Government of Philippines; Department of Health Country Resources Disability Policies Philippines 5 February 2015 Policy document

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The mandate of the DOH to come up with a national health program for PWD was based on Republic Act No. 7277, "An Act Providing for the Rehabilitation and Self-Reliance of Disabled Persons and Their Integration into the Mainstream of Society and for Other Purposes" or otherwise known as "The Magna Carta for Disabled Persons" and the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of 7277. This document stipulated that the DOH is required to: (1) institute a national health program for PWDs, (2) establish medical rehabilitation centers in provincial hospitals, and (3) adopt an integrated and comprehensive program to the Health Development of PWD, which shall make essential health services available to them at affordable cost. In response to this, the DOH issued Administrative Order No. 2006-0003, which specifically provides the strategic framework and operational guidelines for the implementation of Health Programs for PWDs.

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