Department of Health(DOH)

Hi! I would like to request regarding:

1. Data on the distribution of Mental Illness/Disorder in every Region in the Philippines from 2019-2024
2. The top 3 region that has a highest mental illness/disorder from 2019-2024 per provinces (incuding the age, gender, clinical data, behavioral data, biological data, environmental data, treatment and outcome data)
3. Data of National Center for MEntal Hospial (number of in-patient and out-patient consulation from 2019-2024)
4. Original capacity number of patients at NCMH
5. What is the recommended no. of psychiatric beds per no. of populatin in the Philippines?
6. Statistics of Neurological related cases from 2019-2024 and the Top 3 highest region in the Philippines
7. Current situation of neurological diseases/disorder that could be related in MEntal HEalth

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 Mental Health and Neurological Diseases, on August 08, 2024. We will respond and process your request on or before Aug. 28, 2024, in compliance with the Executive Order’s implementing rules and regulations. Please be informed that  we shall endorsed your  request to the following offices: 
Items 1-2 & 7:  Disease Prevention and Control Bureau (DPCB)
Items 3-4: National Center for Mental Health (NCMH) 
Item 6:  Epidemiology Bureau (EB)    
For item 5,you can visit the  Health Facilities & Services Regulatory Bureau (HFSRB) website at https://hfsrb.doh.gov.ph/psychiatric-care-facility/ and https://hfsrb.doh.gov.ph/581-2/ for the licensing and accreditation requirements and issuance of DOH Permit to Construct of Psychiatric care facility . 
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-573705901395.
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Thank you.
Respectfully,
FOI Officer
Department of Health 

Dear eFOI user,
Mabuhay!
Thank you for utilizing the eFOI portal (www.foi.gov.ph) and exercising your right to information under Executive Order No. 2, s. 2016 on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.
We have received your request on Mental Health and Neurological Diseases, dated Aug. 7, 2024.
We regret to inform you that the said request is not available in the Field Health Services Information System (FHSIS). 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).
We suggest you directly coordinate with the hospitals for this data request
Thank you
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Respectfully,
FOI Receiving Officer
Department of Health