Declaration and Scope
- Declares the last month of February 2005 as the "National Health Insurance Program Month"
- Calls for active involvement from multiple sectors to ensure the campaign's success
Roles and Responsibilities of Key Agencies
Local Government Units (LGUs):
- Primarily responsible for enrolling indigent families into the Sponsored Program locally
Department of Health (DOH):
- Tasked with supporting the campaign comprehensively to achieve its objectives
Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth):
- Leads the campaign implementation
- Mobilizes essential personnel for the campaign
- Undertakes intensive information, education, and communication (IEC) activities and marketing efforts
- Develops and disseminates detailed guidelines and procedures for the campaign
- Encourages funding mobilization from associations, charitable institutions, cooperatives, private non-profit health insurance organizations, and individuals to enroll as many indigents as possible
- Coordinates all national and regional activities related to the campaign
- Has authority to call on assistance from government and non-government agencies, civic and religious groups, industrial establishments, and concerned sectors
Legal Authority and Formalization
- Proclamation made by the President of the Republic of the Philippines under the power vested by law
- Official seal affixed to authenticate the proclamation
- Executive Secretary’s attestation included to formalize the decree
Key Legal Concepts
- Recognition of healthcare as a socio-economic right particularly for indigents
- Multi-sectoral collaboration as a strategic approach to public health implementation
- Institutional roles clarified for efficient program delivery
- Emphasis on information dissemination and resource mobilization to widen NHIP coverage
- Formal declaration to rally nationwide participation and support for a government health insurance initiative