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Statistics and Data for Children with Spastic Cerebral Palsy

Published by Department of Health(DOH) on March 17, 2025.
Requested from DOH by M. Magtalas at 08:03 PM on March 17, 2025.
Purpose: For Medical Research
Tracking no: #DOH-390770994764

M.MAGTALAS March 17, 2025, 8:03 p.m.

Hello! I'm a medical student from Bulacan State University and our group currently doing Medical Research about children with spastic cerebral palsy here in the Philippines. We would like to request for the following statistics and data: 1. Estimated number of individuals diagnosed with cerebral palsy in the country. 2. Breakdown of cases by region, age, group, and severity (mild, moderate, severe). 3. Number of new CP cases diagnosed per year. 4. Number of children with CP receiving therapy vs. those without access. 5. Number of distribution of rehabilitation centers offering physical therapy for CP. 6. Number of licensed pediatric physical therapist in the country. 7. Availability of government- funded therapy programs for children with CP. 8. Data on Philhealth coverage and other financial assistance for CP therapy. Thank you.

F.RECEIVING OFFICER March 18, 2025, 11:38 a.m.

Dear eFOI user,

Thank you for your requestMarch 18, 2025d yesterday, made under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

We have received your request on Statistics and Data for Children with Spastic Cerebral Palsy,March 18, 2025d March 18, 2025. We will respond and process your request on or before April 7, 2025, in compliance with the Executive Order’s implementing rules and regulations. Please be informed that we do not have data specific for spastic cerebral palsy, and we only can provide data on Cerebral palsy. Also, for item 8 on Data on Philhealth coverage and other financial assistance for CP therapy, we ask that you directly coordinate with Philhealth. While for the remaining request, rest-assured that we endorsed your request to the DOH Disease Prevention and Control Bureau (DPCB) and KMITS-eHealth Systems Division for action. Kindly wait 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-390770994764.

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Thank you.

Respectfully,

FOI Officer

Department of Health

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