NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
College of Allied Health Sciences
DEPARTMENT OF NURSING
Submitted to:
Mrs. Maydonette Aquino
Submitted by:
Mejia, Pia Genth
BSN 3B (Group B2)
LIST OF HEALTH PROGRAMS
BLOOD DONATION PROGRAM Republic Act No. 7719, also known as the National
Blood Services Act of 1994, promotes voluntary blood
donation to provide sufficient supply of safe blood and
to regulate blood banks. This act aims to inculcate
public awareness that blood donation is a humanitarian
act.
Based from the data from the National
Voluntary Blood Services Program, a total of 654,763
blood units were collected in 2009. Fifty-eight percent
of which was from voluntary blood donation and the
remaining from replacement donation. This year,
particular provinces have already achieved 100%
voluntary blood donation. The DOH is hoping that
many individuals will become regular voluntary unpaid
donors to guarantee sufficient supply of safe blood and
to meet national blood necessities.
BARANGAY NUTRITION SCHOLAR (BNS) The Barangay Nutrition Scholar (BNS) Program is a
PROGRAM human resource development strategy of the Philippine
Plan of Action for Nutrition, which involves the
recruitment, training, deployment and supervision of
volunteer workers or barangay nutrition scholars
(BNS). Presidential Decree No. 1569 mandated the
deployment of one BNS in every barangay in the
country to monitor the nutritional status of children
and/or link communities with nutrition and related
service providers. PD 1569 also mandated the NNC to
administer the program in cooperation with local
government units.
DENGUE PREVENTION AND CONTROL Dengue is the fastest spreading vector-borne disease in
PROGRAM the world endemic in 100 countries·
● Dengue virus has four serotypes
(DENV1, DENV2, DENV3 and
DENV4)
● First infection with one of the four
serotypes usually is non-severe or
asymptomatic, while second
infection with one of other serotypes
may cause severe dengue.
● Dengue has no treatment but the
disease can be early managed.
● The five year average cases of
dengue is 185,008; five year average
deaths is 732; and five year average
Case Fatality Rate is 0.39 (2012-
2016 data).
DENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM Oral disease continues to be a serious public health
problem in the Philippines. The prevalence of dental
caries on permanent teeth has generally remained
above 90% throughout the years. About 92.4% of
Filipinos have tooth decay (dental caries) and 78%
have gum diseases (periodontal diseases) (DOH,
NMEDS 1998). Although preventable, these diseases
affect almost every Filipino at one point or another in
his or her lifetime.
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS Environmental Health (EH) related diseases are
prevented and no longer a public health problem in the
Philippines (based on on-going Strategic Plan 2019-
2022)
FOOD AND WATERBORNE DISEASE To reduce the burden of FWDs and outbreaks through
case management, lab diagnosis, health promotion,
policy development, logistics management, research
and M&E, and surveillance and interagency
collaboration
HIV, AIDS AND STI PREVENTION CONTROL The National HIV, AIDS and STI Prevention and
PROGRAM Control Program (NASPCP) envisions ZERO new
infections, ZERO discrimination, and ZERO AIDS-
related death. Its mission is to improve access and
utilization of preventive primary health care services
for HIV and STI while its goal is to reverse the trend of
HIV epidemic by reducing the estimated annual
infections to less than 7,000 cases by 2022.
IMMUNIZATION PROGRAM The National Immunization Program, which was then
known as Expanded Program for Immunization, was
launched by the Philippine government on July 12,
1976 with the assistance of World Health Organization
(WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund
(UNICEF) to ensure that infants/children and mothers
have access to routinely recommended
infant/childhood vaccines. This program primarily
aims to reduce the morbidity and mortality among
children against the most common vaccine-preventable
diseases (VPDs) which includes tuberculosis,
poliomyelitis, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis and
measles. To date, the Expanded Program on
Immunization provides safe and effective vaccines
against VPDs for newborns, infants, older children,
pregnant, and senior citizens.
MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM Republic Act 11036, otherwise known as the Mental
Health Act, has been promulgated to enhance and
integrate mental health service delivery to Universal
Health Care through promotion and protection of the
rights of persons using psychosocial health services
and increasing investments in mental health. The
National Mental Health Program (NMHP) ensures the
implementation of the law through the National Mental
Health Strategic Plan (2019-2023), including balanced
scorecards with indicators. This affirms the basic right
of all Filipinos to mental health as well as the
fundamental rights of people who require mental
health services.
RABIES PREVENTION SND CONTROL Rabies is an infection that affects humans usually
PROGRAM transmitted by a bite or scratch of an infected animal.
This is considered a significant public health problem
in the country as it is one of the most acutely fatal
infections and responsible for the death of at least 200
Filipinos annually. Effective and safe vaccines to
prevent the disease in humans and animals have been
available for decades. However, its elimination is
hampered by poverty and ignorance about the disease
and its prevention. Hence, this program aims to prevent
and control rabies infection by providing and
promoting accessible vaccines, along with rabies
education and awareness, to the public.
SANITATION PROGRAM Poor human waste management and sanitation lead to
significant health and environmental impacts. Various
diseases can arise from these practices, particularly
bacterial and parasitic infections. Hence, this
Sanitation Program aims to promote hygienic and
proper management of human excreta and domestic
wastewater. This was mandated under PD 856 or the
Sanitation Code of the Philippines, along with its
Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) in Chapter
17. This program provides accessible facilities along
with improved policies that reinforce proper human
waste management and sanitation.
TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL PROGRAM The National TB Control Program (NTP) aims to
reduce mortality and incidence from tuberculosis in the
country, reduce catastrophic costs and provide patient-
responsive health services. The program facilitates the
development of policies and standards for TB
elimination in the country and the equitable
distribution of TB drugs, laboratory supplies, technical
assistance and material support to local government
units.
