D.O.H.  CHALLENGES  IN  

DR. MA. VIRGINIA ALA Director IV, Health Policy Development & Planning Bureau

-­‐ Aligned    with  international  commitments,  national  directives  and  health  agenda  -­‐ Evidence  based  -­‐ Disseminated  to  stakeholders  upon  approval  -­‐ Monitored  in  terms  of  implementation  and  performance  

FIRST  STEP                    HEALTH  AGENDA  SETTING            

Iden2fica2on  of  priority  health  policy  issues   SECOND  STEP        HEALTH  POLICY  FORMULATION    Translate  health  policy  issues  into  policy  tools  (EO,  

AO,  legisla2ve  bill,  etc)

THIRD  STEP                HEALTH  POLICY  ADOPTION  

Approval  of  the  health  policies  

FOURTH  STEP        HEALTH  POLICY  IMPLEMENTATION  

FIFTH  STEP            HEALTH  POLICY  EVALUATION

POLICY  CYCLE  

DOH  POLICY  CYCLE  

THANK  YOU  VERY  MUCH