The Department of Health (DOH). Under Health Facility Enhancement Program (HFEP), which is one of the major pillars of.
Violence and Injury Prevention Program. Print. Email. PDFBackground. The first global study on premature deaths in 2. WHO Report) revealed that road crashes, suicide and violence were among the main causes of death worldwide for people aged 1. In 2. 01. 1 (WHO Report), injuries were reported to be responsible for 9% of all deaths with road traffic injuries claiming nearly 3,5.
In response to the foregoing, WHO called upon Member States to develop measures to prevent road traffic injuries and violence. WHO recommended that such policies, strategies and plans of action be concrete and contain objectives, priorities, timetables and mechanisms for evaluation. In the Western Pacific, WHO called on its Member States to take firmer action to reduce the region's more than 6. At the September 2.
Fifth Milestones in a Global Campaign for Violence Prevention (GCVP) Meeting in South Africa, the Violence Prevention Alliance (VPA) developed the plan of action geared towards increasing the priority of evidence- informed violence prevention, building the foundations for violence prevention, and implementing violence prevention strategies. Likewise, the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 6. Decade of Action for Road Safety to stabilize and reduce global road traffic fatalities by 2.
The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study conducted in 2. Philippines. Accidents are the fifth leading cause of mortality for the period of 2.
Philippine News for the Filipino Global. Department of Health (DOH. National Nutrition Council, Region 6; Philippine Health Atlas; World Health. The Infectious Disease and Environmental and Occupational Health Cluster conducted a revised Dengue Clinical. The following agencies and councils are attached to the DOH for policy and program coordination: Commission on Population (POPCOM). All Roads Lead to the National Health Summit as DOH unveils Philippine Health Agenda. Medical Assistance Program; Philippine eHealth Strategic Framework.
Philippine Health Statistics of the National Epidemiology Center. The Online National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (ONEISS) Fact Sheet for 2.
Philippine Health Situation and Health System Context----- Magnitude. Province-wide Investment Plan for Health Program Implementation Review. Cognizant of the potential threat of TB and HIV to public health, DOH issued AO. The Department of Health (DOH). This is not mandatory,ā said DOH Secretary Janette L. Garin when asked on the implementation of the new vaccination program.
The Department of Health (DOH) shall serve as the focal agency with respect to violence and injury prevention. As such, it shall design, coordinate and integrate plans, projects and activities of various stakeholders into a more effective and efficient system geared towards violence and injury prevention. The Violence and Injury Prevention Program has been institutionalized as one of the programs of the Disease Prevention and Control Bureau (DPCB) formerly, National Center for Disease Prevention and Control (NCDPC).
The program was the offshoot of Administrative Order No. National Policy on Violence and Injury Prevention which was issued in 2. After seven years in January 2. AO was further enhanced thru the issuance of AO 2. Revised National Policy on Violence and Injury Prevention which serves as the overarching Administrative Order of different policies concerning violence and injuries and shall include the service delivery mechanism and the well- defined roles and responsibilities of the Department of Health and other major players. The program aims to reduce mortality, morbidity and disability due to the following intentional and unintentional injuries: 1) road traffic injuries. For a comprehensive approach, the program shall coordinate with other programs like the Child Injury Prevention Program, Violence Against Women and Children Program and other DOH Offices such as the Health Facility Development Bureau, Health Emergency and Management Bureau, among others, solicit active representation from public and private stakeholders that are involved in violence and injury prevention.
VIP Program Objectives. DOH shall establish and institutionalize a system of data reporting, recording, collection, management and analysis at the national, regional, and local levels. An information system, that is, Online National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (ONEISS) and Philippine Network for Injury Data Management System (PNIDMS), shall be fully operationalized for this purpose.
