DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 2022

Published by the Health Policy Development and Planning Bureau

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EDITORIAL TEAM
Undersecretary Kenneth G. Ronquillo, MD, MPHM, CESO III
Director Frances Rose Elgo-Mamaril, MPH
Ilona Valerie R. Vidamo, PTRP, MOH
Jerome E. Villacorta, MD, MPM

TECHNICAL WRITERS
Eileen Diane S. Cheng-Fernandez, RN, MPH
May Ann L. Liwanag
Lea Samantha M. Leyva

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Contents

List of Acronyms 4
Background 6
Health Sector Strategy 2023-2028 7
Estimated Fiscal Space and CY 2023 Sources of Funds for Health 8
CY 2023 NEP Budget Discussion 10
Salient Changes the 2023 DOH NEP Budget Structure 10
Overview of the CY 2022 DOH-OSEC NEP Budget 11
Budget Attribution of the Health Sector Strategy in the DOH-wide 2023 NEP 15
Major Thrusts of the DOH-OSEC 2023 NEP 18

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List of Tables

Table 1. CY 2023 Sources of Funds for Health

List of Figures

Figure 1. DOH-wide Budget Trend, 2018 GAA to 203 NEP, Inclusive of RLIP and
SAGF
Figure 2. Budget Distribution per DOH Implementing Unit, 2023 NEP
Figure 3. DOH-OSEC Budget by Expense Class, 2023 NEP
Figure 4. DOH-OSEC Budget by Organizational Outcome, 2023 NEP
Figure 5. Budget Attribution, 2023 NEP based on the Health Sector Strategy
2023-2028
Figure 6. Top 10 Major Cost Drivers in the DOH-OSEC 2023 NEP

List of Annexes

Annex A. List of Budget Line Items based on the Health Sector Strategy in the 2023
NEP

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List of Acronyms
BOQ Bureau of Quarantine
CO Capital Outlay
DBM Department of Budget and Management
DOH Department of Health
FDA Food and Drug Administration
GAA General Appropriations Act
HFEP Health Facilities Enhancement Program
HRH Human Resources for Health
LCP Lung Center of the Philippines
LGU Local Government Unit
MOOE Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses
MYCA Multi-Year Contractual Authorities
MYOA Multi-Year Obligational Authority
NEP National Expenditure Plan
NHWSS National Health Workforce Support System
NKTI National Kidney and Transplant Institute
NNC National Nutrition Council
OSEC Office of the Secretary
PAGCOR Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation
P/A/Ps Programs / Activities / Projects
PCSO Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office
PCMC Philippine Children’s Medical Center
P/CWHS Province- and City-Wide Health Systems
PHC Philippine Heart Center
PITAHC Philippine Institute for Traditional and Alternative Health Care
PNAC Philippine National AIDS Council
PS Personnel Services
RA Republic Act

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RLIP Retirement and Life Insurance Premiums
SAGF Special Account in General Fund
TB Tuberculosis
UHC Universal Health Care

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Background

2023 marks the fourth year of the Department’s implementation of the Universal
Health Care (UHC) Act and the third year of continuously responding to the
challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, on the road to national recovery. This year
will also be an opportune time to continue streamlining health financing mechanisms,
minimize duplication of functions and overlaps in financing schemes, as we continue
the implementation of the Devolution Transition Plan and strengthen local
government unit (LGU) capacity to deliver basic health care services based on
Executive Order No. 1381.

The recent years have been laden with accomplishments and barriers in the delivery
of healthcare to the Filipino people, but despite the challenges in the health sector,
the Department of Health (DOH) ceaselessly works to make the allocation of health
resources much more efficient, while building a resilient health system, through the
budget allocation in the CY 2023 DOH National Expenditure Plan (NEP).

