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HISTORY OF PUBLIC HEALTH IN THE PHILIPPINES


Public Health

 Ecological in perspective, multi- sectoral in scope and collaborative in strategy
 It aims to improve the health of community through an organized community
effort

History of Public Health in the Philippines based on socio-political periods

1. Pre-American Occupation (up to 1898)
2. American Military Government (1898-1907)
3. Philippine Assembly (1907-1916)
4. The Jones Law (1916-1936)
5. The Commonwealth(1936-1941)
6. Japanese Occupation (1941-1945)
7. Post World War II (1945-1972)
8. Martial Law Years (1972-1986)
9. Post EDSA Revolution (1986 to present)

I. PRE-AMERICAN OCCUPATION

 Public health works began at the old Franciscan Convent in Intramuros where Fr.
Juan Clemente put up a dispensary in 1577 for treating indigents in Manila. This
eventually became the San Juan de Dios Hospital
 During Spanish time:
1. Creation of Board of Vaccinators to prevent smallpox
2. Creation of Board of Health
3. Construction of Carriedo Waterworks
4. First Medical School in the Philippines – UST
5. School of Midwifery
6. Public Health Laboratory
7. Forensic Medicine
 Hospitals before the Americans came to Philippines:
1. General Hospitals
a. San Juan de Dios Hospital
b. Chinese General Hospital
c. Hospicio de San Jose in Cavite
d. Casa dela Caridad in Cebu
e. Enfermeria de Santa Cruz in Laguna
2. Contagious Hospitals
a. San Lazaro Hospital
b. Hospital de Palestina in Camarines Sur
c. Hospital delos Leprosos in Cebu
d. Hospital de Argencina in Manila for smallpox and cholera
3. Military Hospitals
a. Hospital Militar de Manila
b. Hospital Militar de Zamboanga




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4. Naval #mnHospitals
a. Hospital #mndela #mnMarie #mnin #mnCebu
b. Hospital #mnde #mnBasilan
5. Other #mnhospitals/Asylums
a. Hospicio #mnde #mnSan #mnPascual #mnBaylon #mnin #mnManila
b. Asylum #mnof #mnSt. #mnVincent #mnde #mnPaul #mnin #mnManila #mnfor #mnpoor #mngirls
c. Hospital #mnof #mnSan #mnJose #mnfor #mnorphaned #mnchildren #mnand #mnmentally #mnill

II. #mnAMERICAN #mnMILITARY #mnGOVERNMENT

 Control #mnof #mnepidemics #mnsuch #mnas #mncholera, #mnsmallpox #mnand #mnplague
 Fight # m n against #mncommunicable #mndiseases #mnsuch #mnas #mnleprosy,
#mndiarrhea, #mnmalaria, #mnberi-beri

 Projects #mnand #mnactivities:
1. Established #mna #mngarbage #mncrematory
2. Approved #mnthe #mnfirst #mnsanitary #mnordinance #mnand #mnrat #mncontrol
3. Amoebic #mndysentery #mn– #mncaused #mnby #mncontaminated #mnwater #mnand #mnunclean
#mnvegetables, #mnand #mnmalaria #mn– #mnAnopheles #mnminismus #mnflavirotris #mnwas

#mnpointed #mnout #mnas #mnvector

4. Cholera #mnvaccine #mnwas #mnfirst #mntried
5. Confirmed #mnthat #mnplague #mnin #mnman #mncomes #mnfrom #mninfected #mnrat
6. Opened #mna #mnleper #mncolony #mnin #mnCulion
7. Founded #mnthe #mnManila #mnMedical #mnSociety #mnand #mnPhilippine
#mnIsland #mnMedical #mnAssociation

8. Opened #mnthe #mnUP #mnCollege #mnof #mnMedicine
9. Established #mnBureau #mnof #mnScience

III. #mn PHILIPPINE #mnASSEMBLY

 New #mnwaterworks #mnin #mnManila #mnwas #mninaugurated #mnto #mncontrol #mncholera
 Nursing #mnstudents #mnat #mnPhilippine #mnNormal #mnSchool
 Hygiene #mnand #mnPhysiology #mnwere #mnincluded #mnin #mncurriculum #mnof #mnpublic #mnelementary
#mnschool

 Anti-TB #mncampaign #mnwas #mnstarted
 Philippine #mnTuberculosis #mnSociety #mnwas #mnorganized
 Pasteur #mnprophylaxis #mntreatment #mnagainst #mnrabies #mnwas #mnoffered
 Opening #mnof #mnthe #mnPhilippine #mnGeneral #mnHospital #mn(PGH)
 Use #mnof #mnanti-typhoid #mnvaccine #mnwas #mninitiated
 Hypochlorite #mnof #mnlime #mnwas #mnfirst #mnused #mnfor #mntreating #mnthe #mnwater #mnsupply #mnof #mnManila
 Etiology #mnof #mnAmoebic #mndysentery #mnwas #mnmade #mnclear
 Dry #mnvaccine #mnagainst #mnsmallpox #mnwas #mnfirst #mnused

