Department of Health(DOH)

Hi I would like to request if specific branches of DOH, specifically the Research Institute of Tropical Medicine has a database for images of parasitic helminths ova. I would like to request the following data:

1. More than 500 images of Ascaris lumbricoides ova.
2. More than 500 images of Enterobius vermicularis ova.
3. More than 500 images of Ancylostoma sp. ova.
4. More than 500 images of Necator sp. ova.
5. More than 500 images of Trichuris trichiura ova.

The images should be placed in separate folders based on the scientific names of the soil transmissible helminths. Optionally the medical technologist can have the option to put on the filename fertilized_corticated_[unique_ID], fertilized_decorticated_[unique_ID], unviable_[unique_ID].

Thank you very much. For further inquiries regarding the research, any representative from RITM can email me at [email protected].

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 Soil Transmitted Helminthiasis Ova Images. We will respond and process your request on or before Nov. 18, 2024, in compliance with the Executive Order’s implementing rules and regulations.
Please be informed that we have endorsed your request to RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL MEDICINE 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-724345993776.
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Thank you.
Respectfully,
FOI Officer
Department of Health 

Thank you, waiting for your positive response.

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 Soil Transmitted Helminthiasis Ova Images, dated Oct. 28, 2024.
While our primary objective is to provide information whenever possible,  We regret to inform you that DOH through RITM does not possess such a collection of photos of parasites. However, numerous free and copy righted resources are available on the internet that you can access.
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Respectfully,
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Department of Health