The National Budget Memorandum No. 143 or the National Budget Priorities
Framework issued by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) include,
but are not limited to, the following expenditure directions for CY 2023 related to
health:
1. Continue to support for reforms in nutrition and health-related interventions
and services consistent with landmark legislations such as the Universal
Health Care Act (Republic Act No. 11223) and the Kalusugan at Nutrisyon ng
Mag-Nanay Act (RA No. 11148);
2. Strengthen health systems through enhancement of primary health care
facilities and improvement of collective capacity of the health system to
provide health services;
3. Accelerate and expand the COVID-19 Vaccination Program, a priority
identified in the Ten-Point Policy Agenda, and routine vaccination for infants
and children;
4. Implement the Family Planning Program focusing on sexual and reproductive
health services for women of reproductive age; and,
5. Adapt to climate change and build resilience to disasters, among others.

The President, in his message published in the CY 2023 NEP highlighted that quality
and affordable healthcare is a commitment of this Administration; the Philippine
government aspires to bring medical services to the people, bring proper healthcare
to the regions and rural areas, invest in a new generation of healthcare workers, and

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Full Devolution of Certain Functions of The Executive Branch To Local Governments, Creation of a Committee
on Devolution, and for Other Purposes

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provide scholarships to aspiring medical and allied health professionals, among the
thrusts for better health care service delivery in the country.

Health Sector Strategy 2023-2028

Under this new administration, the Department of Health will continue to fulfill its
mandate to lead the health sector through the development of national policies and
plans, capacity building, and health regulation. This reinforces the support of the
national development plans towards the progressive realization of Universal Health
Care in the midst of the pandemic. For 2023-2028, the DOH will focus on making
Filipinos healthier in terms of better, more equitable health outcomes, responsive
health systems, and improved financial risk protection, through the following strategic
thrusts:

Strategic Thrusts
Enable Filipinos to be healthy. Improving health and achieving health equity will
require broader approaches that address social, economic, and environmental
factors that influence health;

Protect Filipinos from health risks. Our health systems will be prepared and will
have the capacity for recovery and adaptation to future disasters and pandemic; and,

Care for Filipinos’ health and wellness. Greater attention will be given to health
system design, financing mechanisms, and the process of care in accordance to the
reforms espoused by the UHC Act to deliver people-centered care for health and
wellness.

Strengthen Health Institutions and Workforce. This thrust reinforces the other
three, wherein all public institutions in charge of health are “right-sized” and are
efficient and its workforce are adequate and engaged.

Strategic Objectives
Each strategic thrust embodies the following strategic objectives:

To enable Filipinos to be healthy:

1.1. Citizens must be health literate; and,
1.2. Communities, workplaces and schools must be supportive of health.

To protect Filipinos from health risks:

2.1 Outbreaks must be prevented and/or managed;
2.2 Safe and affordable medicines and technologies must be available; and,
2.3 Health facilities and services must be safe.

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To care for Filipinos’ health and wellness:
3.1 Networks of primary care and specialist care providers must be
well-distributed; and,
3.2. Quality health services are appropriately and fairly financed.

To strengthen Health Institutions and Workforce:

4.1. All government health institutions are right-sized and must be efficient;
and,
4.2. Their health workers are adequate, committed, fairly compensated and
given opportunities for professional development in healthy working
environments

A separate section will discuss the budget attributed in the 2023 NEP based on the
Health Sector Strategy.

Estimated Fiscal Space and CY 2023 Sources of Funds for

Health
Section 37 of the UHC Act provides the sources of appropriations for its
implementation, to wit (Refer to Table 1 for the estimates):
● Total incremental sin tax collections earmarked for health as provided for in
RA no. 10351 and mandated earmarks as provided for in RA nos. 7171 and
8240. However, the earmarking provisions of RA no. 10351 or the Sin Tax
Law of 2012 was amended and repealed by RA No. 11346, otherwise known
as the “Tobacco Tax Law of 2019” and further repealed by RA No. 11467 or
the “New Sin Tax Reform Law of 2020”. This affects the allocations earmarked
for health from various sin products collected from the excise taxes on alcohol
products, tobacco products, heated tobacco / vapor products, and
sugar-sweetened beverages beginning CY 2022.
● Fifty percent of the National Government share from the income of Philippine
Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR);
● Fifty percent of the Forty percent of the Charity Fund, net of Documentary
Stamp Tax Payments, and mandatory contributions of Philippine Charity
Sweepstakes Office (PCSO);
● Premium contributions of members;
● Annual appropriations of the DOH included in the General Appropriations Act
(GAA); and,
● National Government subsidy to PhilHealth included in the GAA.

