7th National Health Sector Meeting (NHSM): "Attaining MDGs Through FOURmula One for Health: A Mid Term Report"

April 15-17, 2008
Lung Center of the Philippines Auditorium, Quezon City

Department Personnel Order No. 2008-1100 [0]

Program [1]

Resolutions (updated)
[1]

Health Policy Notes (updated May 15, 2008):

- Health Policy Notes 1: Accelerate the reduction of malnutrition among pregnant and lactating women and children 0-2 years old [1]
- Health Policy Notes 2: Accelerate a unified strategy to save mothers, newborns, and children [1].
- Health Policy Notes 3: Combat the “Big Three” infectious diseases in the Philippines [1].
- Health Policy Notes 4: Intensify efforts to eliminate filariasis, rabies, leprosy, schistosomiasis [1]
- Health Policy Notes 5: Multi-sectoral action: key to improving access to water and sanitation services [1]
- Health Policy Notes 6: Improve access of the poor to quality and affordable essential drugs [1]

*Downloads of certain files may be accessed from the DOH Intranet [2], request for or login accordingly.

Day 1: April 15, 2008

Welcome Remarks
Dr. Juanito A. Rubio
Executive Director, Lung Center of the Philippines

Opening Speech and Call to Order [3]
Dr. Francisco T. Duque III
Secretary of Health

6th NHSM Resolution Updates [4]
Dir. Maylene M. Beltran
Director IV, Health Policy Development and Planning Bureau

Health Performance Distribution in the Philippines [5]
Dr. Lilibeth C. David
Medical Officer VII, Health Policy Development and Planning Bureau

Photos (official picturetaking)

Accelerate the reduction of Malnutrition among pregnant and lactating women and children 0-2 years old (MDG 1 – Hunger Mitigation) [6]
Mr. Mario M. Taguiwalo, DOH Consultant

Reactors:

1. Dir. Ma. Bernardita T. Flores
Executive Director, National Nutrition Council [7]

2. Asec Dolores de Quiros Castillo
Assistant Secretary, National Anti-Poverty Commission [8]

Open Forum

Day 2: April 16, 2008

Accelerate a unified strategy to save mothers, newborns and children (MDG 4& 5: Maternal and Child Health) [9]
Usec. Mario C. Villaverde
Undersecretary of Health

Reactors:

1. Dr. Aye Aye Thwain
Chief, Population, Health and Nutrition, USAID [10]

2. Dr. Paulyn Jean Ubial
Officer-in-Charge, Field Implementation and Management Office for Mindanao [11]

3. Dr. Alinader Minalang
PHO, Lanao del Sur [12]

Open Forum

Combat the “Big Three” Infectious Diseases in the Philippines (MDG 6 : Infectious Diseases of Global Importance) [13]
Dr. Mary Ann Lansang
Deputy Chief of Party, Health Policy Development Program

Disease-Free Zone Initiatives: Filariasis, Rabies, Leprosy, Schistosomiasis (MDG 6: Infectious Diseases in the Local Context) [14]
Dr. Yolanda E. Oliveros
Director IV, National Center for Disease Prevention and Control

Reactors:

1. Dr. Soe Nyunt-U
WHO Philippine Country Representative

2. Dr. Lita Vizconde
Immediate Past President,
Philippine Society for Microbiology and Infectious Diseases [15]

3. Dr. Thelma Dangao
PHO, Apayao

Multisectoral cooperation key to improving access to water and sanitation services (MDG 7: Environmental Sustainability “Water and Sanitation”) [16]
Dr. Eduardo Banzon
Senior Health Specialist, World Bank
Reactors:

1. Engr. Bernardito L. de Jesus
Officer-in-Charge, Deputy Administrator for Area Operations, LWUA

2. Dr. Gerardo Bayugo
Director IV, CHD Calabarzon [17]

Open Forum
Resolution Drafting Committee Meeting

Day 3: April 17, 2008

Improving Access of the Poor to Quality Affordable Medicines (MDG 8: Making Essential Drugs Affordable) [18]
Dr. Orville Solon
Chief of Party, Health Policy Development Program

