Reiteration of the Amendment of the Updated List for the Price Freeze of Essential Emergency Medicines and Medical Devices Due to the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Health Event
The Department of Health (DOH) of the Philippines issued Circular No. 2020-0186 to reiterate the amendments to the price freeze on essential emergency medicines and medical devices in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This circular follows Department Memorandum No. 2020-0144-A, which updates the list of medical devices and their prices, reflecting significant increases for items such as coveralls, gowns, oxygen tanks, and pulse oximeters. The DOH emphasizes the importance of disseminating this information to all relevant stakeholders to ensure compliance and address the ongoing health crisis effectively. The updated prices are intended to protect consumers and maintain accessibility to essential medical supplies during the pandemic.
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- What is Reiteration of the Amendment of the Updated List for the Price Freeze of Essential Emergency Medicines and Medical Devices Due to the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Health Event about?
- The Department of Health (DOH) of the Philippines issued Circular No. 2020-0186 to reiterate the amendments to the price freeze on essential emergency medicines and medical devices in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This circular follows Department Memorandum No. 2020-0144-A, which updates the list of medical devices and their prices, reflecting significant increases for items such as coveralls, gowns, oxygen tanks, and pulse oximeters. The DOH emphasizes the importance of disseminating this information to all relevant stakeholders to ensure compliance and address the ongoing health crisis effectively. The updated prices are intended to protect consumers and maintain accessibility to essential medical supplies during the pandemic.
- What type of law is DOH Department Circular No. 2020-0186?
- Reiteration of the Amendment of the Updated List for the Price Freeze of Essential Emergency Medicines and Medical Devices Due to the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Health Event (DOH Department Circular No. 2020-0186) is a Philippine Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) Issuances enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Reiteration of the Amendment of the Updated List for the Price Freeze of Essential Emergency Medicines and Medical Devices Due to the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Health Event enacted?
- Reiteration of the Amendment of the Updated List for the Price Freeze of Essential Emergency Medicines and Medical Devices Due to the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Health Event (DOH Department Circular No. 2020-0186) was enacted on Apr 15, 2020.
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- Reiteration of the Amendment of the Updated List for the Price Freeze of Essential Emergency Medicines and Medical Devices Due to the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Health Event, DOH Department Circular No. 2020-0186, Apr 15, 2020 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- DOH Department Circular No. 2020-0186
- Date Enacted
- Subcategory
- Department of Health
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
April 15, 2020
DOH DEPARTMENT CIRCULAR NO. 2020-0186
| FOR | : | All Undersecretaries and Assistant Secretaries; Directors of Bureaus and Services and Centers for Health Development; Minister of Health-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao; Executive Directors of Specialty Hospital, National Nutrition Council, Chiefs of Medical Centers, Hospitals, Sanitaria and Institutes; President of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation; Directors of Philippine National Aids Council and Treatment and Rehabilitation Centers and All Others Concerned |
| SUBJECT | : | Reiteration of the Amendment of the Updated List for the Price Freeze of Essential Emergency Medicines and Medical Devices Due to the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Health Event |
The Department of Health (DOH) reiterates Department Memorandum No. 2020-0144-A dated April 14, 2020, entitled "Amendment to the Updated List for the Price Freeze of Essential Emergency Medicines and Medical Devices due to the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Health Event."
This is to provide guidance to all partners and stakeholders to take necessary steps to address the ongoing global concern on the spread of Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19).
Dissemination of the information to all concerned is requested.
(SGD.) FRANCISCO T. DUQUE III, MD, MSc
Secretary of Health
ATTACHMENT
April 14, 2020
DOH DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUMNo. 2020-0144-A
| FOR | : | ALL UNDERSECRETARIES AND ASSISTANT SECRETARIES; DIRECTORS OF BUREAUS AND SERVICES AND CENTERS FOR HEALTH DEVELOPMENT; MINISTER OF HEALTH-BANGSAMORO AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO; EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS OF SPECIALTY HOSPITAL, NATIONAL NUTRITION COUNCIL, CHIEFS OF MEDICAL CENTERS, HOSPITALS, SANITARIA AND INSTITUTES; PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINE HEALTH INSURANCE CORPORATION; DIRECTORS OF PHILIPPINE NATIONAL AIDS COUNCIL AND TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION CENTERS AND ALL OTHERS CONCERNED |
| SUBJECT | : | AMENDMENT TO DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM NO. 2020-0144 DATED MARCH 30, 2020 ENTITLED "UPDATED LIST FOR THE PRICE FREEZE OF ESSENTIAL EMERGENCY MEDICINES AND MEDICAL DEVICES DUE TO THE CORONA VIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19) HEALTH EVENT" |
Department Memorandum No. 2020-0144 dated March 23, 2020 re: "Updated List for the Price Freeze of Essential Emergency Medicines and Medical Devices due to the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Health Event" is hereby amended to adjust the following:
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FROM |
|
ITEM |
MEDICAL DEVICES |
PRICE |
|
27 |
Cover All Gown (Hazmat) |
210.00 |
|
29 |
Safety Goggles |
180 |
|
30 |
Surgical cap |
200.00 |
|
31 |
Gown, Sterile Disposable |
200.00 |
|
32 |
Gown, Non-sterile |
300.00 |
|
33 |
Oxygen tanks, 5 lbs |
2,200.00 |
|
34 |
Oxygen tanks, 15 lbs |
3,800.00 |
|
35 |
Pulse oximeters |
1,000.00 |
|
36 |
Thermal Scanner (Non Contact Infrared) |
3,400.00 |
|
|
TO |
|
ITEM |
MEDICAL DEVICES |
PRICE |
|
27 |
Cover All Gown (Hazmat) |
1,200.00 |
|
29 |
Safety Goggles |
180.00 |
|
30 |
Surgical cap |
250.00 |
|
31 |
Gown, Sterile Disposable |
300.00 |
|
32 |
Gown, Non-sterile |
200.00 |
|
33 |
Oxygen tanks, 5 lbs |
3,400.00 |
|
34 |
Oxygen tanks, 15 lbs |
5,000.00 |
|
35 |
Pulse oximeters, pedia |
2,000.00 |
|
36 |
Pulse oximeters, adult |
2,500.00 |
|
37 |
Infrared Non-Contact Thermometer (for the head) |
4,500.00 |
Attached herewith is the revised Annex 1 Price Freeze on Emergency Medicines and Medical Devices.
For immediate compliance.
(SGD.) FRANCISCO T. DUQUE III MD, MScSecretary of Health
ANNEX 1
Price Freeze on Emergency Medicines and Medical Devices
Cite This Law
Reiteration of the Amendment of the Updated List for the Price Freeze of Essential Emergency Medicines and Medical Devices Due to the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Health Event, DOH Department Circular No. 2020-0186, Apr 15, 2020 (Philippines)
Reiteration of the Amendment of the Updated List for the Price Freeze of Essential Emergency Medicines and Medical Devices Due to the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Health Event, DOH Department Circular No. 2020-0186 (Phil. 2020)
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