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Table 1. CY 2023 Sources of Funds for Health
Amount
Funding Source Remarks
(in Billions)

DOH-OSEC and PhilHealth budget in

DOH-OSEC and PhilHealth
53.23 2013 (prior to the implementation of RA
Baseline Budget
No. 10351 or the Sin Tax Law of 2012)

Projected 2021 sin tax

Source: Department of Finance,
collections based on new sin
Preliminary and subject to change as
tax laws: RA 11346 and RA 172.15
of October 17, 2021; Earmarking
11467 earmarked for UHC, (Projected)
provisions repeals the 2012 Sin Tax
PhilHealth, Medical
Law
Assistance and HFEP

Computed as 2023 NEP level of

DOH-OSEC and PhilHealth minus
DOH-OSEC and PhilHealth Baseline Budget minus the Projected
65.65
Natural Increase sin tax collections for 2023:
[(PhP 291.03 billion - PhP 53.23 billion)
- PhP 172.15 billion]

13.31
PAGCOR For benefit package improvement
(Projected)

1.32
PCSO For benefit package improvement
(Projected)

TOTAL 305.66
Note: Fiscal Space Estimation is exclusive of income generated from Food and Drug Administration
(FDA), Bureau of Quarantine (BOQ), Health Facilities and Services Regulatory Bureau (HFSRB),
DOH Hospitals, and PhilHealth premiums from direct contributors. The estimates also do not reflect
the revenues for UHC and HFEP from offshore gaming revenues per RA no. 11590, LGU share for
health, and the non-budgetary support from official development assistance (ODA).

The estimated fiscal space for health for the DOH-OSEC and PhilHealth share in CY
2023 amounts to a total of PhP 305.66 billion derived by addingfrom its baseline
budget prior to the implementation for the Sin Tax Law of 2012,; the projected sin tax
collections in FY 2021 based on the new sin tax laws - RA Nos. 11346 and 11467,;
the DOH-OSEC and PhilHealth natural increase,; and, PAGCOR and PCSO for
PhilHealth benefit package improvement.

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CY 2023 NEP Budget Discussion
This section provides an overview of the salient changes in the NEP budget
structure, overview of the NEP budget, budget line item attribution based on the
Health Sector Strategy, and major cost drivers.

Salient Changes the 2023 DOH NEP Budget Structure

The budget structure of the DOH-Office of the Secretary (DOH-OSEC) introduced
some minor changes in the 2023 NEP, pursuant to existing laws, as follows:

1. Two P/A/Ps were renamed:

○ The Locally Funded Project based on the recently enacted RA No.
11712 will now be known as Public Health Emergency Benefits and
Allowances for Health Care and Non-Health Care Workers (formerly
known as Locally Funded Project: Compensation and Other Benefits
for COVID-19 Workers in Health Facilities) ; and,
○ In consonance with the Malasakit Centers Act and the Sin Tax Law, the
longer nomenclature of the budget line item for Malasakit Program will
now be shortened to Medical Assistance to Indigent and
Financially-Incapacitated Patients (formerly known as Assistance to
Indigent Patients either Confined or Out-Patients in Government
Hospitals/Specialty Hospitals/LGU hospitals/Philippine General
Hospital/West Visayas State University Hospital)

2. Five DOH hospitals were renamed based on newly enacted laws:

○ Bicol Regional Hospital and Medical Center (formerly known as Bicol
Regional Teaching and Training Hospital);
○ Don Jose S. Monfort Medical Center (formerly known as Don Jose S.
Monfort Medical Center Extension Hospital);
○ Western Visayas Sanitarium and General Hospital (formerly known as
Western Visayas Sanitarium);
○ Sulu Sanitarium and General Hospital (formerly known as Sulu
Sanitarium); and,
○ Cotabato Sanitarium and General Hospital (formerly known as
Cotabato Sanitarium).

