsibilities.

The order finds a need to strengthen line accountabilities rather than dilute them through a proliferation of interagency committees.
The President orders the abolition of the committee created for health planning to streamline accountability.
The Executive Order directs health reforms to be implemented through stronger line management under the Secretary of Health.

Section 1 abolishes the National Health Planning Committee created by Executive Order No. 205.
The abolition terminates the existence of that committee as a governing or coordinating body created under Executive Order No. 205.
The Executive Order eliminates the interagency committee structure referenced in the policy findings.

Section 2 requires the Secretary of Health to steer the implementation of health reforms.
The Secretary of Health must formulate the blueprint for implementing health sector reforms.
The blueprint must be implemented throughout the country.
Section 2 ties the blueprint to the Medium-Term Philippine Development Plan for 2004-2010.
The Secretary of Health is the central implementing authority designated by the Executive Order for health sector reform direction.

Section 3 repeals Executive Order No. 205.
Section 4 states that Executive Order No. 521 takes effect immediately.