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 Maternal morbidity and mortality. We will respond and process your request on or before Oct. 9, 2024, in compliance with the Executive Order’s implementing rules and regulations. Please be informed that we are endorsing your request to the DOH Epidemiology Bureau (EB) and CALABARZON Center for Health Developmentfor action. Kindly await for their response, thank you.

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-379042216753.

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Thank you.

Respectfully,

FOI Officer

Department of Health

Dear eFOI user,

Thank you for your request dated Sept. 18, 2024, made under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

You have requested the Maternal morbidity and mortality

I am pleased to inform you that your FOI request has been approved. We regret to inform you that the data on leading causes of maternal morbidity is not available in the Field Health Services Information System (FHSIS). However, we are sending the 2019-2022 mortality data from the Philippines Health Statistics (PHS). All data being collected by the FHSIS can be found at this link: https://doh.gov.ph/data/publications/ (Publications > Health Report & Statistics > FHSIS Annual Reports) or at this link https://bit.ly/FHSISPHSannualreports. The 2023 mortality data is not yet available in the PHS. We suggest requesting the said data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) since they are the primary source of registered deaths. Additionally, the FHSIS report captures data in public primary care facilities and the morbidity data is based on pre-selected 42 diseases (https://bit.ly/2023FHSISmorbidity) Kindly accomplish the FOI Feedback form at the link https://bit.ly/DOHFOIFeedbackForm Thank you

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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