3. Six budget line items for new DOH hospitals were created:
○ Ilocos Sur Medical Center (MOOE);
○ Northwestern Cagayan General Hospital (Capital Outlay);
○ Joni Villanueva General Hospital (MOOE);
○ Southern Luzon Multi-Specialty Medical Center (MOOE and Capital
Outlay);
○ Samar Island Medical Center (Capital Outlay); and,

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 ○ Northeastern Misamis General Hospital (Capital Outlay).

Overview of the CY 2022 DOH-OSEC NEP Budget

As shown in Figure 1, the DOH budget is increasing significantly since 2018.
Increases are attributable to the implementation of the Sin Tax Law beginning 2014.
The DOH-wide 2023 NEP budget is PhP 301 billion, which is 10 percent higher than
its 2022 GAA level of PhP 274 billion. The DOH-wide budget pertains to the
DOH-OSEC proper including its attached agencies and corporations2. However, for
the DOH-OSEC, the 2023 NEP is only PhP 196 billion which is 4 percent higher than
its previous level of PhP 189 billion. The budget trend includes the allocation for the
Retirement and Life Insurance Premiums (RLIP) and Special Accounts in the
General Fund (SAGF).

Figure 1. DOH-wide Budget Trend, 2018 GAA to 203 NEP,

Inclusive of RLIP and SAGF

Meanwhile, Figure 2 shows that out of the PhP 301 billion for the DOH-wide budget,
majority or 65 percent is allocated to the DOH-OSEC amounting to PhP 196 billion.
The rest of the budget is allocated to the DOH attached agencies and corporations,
which comprise 35 percent of the DOH-wide budget. Of this amount, PhP 100 billion
or 33 percent is allocated for the PhilHealth premium subsidies for indirect
contributors (PhP 79 billion) and benefit package improvement (PhP 21 billion).

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National Nutrition Council, Philippine National AIDS Council, PhilHealth, Lung Center of the Philippines,
National Kidney and Transplant Institute, Philippine Children's and Medical Center, Philippine Heart Center,
Philippine Institute for Traditional & Alternative Health Care

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Most of the attached agencies and corporations have decreased budget levels in the
2023 NEP, with breakdown as follows:
● PhP 1.77 billion was allocated to the Philippine Heart Center (PHC);
● PhP 1.27 billion for the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI);
● PhP 1.16 billion for the Philippine Children’s Medical Center (PCMC);
● PhP 630 million for the Lung Center of the Philippines (LCP);
● PhP 156 million for the Philippine Institute for Traditional and Alternative
Health Care (PITAHC);
● PhP 401 million for the National Nutrition Council (NNC); and,
● PhP 43 million for the Philippine National AIDS Council (PNAC).

Figure 2. Budget Distribution per DOH Implementing Unit, 2023 NEP

In terms of expense class (Figure 3) of the DOH-OSEC budget, the Maintenance

and Other Operating Expenses (MOOE) has the highest proportion of the 2023 NEP
budget at 48 percent or PhP 93.24 billion, followed by Personnel Services (PS) at 40
percent or PhP 78.39 billion, and Capital Outlay (CO) at 12 percent or PhP 23.99
billion. Compared to the 2022 GAA, the PS and MOOE in the 2023 NEP have
increased, and the Capital Outlay decreased.

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 Figure 3. DOH-OSEC Budget by Expense Class, 2023 NEP

In terms of Organizational Outcome, the bulk of the DOH-OSEC budget will be

dedicated to its Operations at roughly 90 percent (refer to Figure 4).

