Bill Type
Long Title
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A PHILIPPINE NATIONAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER IN ALL THE REGIONS OF THE COUNTRY
Date filed
May 3, 2020
Scope

Legislative History

House Bill/Resolution NO. HB06648
FULL TITLE : AN ACT ESTABLISHING A PHILIPPINE NATIONAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER IN ALL THE REGIONS OF THE COUNTRY
ABSTRACT : Provides that the PNIDHRC shall be the principal hospital and research facility responsible for the: a.treatment, control, prevention, and research of highly communicable diseases whether from natural or man-made sources; b.conduct researches and advocate government actions and policies to solve medical health problems; c.seek to improve the management of infectious diseases including ill-effects to the health of humans of various hazardous chemical; d.conduct surveillance and clinical researches on important pathogens; ande.perform molecular epidemiology to investigate the mechanisms contributing the drug resistant pathogens. Proposes to appropriate the sum of Twenty Billion Pesos for the initial operation and maintenance of the hospitals and research facilities of the PNIDHRC and thereafter, the necessary amount to support its continued operation and maintenance shall be appropriated in the GAA.
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : AUMENTADO, ERICO ARISTOTLE C.
DATE FILED : 2020-05-03
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) :
1. Del Mar (000 2020-05-26)
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON DEFEAT COVID-19 AD-HOC COMMITTEE ON 2020-05-05

Abstract

Provides that the PNIDHRC shall be the principal hospital and research facility responsible for the: a.treatment, control, prevention, and research of highly communicable diseases whether from natural or man-made sources; b.conduct researches and advocate government actions and policies to solve medical health problems; c.seek to improve the management of infectious diseases including ill-effects to the health of humans of various hazardous chemical; d.conduct surveillance and clinical researches on important pathogens; ande.perform molecular epidemiology to investigate the mechanisms contributing the drug resistant pathogens. Proposes to appropriate the sum of Twenty Billion Pesos for the initial operation and maintenance of the hospitals and research facilities of the PNIDHRC and thereafter, the necessary amount to support its continued operation and maintenance shall be appropriated in the GAA.

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