Reactors:

1. Mr. Reiner W. Gloor Executive Director, Pharmaceutical Health Care Association of the Phils.

2. Usec Alexander A. Padilla
Undersecretary of Health [19]

Open Forum

Presentation/Discussion of Resolutions (5)
Committee Chairs

Synthesis [20]

Closing Remarks [21]
Dr. Francisco T. Duque III
Secretary of Health

Pre-NHSM Advisories:

4th advisory [22]

1st advisory [23]

Attachment	Size
dpo2008-1100.pdf [24]	320.59 KB
Final 7th NHSM Resolutions 20080507.zip [25]	1.11 MB

Day 1: April 15, 2008
Welcome Remarks Dr. Juanito A. Rubio Executive Director, Lung Center of the Philippines	Opening Speech and Call to Order [3] Dr. Francisco T. Duque III Secretary of Health
6th NHSM Resolution Updates [4] Dir. Maylene M. Beltran Director IV, Health Policy Development and Planning Bureau	Health Performance Distribution in the Philippines [5] Dr. Lilibeth C. David Medical Officer VII, Health Policy Development and Planning Bureau
Photos (official picturetaking)
Accelerate the reduction of Malnutrition among pregnant and lactating women and children 0-2 years old (MDG 1 – Hunger Mitigation) [6] Mr. Mario M. Taguiwalo, DOH Consultant	Reactors: 1. Dir. Ma. Bernardita T. Flores Executive Director, National Nutrition Council [7] 2. Asec Dolores de Quiros Castillo Assistant Secretary, National Anti-Poverty Commission [8]
Open Forum
Day 2: April 16, 2008
Accelerate a unified strategy to save mothers, newborns and children (MDG 4& 5: Maternal and Child Health) [9] Usec. Mario C. Villaverde Undersecretary of Health	Reactors: 1. Dr. Aye Aye Thwain Chief, Population, Health and Nutrition, USAID [10] 2. Dr. Paulyn Jean Ubial Officer-in-Charge, Field Implementation and Management Office for Mindanao [11] 3. Dr. Alinader Minalang PHO, Lanao del Sur [12]
Open Forum
Combat the “Big Three” Infectious Diseases in the Philippines (MDG 6 : Infectious Diseases of Global Importance) [13] Dr. Mary Ann Lansang Deputy Chief of Party, Health Policy Development Program	Disease-Free Zone Initiatives: Filariasis, Rabies, Leprosy, Schistosomiasis (MDG 6: Infectious Diseases in the Local Context) [14] Dr. Yolanda E. Oliveros Director IV, National Center for Disease Prevention and Control
Reactors: 1. Dr. Soe Nyunt-U WHO Philippine Country Representative 2. Dr. Lita Vizconde Immediate Past President, Philippine Society for Microbiology and Infectious Diseases [15] 3. Dr. Thelma Dangao PHO, Apayao
Multisectoral cooperation key to improving access to water and sanitation services (MDG 7: Environmental Sustainability “Water and Sanitation”) [16] Dr. Eduardo Banzon Senior Health Specialist, World Bank	Reactors: 1. Engr. Bernardito L. de Jesus Officer-in-Charge, Deputy Administrator for Area Operations, LWUA 2. Dr. Gerardo Bayugo Director IV, CHD Calabarzon [17]

Open Forum	Resolution Drafting Committee Meeting
Day 3: April 17, 2008
Improving Access of the Poor to Quality Affordable Medicines (MDG 8: Making Essential Drugs Affordable) [18] Dr. Orville Solon Chief of Party, Health Policy Development Program	Reactors: 1. Mr. Reiner W. Gloor Executive Director, Pharmaceutical Health Care Association of the Phils. 2. Usec Alexander A. Padilla Undersecretary of Health [19]
Open Forum	Presentation/Discussion of Resolutions (5) Committee Chairs
Synthesis [20]
Closing Remarks [21] Dr. Francisco T. Duque III Secretary of Health