IV. #mn JONES #mnLAW #mnYEARS

 Retrogression #mnrather #mnthan #mnprogression #mnin #mnso #mnfar #mnas #mnthe #mnhealth #mnwas #mnconcern
1. Increase #mnCDR
2. Increase #mnIMR
3. Increase #mnMorbidity
 Increased #mndeaths #mnfrom #mnsmallpox, #mncholera, #mntyphoid, #mnmalaria, #mnberiberi #mnand #mnTB
 Re-organization #mnhappened #mn(re-organized #mnthe #mnhealth #mnservice #mnand
#mnencouraged #mneffective #mnsupervision




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1. Study #mnthe #mncause #mnand #mnprevalence #mnof #mntyphoid #mnfever
2. The # m n composition, # m n value # m n and # m n vitamin # m n distribution # m n of
# m n many # m n Philippine # m n foods #mnwere #mnstudied

3. Schick #mntest #mnwas #mnused #mnto #mndetermine #mnthe #mncases #mnof #mndiphtheria
4. Campaign #mnagainst #mnHookworm #mnwas #mnlaunched
5. Anti-dysentery #mnvaccine #mnwas #mnfirst #mntried
6. The #mnroles #mnof #mnseafood #mnin #mntransmission #mnof #mncholera #mnand #mnthe
#mnpollution #mnof #mnfishing # m n sector #mnto #mntyphoid #mnwere #mnstudied

7. First #mntraining #mncourse #mnfor #mnsanitary #mninspector #mnwas #mngiven
8. Women #mnand #mnchild #mnlabor #mnlaw #mnwas #mnpassed
9. The #mnmechanism #mnof #mntransmission #mnof #mndengue #mnfever #mnthrough #mnAedes
#mnaegypti #mnwas #mnstudied

10. Construction #mnof #mnNovaliches #mndam
11. Establishment #mnof #mnschool #mnof #mnHygiene #mnand #mnPublic #mnHealth
12. National #mnResearch #mnCouncil #mnof #mnthe #mnPhilippines #mnwas #mnorganized
13. BS #mnin #mnEducation #mnmajor #mnin #mnHealth #mnEducation #mnwas #mnopened #mnin #mnUP
14. Philippine #mnPublic #mnHealth #mnAssociation #mn(PPHA) #mnwas #mnorganized

V. #mnTHE #mnCOMMONWEALTH #mnPERIOD

 Process #mnof #mngaining #mnand #mnmaintaining #mnaltitude #mn(because #mnthe #mnlater
#mnyears #mnunder #mnJones #mnLaw #mnwas #mnsuccessful)

 The # m n epidemiology # m n of # m n life # m n threatening # m n diseases #mnwas # m n studied
# m n – # m n diphtheria, # m n yaws, #mndengue

 Research #mnin #mnthe #mnfield #mnof #mnhealth #mnwas #mnpromoted
 UP #mnSchool #mnof #mnPublic #mnHealth #mnwas #mnestablished #mnto #mntrain #mnpublic #mnhealth #mnleaders
 Construction #mnof #mnadditional #mnleprosaria #mnand #mnprovincial #mnhospitals
 Construction #mnof #mnQuezon #mnInstitute # m n for #mnPTB #mnpatients
 Research #mnand #mncontrol #mnof #mnTB, #mnmalaria, #mnleprosy #mnand #mnyaws
 Development #mnof #mnMaternal #mnand #mnChild #mnHealth #mn(MCH)
 1939, #mncreation #mnof #mnDepartment #mnof #mnPublic #mnHealth #mnand #mnWelfare #mn– #mnDr.
#mnJose #mnFabella #mnas #mnthe #mnfirst #mnsecretary

 1940, #mnBureau #mnof #mnCensus #mnand #mnStatistics #mnwas #mncreated #mnto #mngather #mnvital #mnstatistics
 In #mnspite #mnof #mndevelopment #mn:
1. Inequitable #mndistribution #mnof #mnhealth #mnservices #mnremained #mna #mnproblem
2. 80% #mnof #mnthose #mnwho #mndied #mnwere #mnnever #mngiven #mnmedical #mnattention

VI. #mn JAPANESE #mnOCCUPATION

 During #mnthis #mntime, #mnall #mnpublic #mnhealth #mnactivities #mnwere

#mn practically #mnparalyzed #mnTHE #mnWORLD #mnWAR #mnII
 After #mn5 #mnyears #mnof #mnJapanese # m n occupation, #mnpublic # m n health
# m n tried #mnto #mnpick #mnup #mnthe #mndebris #mnand #mnrise #mnfrom #mnthe #mnruins