Figure 4. DOH-OSEC Budget by Organizational Outcome, 2023 NEP

Specifically, 45 percent of the said allocation for its operations will be utilized to
improve access to promotive and preventive health care service amounting to PhP
88.70 billion in the 2023 NEP; 33 percent or PhP 63.74 billion to improve access to
curative and rehabilitative health care service; 0.5 percent or PhP 1 billion to ensure

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access to safe and quality health commodities, devices and facilities; and, 11 percent
or PhP 22 billion to assure people access to social health protection.

Budget Attribution of the Health Sector Strategy in the DOH-wide

2023 NEP

Figure 5. Budget Attribution, 2023 NEP based on the

Health Sector Strategy 2023-2028

To implement the health sector strategy (Figure 5) mentioned in the previous section,
the budget line items in the 2023 NEP were attributed based on the strategy it
contributes to (refer to Annex A for the list of P/A/Ps categorized by Health Sector
Strategy).

Seventy-one percent (71%) of the DOH-wide budget of PhP 301 billion in the 2023
NEP is allocated for the “Care for Filipinos’ health and wellness” amounting to PhP
213 billion. This includes the budget for the commodities of public health programs,
the operations of DOH hospitals and health facilities, medical assistance to indigent
and financially-incapacitated patients, PNAC, and attached corporations. 18 percent
or PhP 56 billion is allocated to strengthening health institutions and workforce.

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Meanwhile the “Protection of population from health risks” comprise 10 percent of
the DOH budget amounting to PhP 30 billion which includes budget for the Health
Facilities Enhancement Program, regulations sectors, epidemiology and
surveillance, and health emergency preparedness and response. Lastly, 1 percent or
PhP 3 billion is dedicated for “Enabling Filipinos to be healthy” which comprise the
budget for health promotion, environmental and occupational health, and the
National Nutrition Council.

Major Thrusts of the DOH-OSEC 2023 NEP

For CY 2023, the top ten major cost drivers of the DOH-OSEC 2023 NEP are mainly
attributed to UHC implementation, COVID-19 response and health system resilience,
and social health protection. These top ten P/A/Ps (refer to Figure 6) are as follows:
1. Operations of DOH Hospitals, which comprise 31 percent of the total
DOH-OSEC budget;
2. Health Facilities Enhancement Program, comprising 12 percent of the budget;
3. Medical Assistance to Indigent and Financially-Incapacitated Patients, with an
11 percent share;
4. Local Funded Project for Health Emergency Benefits and Allowances for
Health Care and Non-Health Care Workers, with a 10 percent allocation;
5. National Health Workforce Support System, comprising 9 percent of the DOH
budget;
6. Family Health, Immunization, Nutrition, and Responsible Parenting, with 4
percent share;
7. Prevention and Control of Communicable Diseases, whose portion is 3
percent of the budget;
8. Public Health Management, with 2 percent share;
9. Health Promotion, with 1 percent allocation; and,
10. Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases, with 1 percent share
of the DOH-OSEC budget.

Each budget line item and its major activities will be discussed briefly in the
succeeding pages.

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 Figure 6. Top 10 Major Cost Drivers in the DOH-OSEC 2023 NEP

1. Operations of DOH Hospitals

For the operations of all our DOH hospitals nationwide, a total of PhP 61 billion
is allocated in the 2023 NEP for salaries of personnel and regular operations of
79 DOH Hospitals.
For MOOE, the DOH used a normative financing formula to compute for the
hospitals’ operating budget which considers the emergency room, outpatient and
inpatient costs, average hospital income for the past two years, quantified free
services, hospital scorecard, functionality of public health units, and specialty
centers as apex hospitals.
For capital outlay, these are for those hospitals with approved Multi-Year
Obligational Authority (MYOA), also known as Multi-Year Contractual Authorities
(MYCA).
The 2023 NEP for DOH hospitals is broken down into two budget line items:
● PhP 16 billion for operations of 14 DOH hospitals in Metro Manila; and,
● PhP 45 billion for operations of 65 DOH regional hospitals nationwide.

