This program area involves the promotion of health care among Filipinos especially in rural and economically disadvantaged areas of the Philippines. The program enables indigent groups, i.e., orphans, street children, elderly, disabled, victims of calamities, to have greater access to health services and social benefits. Assistance may be in the following forms:
Conduct of Feeding Program. This is designed to provide supplemental food to malnourished/undernourished children aged 7 and below. The program involves providing one (1) complete meal every day for a period of 6 months to children or students in public schools identified as malnourished/undernourished.
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Conduct of foreign medical, dental, surgical missions to provide free services and medicines to patients. Foreign medical professionals, who wish to conduct humanitarian or medical missions for a limited period of time in the Philippines, shall comply with the existing guidelines and regulations of the Professional Regulation Commission and Department of Health.
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Donation of medical supplies and equipment to primary and secondary government hospital, which are accredited by the Department of Health. |
Provision of relief assistance to calamity areas in the form of cash donations, food and other basic necessities in cooperation with humanitarian agencies and accredited non-government organizations of the DSWD. |
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