Secretary of Health

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The Secretary of Health is the Philippine government’s chief official responsible for leading the Department of Health and overseeing national public health policy and services.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cabinet position
government office
advises Philippine government agencies on health matters
President of the Philippines on health policy
appointedBy President of the Philippines
collaboratesWith Department of Education of the Philippines
Department of Social Welfare and Development
surface form: Department of Social Welfare and Development of the Philippines

Philippine Health Insurance Corporation
surface form: PhilHealth

World Health Organization
country Philippines
hasAuthorityOver Department of Health attached agencies
Department of Health regional offices
heads Department of Health of the Philippines
jurisdiction Philippine government
surface form: national government of the Philippines
memberOf Cabinet of the Philippines
surface form: Official Family of the President of the Philippines
nativeLabel Kalihim ng Kalusugan
oversees Philippine disease prevention programs
Philippine health emergency response
Philippine health promotion programs
Philippine national immunization programs
Philippine primary health care system
Philippine public hospitals
participatesIn formulation of national health legislation
partOf Cabinet of the Philippines
reportsTo President of the Philippines
responsibleFor HIV and AIDS control programs in the Philippines
coordination of national vaccination campaigns in the Philippines
coordination with local government units on health services
environmental and occupational health programs in the Philippines
health promotion campaigns in the Philippines
health regulation and licensing in the Philippines
health sector disaster preparedness in the Philippines
health sector response to epidemics in the Philippines
implementation of national disease control strategies in the Philippines
implementation of nutrition and micronutrient programs in the Philippines
implementation of the Universal Health Care Act in the Philippines
implementation of tobacco control policies in the Philippines
maternal and child health programs in the Philippines
national health information systems in the Philippines
national health research agenda in the Philippines
national pharmaceutical policy in the Philippines
national public health policy in the Philippines
non-communicable disease prevention programs in the Philippines
public health services in the Philippines
regulation of health facilities in the Philippines
regulation of health professionals in the Philippines
tuberculosis control programs in the Philippines
seat Manila

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Cabinet of the Philippines hasPosition Secretary of Health
Secretary of Agriculture collaboratesWith Secretary of Health
Department of Health of the Philippines headOfGovernmentBody Secretary of Health
subject surface form: Department of Health (Philippines)
this entity surface form: Secretary of Health of the Philippines