Department of Health, Philippines

Slides shared by Ms Jovita Aragona, DOH and the UP Manila National Telehealth Center

mHealth Applications

• IntegratedDrugTestOperationsandManagementInformationSystem(DOH)UseofSMSforautonotificationofaccreditationstatus,activities,andrequirements

mHealth Applications

• SurveillanceinPostandExtremeEmergencyandDisastersorSPEED(DOHandWHO)Providerealtimehealthinformationreportingafteradisaster

mHealth Applications• Telemedicine(UP‐NThC,DOST,UNICEF,andDOH)Useofcellphonestocollaboratewithhealthcareproviders,specialists,andotherhealthworkers.

Doctor‐to‐the‐Barrio

Doctor‐lesssite

NationalTelehealthServicesProgram

InternalMedicine

Ophtha

Dermatology

Radiology

Pediatrics

Others

4th,5th,6th classLGUs

rCHITS, R4Health, RxBOX

mHealth Applications• WatchingOverMothersandBabies(DOH)AMaternalandNeonatalHealthTrackingSystem

– Enrollsexpectantmothersandtheirneonates,toscheduleandrecordhealthservicesprovidedandmonitortheirprogress

– Promptstoremindmothersoranymemberoftheirhouseholdorcommunityoftheservicesthatthepregnantwomenandeventuallyherchildneedtoavailofservices

mHealth Applications• SmokeFreePhilippines(DOH)ReportingoftobaccoviolationsviaSMS,otherthanonlineandhotline

mHealth Applications• MaternalandNeonatalDeathReportingSystem(DOHandWHO)AsystemforreportingofmaternalandneonataldeathsusinginternetandSMSTechnology.

DOH Central Database

Online System

SMS

mHealth Applications• IntegratedClinicInformationSystem– AlertandReminderSystem(DOH)UsesSMS/mobileTechnologyforalertsandremindersofschedulestopatients.

mHealth Applications• DataCollectionSystemviaonline

o OnlineNationalElectronicInjurySurveillanceSystemo NationalOnlineStockInventorySystemo UnifiedChronicNon‐communicableDiseaseRegistrySystemo OnlineFieldHealthServicesInformationSystemo HIV/AIDSRegistry

mHealth Applications• RealTimeElectronicMedicalRecordSystem/Accesstohealthinformationo IntegratedClinicInformationSystem‐ DOHo CommunityHealthInformationTrackingSystem– UPNThCo eHaTID– Ateneo

• eAKAP for community health teams• ASCeNt – Amputee Screening through Cellular Networking (Ateneo/Smart)

• Newborn Screening Test (UP NIH/Smart)• eHealth Tablet ‐ Ateneo• Mobile Midwife and SPASMS – Tarlac Province• iNanay, Clinicl‐I, Bloodtype, Text HIV (Globe)

mHealthApplications:Private‐sector

Philippine Health Information Exchange

Next Steps

• Verbal agreement has been reached for WHO‐ITU to assist Philippines with mHealth (smoking cessation) including support for eHealth governance

• Formalize the agreement into a concrete roadmap of activities