The National Human Resources for Health Master Plan (NHRHMP) 2020-2040 was developed by the Department of Health and the Human Resources for Health Network Philippines to guide the management and development of the human resources for health (HRH) of the Philippines according to the goals of Universal Health Care. The NHRHMP provides policies and strategies for the appropriate generation, recruitment, retraining, regulation, retention, and reassessment of the health workforce based on population health needs.

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The Human Resources for Health Master Plan (HRHMP) 2020-2040 is aimed at guiding the management and development of the human resources for health (HRH) of the Philippines according to the goals of Universal Health Care (UHC).

HUMAN RESOURCES FOR HEALTH NETWORK PHILIPPINES


The Human Resources for Health Network Philippines is a multi-sectoral body composed of eighteen (18) government agencies and non-government organizations that have mandates relevant to HRH management and development. It aims to integrate agency efforts and harmonize policy directions for the development of adequate, globally competent, and sustainable health workforce to provide quality universal health care for Filipinos. The HRHN was formally launched on 25 October 2006 during the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding. The MOU can be accessed by clicking the image.

The HRHN has three (3) technical working committees (TWCs) that correspond to the World Health Organization’s Working Lifespan Strategies, which are:

  • TWC on Entry, focusing on the planning, education, and recruitment of HRH;
  • TWC on Workforce, focusing on supervision, working conditions, compensation, retention, support systems, and lifelong learning and development; and
  • TWC on Exit and Re-entry, focusing on career tracks and opportunities, health and safety, migration and retirement, and reintegration of returning migrant workers and others into the Philippine healthcare system.

Human Resources for (Health) Related Policies

The HHRDB, aligned with its mandate to ensure quality of training and health human resource development at all levels or the health care system as provided under EO 102 s 1999 sec 3k, develops HRH-related policies pertaining to HRH deployment, pre-service scholarship for HRH, learning and development, and other programs and projects of the bureau.

Sectoral HRH Policies

Learning and Development
1. AO No. 2021-0007 – Integrated Learning and Development Management System in the DOH
2. MC No. 2021-0044 – DOH-PRC-CHED-TESDA-DOST JAO No. 2021-0001 – Guidelines for Expanding Health Professional and Health Worker Scholarships and RSA for UHC

Career Development
1. AO No. 2015-0021 – Guidelines on the Deployment of Physicians Graduating from Residency Training Programs in Department of Health – Retained Teaching and Training Hospitals
2. MC No. 2020-0043 – DOH-PRC JAO 2020-01 Guidelines on the Certification of Primary Care Workers for Universal Health Care
3. MC No. 2021-0038 – DOH-CHED-PRC JAO No. 2021-0001 Guidelines on the Reorientation of Health Profession Education Curricula and Training Program in Primary Health Care

Nurse Certification Program
1. DO No. 2012-0181 and DO No. 2012-0181-A – Guidelines on the Department of Health Nurse Certification Program
2. DO No. 2013-0100 – Operational Guidelines on the Implementation of Department of Health Nurse Certification Program (DOH NCP) in Designated Hospitals
3. AO No. 2014-0014 – Guidelines on DOH Anesthesia Care Nursing Program

Exchange Visitors Program
1. AO No. 2006-0030 – Guidelines for the Issuance of the Need for Training Certificate under the Exchange Visitors Program
2. DM No. 2020-0141 and 2020-0141-A – Temporary Suspension of the Issuance of Need for Training Certificate to Applicants under the Exchange Visitors Program in accordance with Republic Act No. 11469, otherwise known as the “Bayanihan to Heal as One Act of 2020”
3. DM No. 2021-0191 – Lifting of the Suspension of the Issuance of NTC to Applicants under the EVP

Deployment Program
1. AO No. 2020-0038 – Guidelines on the Deployment of HRH under NHWSS

HRH Data
1. AO No. 2015-0017 – Guidelines on the Use of National Database of Human Resources for Health Information System (NDHRHIS)
2. MC No. 2021-0014 – DOH-PRC Joint Administrative Order No. 2021-0001 Guidelines on the Establishment, Utilization, and Maintenance of the National Health Workforce Registry

Other HRH Policies

Other HRH Policies

1. AO No. 2013-0034 – Policies and Guidelines on the Affiliation of Higher Education Institutions with Hospitals and Other Health Facilities for the Training of Students in Health Professional Education
2. DC No. 2021-0253 – Dissemination of the National HRH Master Plan 2020-2040