Department of Health(DOH)

Dear eFOI user,

Thank you for your request made under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

We have received your request on INFANT MORTALITY AND BMI OF INFANTS. We will respond and process your request on or before Jan. 12, 2025, in compliance with the Executive Order’s implementing rules and regulations.

Please be informed that we have endorsed your request to DOH-EPIDEMIOLOGY BUREAU for action. We'll send you feedback once available.

Should you have any questions regarding this request, kindly contact me using the reply function on the eFOI portal for request with ticket number #DOH-694155001780.

Further, please be advised that this is a public site, and any information shared in this conversation thread will be visible to the public. Therefore, we kindly request that you refrain from disclosing any sensitive personal information or data in this thread.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

FOI Officer

Department of Health

Dear eFOI user,

Thank you for your request dated Dec. 22, 2024, made under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

You have requested the INFANT MORTALITY AND BMI OF INFANTS

I am pleased to inform you that your FOI request has been approved. We regret to inform you that the requested data is not yet available on the Philippine Health Statistics (PHS).The latest mortality data available is from 2022. Furthermore, other requests (age of mother and BMI of infants) are not available in the Field Health Services Information System (FHSIS). All data being collected by the FHSIS and PHS can be found on the DOH website: https://doh.gov.ph/data/publications/ (Publications > Health Report & Statistics) or at this link https://bit.ly/FHSISPHSannualreports. Additionally, the FHSIS report captures data in public primary care facilities and the morbidity data is based on 42 pre-selected diseases (https://bit.ly/2023FHSISmorbidity)

Kindly accomplish the FOI Request Feedback form at the link: https://bit.ly/DOHFOIFeedbackForm Thank you.

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If you are dissatisfied with our response to your FOI request, you have the option to request an internal review. To initiate this process, kindly submit your written appeal for review addressed to [insert name of Secretary and postal/e-mail address]. Please provide a detailed explanation of your dissatisfaction with our response within 15 calendar days from the date of receiving this response. We will conduct the review and communicate the outcome within 30 calendar days from the receipt of your review request.

Should you remain unsatisfied with the review outcome, you retain the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011).

Thank you.

Respectfully,

FOI Receiving Officer

Department of Health