Office of the City Health Officer

Function : General Public Service

FUNCTIONAL STATEMENT

• The City Health Department as guardian of the health and physical well-being of every individual of Puerto Princesa City, plans, organizes, directs and coordinates all functions and activities, under the direction of the City Mayor, of the City Health Plan, its implementation and realization.
• It looks after the medical and health needs of its community while promoting awareness and self reliance among its people in self-determination and access to health promotion.
• Because a healthy citizenry is the key to attainment of a better economic, moral, educational or political development, the Department relentlessly pursues to implement its preventive, curative and rehabilitative health activities with community participation to attain health for all before the year 2009.

GENERAL OBJECTIVES

• Improve the health status of every Puerto Princesan thru the proper implementation of its health program within its available resources and active community participation.

Division/Section

1. Administrative Division
2. Medical Services Division
3. Nursing Services Division
4. Dental Services Section
5. Disease Control Section
6. Social Services Division