Jumamoy, Danilyn L.

July 10, 2009

BSN II-D CHN

REPUBLIC ACTS RELATED TO HEALTH

Republic Act No. 9502 (Universally Accessible Cheaper and Quality Medicines Act of 2008)

- the policy of the State to protect public health and, when the public interest or circumstances of extreme

urgency so require, it shall adopt appropriate measures to promote and ensure access to affordable quality

drugs and medicines for all.

Republic Act No. 9165 (Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002)

- the policy of the State to safeguard the integrity of its territory and the well-being of its

citizenry particularly the youth, from the harmful effects of dangerous drugs on their physical and mental

well-being, and to defend the same against acts or omissions detrimental to their development and

preservation. In view of the foregoing, the State needs to enhance further the efficacy of the law against

dangerous drugs, it being one of today's more serious social ills.

Republic Act No. 3573 (Law of Reporting of Communicable Diseases)

- also called the 2008 Revised List of Notifiable Diseases, Syndromes, Health-Related Events and

Conditions requires all individuals and health facilities to report notifiable diseases to local and national

health authorities. Pursuant to Section 3 of Act 3573, the list of notifiable diseases and syndromes in the

Philippines specified in Department Circular No. 176 s. 2001 dated July 27, 2001 is hereby revised to

include diseases and syndromes that have been selected because they are epidemic-prone diseases, are

targeted for eradication or elimination, and subject to international health regulation.