Develops plans, programs and strategies for regulating health and health-related devices and technology

It is responsible for protecting the public health by ensuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, and medical devices

This is considered to be the best indicator of population health.

It promotes best practices in local health systems development for wide-spread replication.

Executive order creating the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases in the Philippines

Country with the highest infant mortality rate

This division undertakes notifiable disease surveillance through Philippine Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response.

Provides immunization laboratory services to travelers subject to the International Health Regulation

This is the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events in specified populations, and the application of this study to the control of health problems.

They formulate national food and nutrition policies and strategies and serve as the policy, coordinating and advisory body of food, nutrition and health concerns.

It is the most common indicator of population health because it is readily available.

It enhances policies, plans, agreements and systems for international cooperation/partnership and establishes effective systems and mechanisms for collaboration/coordination.

Also known as Black Death

They created an AIDS Health Rights Desk which will act from its base in the Department of Health to provide free legal assistance to poor people whose health rights have been violated.