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5 th Annual Meeting of the Collaboration on Newborn Hearing Screening Advocacy (CoNHScA)

Anthony P. Calibo, MD, DPPSSupervising Health Program Officer, Family Health Office

National Center for Disease Prevention and Control

Department of Health

Manila

The Roles and Responsibilities of Stakeholders in theUniversal Newborn Hearing Screening Program As

Mandated By Department of Health

December 01, 2011

Hyatt Hotel, Ermita, Manila

Focus on the Department of Health



Newborn Screening Programs and thePublic Health System

• Intertwined relationships of newbornscreening programs and the nationalhealthcare system

• Newborn hearing screening programsidentifies undetected hearingabnormalities

• Enables early detection for treatmentand rehabilitation

• Ensures optimal development of thenewborn to achieve his/her full potential



Role of the Department of Health

• Department of Health addressesevolving health problems of thepopulation – infectious, lifestyle-

related, metabolic, preventabledisease and complications e.g.disability due to injuries, etc.

• Health policy and legislativesupport to provide enablingenvironment for screeningprograms to take place



Roles of the National Government – DOH

• Integrate the universal newbornhearing screening program inexisting newborn healthcare

programsHealth service deliveryHealth regulationHealth financingHuman resources for healthGood governance in healthHealth information system



DOH Admin.Order 2010-0020 – Rules and Regulations ImplementingR.A. 9709 (UNHS Act of 2009) – signed June 28, 2010

• Rule III – Implementing Arrangements• Section 13 - DOH is the lead agency

1. Program development – prevention and management of

hearing loss in children2. Health financing through

PhilHealth and other resources

3. Interagency coordination andcollaboration

4. Coordination with NIH-NHSRC(technical arm of DOH)




5. Health promotion and advocacy(information dissemination, education

and communication materials )6. Policy formulation

7. Development of functional servicedelivery network especially forprompt recall of “refer” results

among health service deliveryprovider




8. Coordination with variouspatients’ support groups, other

professions involved in special

education, and otherprofessionals andorganizations

9. Monitoring and evaluation




• Rule IV –

Advisory Committee onNewborn Hearing Screening

• Section 16 - Composition

1. Secretary of Health is the

Chairperson of this committee2. Appoints three (3) representatives

to the Advisory Committee on

Newborn Hearing Screening



Roles of the DOH

• Integrate the universal newborn

hearing screening program in existing newborn healthcare programs

• MNCHN strategy – life-cycle

approach• Essential intrapartum and

newborn care protocol (EINC –

Unang Yakap)• Newborn screening (blood

spot)



DOH MNCHN Health Programs through the Life Events

Pre-unionPremarital

counseling

ConceptionPregnancy

Birth andDelivery

Under 5years

MBFHI

BEmONC with POGS MDG; CEmONC

EINC

Healthy Lifestyle

Micronutrient Supplementation, Food fortification, & Food diversification;Malnutrition Screening & Intervention

NBS, NHS, EPI, IMCI, IYCF, GM, GP

Family Planning, Adolescent Health, ReproductiveHealth, Male Involvement in RH

Mental Health

Injury and Disability Prevention



Challenges to the Health System – ActionsNeeded

• Full scale program implementation throughMNCHN Strategy

• up to the barangay level with involvement ofthe community health teams (CHTs)

• Linked with the Newborn ScreeningProgram

• Health facilities readiness and capability• Health human resources capability and

training

• Health financing strategies for equity andaccess especially those in the Q1/Q2 – Universal Health Care (Aquino Health Agenda)



Challenges to the Health System – ActionsNeeded

• Development partners• Local government support• Public and private sector partnerships

and collaboration

• Health professional organizationsand societies

• Educational institutions andorganizations

• Academic organization involved inundergraduate programs in healthprofessions



Mabuhay!

Maraming salamat po!

Let’s unite for the MDGs

– MDG 1, MDG 4 and MDG 5

Anthony P. Calibo, MD, DPPS

Family Health Office

DOH-National Center for Disease Prevention andControl, Manila

DOH Trunkline (02) 651.7800 local 1730Direct Line: (02) 732.9956

Telefax: (02) 711.7846

Email: [email protected]

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