Reiteration of the Price Freeze of Essential Emergency Medicines and Medical Devices due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Health Event
On March 12, 2020, the Philippine Department of Health (DOH) issued Department Circular No. 2020-0133, reaffirming the price freeze on essential emergency medicines and medical devices due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This circular builds on previous memoranda aimed at controlling prices amidst the public health crisis. The DOH calls for all relevant stakeholders, including health officials, medical suppliers, and the general public, to comply with these directives to ensure affordable access to necessary medical resources. The circular emphasizes the importance of collaboration in addressing the challenges posed by the ongoing health event.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- DOH Department Circular No. 2020-0133
- Date Enacted
- Subcategory
- Department of Health
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
March 12, 2020
DOH DEPARTMENT CIRCULAR NO. 2020-0133
| 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; Medical Suppliers, Retail Stores and Drugstores; The General Public; and Others Concerned |
| SUBJECT | : | Reiteration of the Price Freeze of Essential Emergency Medicines and Medical Devices due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Health Event |
The Department of Health (DOH) reiterates Department Memorandum No. 2020-0058-B entitled "Further Amendment to Department Memorandum (DM) No. 2020-0058 dated January 31, 2020 and DM No. 2020-0058-A dated February 11, 2020 entitled "Price Freeze of Essential Emergency Medicines due to the 2019-Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCov) 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 Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19).
Dissemination of the information to all concerned is requested.
(SGD.) FRANCISCO T. DUQUE III MD, MScSecretary of Health
ATTACHMENT
DOH Department Memorandum No. 2020-0058-B
Cite This Law
Reiteration of the Price Freeze of Essential Emergency Medicines and Medical Devices due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Health Event, DOH Department Circular No. 2020-0133, Mar 12, 2020 (Philippines)
Reiteration of the Price Freeze of Essential Emergency Medicines and Medical Devices due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Health Event, DOH Department Circular No. 2020-0133 (Phil. 2020)
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