2. Health Facilities Enhancement Program

For the Health Facilities Enhancement Program, a total of PhP 23 billion is
allocated for procurement of infrastructure and medical equipment. Of the said
amount, PhP 2 billion is for 1,188 barangay health stations; PhP 5.6 billion is for

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 688 rural health units; PhP 2.7 billion is for 154 LGU Hospitals; PhP 11.2 billion
is for 82 DOH Hospitals, of which 10 are specialty centers; PhP 1.3 billion is for
55 other health facilities such as Treatment and Rehabilitation Centers, blood
services facilities, warehouses, quarantine stations, military / Philippine National
Police hospitals, among others.

3. Medical Assistance to Indigent & Financially-Incapacitated Patients

In the 2023 NEP, a total of PhP 22 billion is allocated for the medical and
financial assistance of indigent and financially-incapacitated patients through the
DOH Malasakit Centers for approximately 2.2 million patients at an average cost
of PhP 10,000 each.

4. LFP: Public Health Emergency Benefits and Allowances for Health Care &
Non-Health Care Workers
The programmed funds for the Locally Funded Project: Public Health
Emergency Benefits and Allowances for Health Care Workers and Non-Health
Care Workers in the 2023 NEP amounts to PhP 20 billion; with an additional
PhP 19 billion under the Unprogrammed Appropriations.
The DOH has PhP 1 Billion each from programmed and unprogrammed funds
for the COVID-19 compensation for sickness and death benefits to an estimated
60,000 personnel. On the other hand, the remaining PhP 37 billion total budget
for health emergency allowance consists of PhP 19 billion programmed funds
and PhP 18 billion from unprogrammed funds to cover only around 6 months of
services rendered by 805,863 health care workers and non-health care workers.
However, this available PhP 39 billion appropriations in the 2023 NEP is
inadequate; the DOH will be needing a total of PhP 76 billion for the entire year.
Likewise, an additional PhP 65 billion is unfunded in the 2023 NEP for the
payment of arrears for 2021 to 2022, for retrospective allowances.
For those with low risk exposure, the monthly allowance is PhP 3,000; PhP
6,000 for medium risk; and PhP 9,000 for high risk.

5. National Health Workforce Support System

The National Health Workforce Support System (NHWSS), formerly known as
Human Resources (HRH) for Health Deployment Program, amounts to PhP
16.95 billion in the 2023 NEP. This will be used to deploy 21,547 HRH
nationwide and provision of 2,539 pre-service scholarship grants to aspiring
medical and allied health professionals. The breakdown of HRH in the 2023
NEP are as follows: 1,407 doctors; 11,795 nurses; 6,938 midwives; 222 dentists;

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 303 pharmacists; 601 medical technologists; 200 nutritionists; and, 81 physical
therapists.

6. Family Health, Immunization, Nutrition and Responsible Parenting

A total of PhP 8.26 billion allocation in the 2023 NEP is for the Family Health,
Immunization, Nutrition, and Responsible Parenting budget line item whose
major activity is for the procurement of commodities for immunization, nutrition,
oral health, family planning, and responsible parenting services. Major activities
under this line item include the provision of routine vaccines to more than 2
million children aged less than 1 year old and provision of family planning
commodities to at least 3 million women.

7. Prevention & Control of Communicable Diseases

For the Prevention and Control of Communicable Diseases, a total of PhP 5.84
billion is allocated for procurement of commodities for the diagnosis, prevention,
treatment and control of infectious diseases. The decrease in budget from 2022
GAA to 2023 NEP is due to the removal of Personal Protective Equipment
(PPEs) and GeneXpert cartridges for COVID-19 given the available supply,
changes in COVID testing protocols, and decrease in cases as compared to last
year.
Major activities include the provision of first-line TB drugs to more than 150,000
adult and pediatric TB patients and provision of antiretroviral therapy to more
than 60,000 adults and more than 100 children.