 Survey: # m n increased # m n incidence # m n of # m n TB, # m n VD,
# m n malaria, # m n leprosy # m n and #mnmalnutrition

 General #mnsanitation #mnhas #mnbeen #mnreduced #mnto #mnlevel #mnenough #mnto
#mnconstitute #mna #mnnational #mnhazard

 US # m n congress # m n passed # m n an # m n emergency # m n measures # m n to
# m n control # m n diseases: #mnTB, #mnVD, #mnmalaria, #mnleprosy, #mnmalnutrition




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 Immunization #mnprogram

VII. #mn POST #mnWORLD #mnWAR #mnII

 THE #mnPHILIPPINE #mnINDEPENDENCE
1. Completion #mnof #mna #mnresearch #mnon #mnDichlorodiphenyltrichlorothanel
#mn(DDT) #mnsaw #mndust #mnas #mnlarvicide #mnand #mnDDT #mnresidual

#mnspraying #mnof #mnhouses #mnin #mnthe #mncontrol #mnof #mnmalaria

2. Construction #mnof #mnthe #mnNational #mnChest #mnCenter #mn– #mnfor #mncontrol
#mncase #mnregistry #mnfor #mnTB, #mnmass #mnimmunization #mnwith #mnBCG

3. Industrial #mnhygiene #mnlaboratory
4. Introduction #mnof #mnone-infection #mnmethod #mnfor #mngonorrhea #mnwith #mnpenicillin
5. Creation #mnof #mncentral #mnHealth #mnLaboratory #mnin #mnthe #mnPhilippines
6. Creation #mnof #mnInstitute #mnof #mnNutrition #mnunder #mnBRL, #mnthen #mnit #mnwas
#mntransferred #mnto #mnNational #mnInstitute #mnof #mnScience #mnand

#mnTechnology #mnand #mnwas #mnrenamed #mnas #mnFood #mnand #mnNutrition

#mnResearch #mnCenter, #mnit #mnwas #mnagain #mnrenamed #mnas #mnFNRI

 Manila #mnwas #mnselected #mnas #mnHeadquarters #mnfor #mnthe #mnWHO #mnWestern #mnPacific #mnOffice
 Strengthening #mnHealth #mnand #mnDental #mnservices #mnin #mnrural #mnareas
This #mnis #mnthru #mnRHU #mnprogram #mn(per #mnmunicipalities #mnwith #mn5,000-
10,000 #mnpopulation)
1 #mnMunicipal #mnHealth #mnOfficer
#mn(MHO) #mn1 #mnPublic #mnHealth

#mnNurse #mn(PHN)

1 #mnMidwife
1 #mnSanitary #mnInspector
 Re-organization #mnof #mnDOH #mn– #mncreation #mnof #mnseveral #mnoffices
1. Dental #mnHealth #mnServices
2. Malaria #mnEducation #mnServices
3. Disease #mnIntelligence #mnCenter
4. Food #mnand #mnDrug #mnAdministration
5. National #mnSchistosomiasis #mnControl #mnCommission
6. National #mnNutrition #mnProgram
 Initiation #mnof #mnprograms #mnwith #mnmultilateral #mnassistance
1. WHO #mnand #mnUNICEF #mnassisted #mnTB #mnand #mnBCG #mnprograms
2. TB #mncontrol #mnprogram #mnas #mnbasic #mnservice #mnof #mnRHU
3. TB #mnsputum #mncase #mnfinding #mnby #mnmicroscopy
4. Serum #mnand #mnvaccine #mnproduction #mnin #mnAlabang
5. Expanded #mnMCH #mnand #mnMental #mnHealth #mnProgram
6. Training #mnprograms #mnfor #mnMidwives
7. Strengthened #mngraduate #mnhealth #mnprograms #mnat #mnthe #mnUP-CPH
 Development #mnof #mnFamily #mnPlanning #mnMovement
 Launching # m n of # m n programs # m n in # m n cooperation # m n with # m n private
# m n sectors #mn– # m n top # m n provide #mnservices #mnto #mnperiphery #mn(indigents,

#mnminority #mngroups)




 Rizal #mnDevelopment #mnProject
1. Restructuring #mnof #mnthe #mnDOH #mnRural #mnHealth #mnCare #mnDelivery #mnSystem
2. Each #mnbarrio #mnwas #mnprovided #mnwith #mnmidwife
3. For #mnthe #mnfirst #mntime, #mndengue #mnvirus #mnwas #mnisolated #mnfrom #mntypical #mnH #mnfever
#mncases




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