Focus on Community-Level Health Development, Especially in Rural Areas
- Strengthen primary health care delivery and supportive secondary systems.
- Establish robust coordination with various government ministries and agencies involved in social, political, and economic development.
- Implement strategies to lower drug costs to improve accessibility.
- Increase and rotate medical service personnel to enhance health service delivery.
Control and Eradication of Specific Health Problems in Filipino Communities
- Strengthen and re-orient existing health programs such as family planning, nutrition, malaria eradication, schistosomiasis control, and cancer control to align with community-level health service thrust.
- Develop and implement a comprehensive tuberculosis eradication plan integrated within community health development.
Organizational Restructuring for Efficiency and Support
- Redirect and re-orient the central-level organization of all Ministry agencies to provide efficient administrative, planning, and support services.
- Strengthen staff functions and capabilities to support health development.
- Streamline program activities to improve service delivery.
Budgetary Review and Resource Allocation
- Conduct a comprehensive review of all projected Ministry expenditures, including those from external sources.
- Prioritize financial resource allocation according to the strategic priorities outlined in the Letter of Instructions to ensure effective implementation of health development programs.