8. Public Health Management

A total of PhP 4.8 billion is allocated for Public Health Management for the
integrated implementation of public health programs through policy
development, capacity building, research and advocacy. Major activities include
the development and updating of Clinical Practice Guidelines on UHC priority
conditions and COVID-19.

9. Health Promotion
For Health Promotion, a total of PhP 2.14 billion is allocated. This is 1 percent of
the total DOH budget pursuant to the provisions of the UHC Act. Major activities
include the development at least 10 healthy public policies; implementation of
Health Impact Assessment and Participatory Action Research; and,
implementation of Healthy Settings namely 52 P/CWHS in Healthy

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 Communities, 26 P/CWHS in Healthy Learning Institutions, 100 hospitals in
Healthy Workplaces, and implementation of Social and Behavioral Change
Communication Campaigns.

10. Prevention & Control of Non-communicable Diseases

For the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases, the 2023 NEP
allocation amounts to PhP 2.10 billion. This will cover the provision of mental
health commodities to 362 access sites and provision of cancer commodities to
31 access sites.

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 ANNEX A
List of Budget Line Items based on the Health Sector Strategy in the 2023 NEP
STRATEGY PRIORITY PROGRAM/S

ENABLE Environmental and Occupational Health

Health Promotion

National Nutrition Council

PROTECT Epidemiology and Surveillance

COVID-19 Emergency Response in partnership with

WB-PCERP 2

Health Systems Enhancement to Address and Limit (HEAL)

COVID-19 Project

World Bank - Philippine Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Project

Health Emergency Preparedness and Response

Health Facilities Enhancement Program

Health Technology Assessment

Pharmaceutical Management

Procurement and Supply Chain Management Service

Provision of Quarantine Services and International Health

Surveillance under DOH OSEC

Provision of Quarantine Services and International Health

Surveillance under Special Accounts in the General Fund
(SAGF)

Quick Response Fund

Regulation of Health Establishments and Products under DOH

OSEC (FDA)

Regulation of Health Establishments and Products under SAGF

(FDA)

Regulation of Health Facilities and Services

Regulation of Regional Health Facilities and Services

CARE Assistance to Indigent Patients either Confined or Out-Patients

in Government Hospitals

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 STRATEGY PRIORITY PROGRAM/S

Assistance to Philippine Tuberculosis Society

Family Health. Immunization. Nutrition and Responsible

Parenting

Local Health Systems Development and Assistance

Operation of Dangerous Drug Abuse Treatment and

Rehabilitation Centers

Operation of DOH Hospitals in Metro Manila

Operation of DOH Regional Hospitals and Other Health

Facilities

Operations of Blood Centers and National Voluntary Blood

Services Program

Operations of National and Subnational Reference Laboratories

Prevention and Control of Communicable Diseases

Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases

Public Health Management

Franchise Tax (for Philippine Anti-TB Society)

PhilHealth

Philippine National AIDS Council

Lung Center of the Philippines

National Kidney and Transplant Institute

Philippine Children's and Medical Center

Philippine Heart Center

Phil. Inst for Traditional & Alternative Health Care

STRENGTHEN Administration of Personnel Benefits

General Management and Supervision

Health Facility Policy and Plan Development (including One

Hospital Command Center)

Health Information Technology

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STRATEGY PRIORITY PROGRAM/S

Health Sector Policy and Plan Development

Health Sector Research Development

International Health Policy Development and Cooperation

Operations of Regional Offices

Human Resources for Health and Institutional Capacity

Management

Compensation and Other Benefits for COVID-19 Workers in

Health Facilities

National Health Workforce Support System

Retirement and Life Insurance Premium (RLIP)

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HEALTH POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING BUREAU
2022

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