B. In collaboration with various stakeholders, DOH shall undertake advocacy, information and education, political support, and multi- sectoral action on violence and injury prevention. Appropriate interventions at all levels of prevention shall be crucially provided. G. Strategies shall utilize the concept of the six Eās (Education, Enactment / Enforcement, Empowerment, Engineering, Emergency Medical Service, and Engagement in surveillance and research) in the prevention of violence and injuries. This also covers the provision of psychosocial support to the victims of violence and injury to help them recover from the psychological trauma; 4. This involves the improvement of facilities and infrastructures to promote safe environments; 5. This is vital in providing pre- hospital trauma life support to the injured on site at the soonest possible time so as to prevent needless mortality or long- term morbidity or permanent disability; and.
Monitoring and Evaluation ā DOH, together with various stakeholders, shall identify indicators, targets and milestones for program monitoring and evaluation purposes. There shall be a regular audit and feedback mechanism of all VIPP- related strategies and activities. ONEISSAs a nationwide undertaking, the DOH requires all health facilities to adhere to all national policies and guidelines on injury reporting. The DPCB is the central coordinating body for the evaluation, processing, monitoring, and dissemination of data or information. Each health facility is required to report on a daily basis all injury related cases through the Online National Electronic Injury Surveillance System.
While the DPCB has no regulatory power over the health facilities, it does have indirect power thru the Health Facilities and Services Regulatory Bureau (HFSRB). The DPCB as the highest policy making body can make recommendations to the HFSRB for appropriate actions on erring health facilities.
The general objective of Online National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (ONEISS) is to make efficient and effective the current systems and procedures of reporting injury- related data. Specifically, ONEISS aims to: 1. ONEISS is the information system being implemented by the DOH in support of the Injury Program. PNIDMSThe Philippine Network for Injury Data Management System (PNIDMS) is a multi- sectoral organization which aims to establish and maintain a coordinated data management system that can link, integrate, or combine injury data from various sources or systems to provide an overall picture for policy makers and decision makers at the national, regional and local levels. Presently, its members include more than twenty inter- agencies and multi- sectoral organizations. Program Management Committee (PMC)The PMC shall provide direction and technical support on policies and plans pertaining to the prevention of violence and injury. It shall also provide the forum for coordinating all aspects of the implementation of the program.
It shall be chaired by the Director IV of the Disease Prevention and Control Bureau (DPCB) with the following members: a) Chief of the Essential Non- Communicable Disease Divisionb) National Focal Person (Program Manager) of VIPPc) Representatives from CHED, Dep. Ed, DOTC, DPWH, DOLE, DSWD, DILG, MMDA, and Philippine National Police. Representatives from specialty societies and other agencies / organizations which can greatly contribute to the various aspects of violence and injury prevention. PMC members shall be nominated by the agency / organization that they represent. Their membership to the PMC shall be on annual basis. Renewal or replacement of membership shall be the exclusive prerogative of the represented agency / organization.
PMC shall be subdivided into Sub- Committees to undertake more specific policy interventions and activities in relation to each area of concern. Each Sub- Committee shall have an inter- disciplinary composition. The composition of PMC shall be provided in pertinent Department issuances in addition to written agreements such as Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) or Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the involved agencies and stakeholders. PMC shall have the following functions: a) Recommend to the Secretary of Health VIPP- related plans, programs, strategies and activitiesb) Ensure the implementation of integrated, comprehensive, sustainable and gender- responsive community- based VIPPc) Ensure the collection and analysis of violence- and injury- related datad) Empower and engage all the stakeholders to participate in the VIPP thru Violence and Injury Prevention Alliance (VIPA)e) Monitor and evaluate the VIPP regularly through program implementation reviewf) Initiate and undertake inter- agency collaboration through formal and informal modesg) Endorse support of researches in the clinical, epidemiological, public health and knowledge management areas as well as evaluate themh) Others that may be identified and approved by the Secretary of Health. National Focal Person / Program Manager. Dr. Cairo, Jr. Department of Health - Disease Prevention and Control Bureau (DOH- DPCB)Contact Number: 6. Email: dokclar@yahoo.
Links. Updated data on the incidence of accidents and injury cases is available quarterly at the DOH Website: http: //uhmis. Links: 1. 2. 01. 4- 0. Revised National Policy on Violence and Injury Prevention.
National Policy on the Establishment of Prehospital Emergency Medical Service System.