DOH ISSUES DEPARTMENT CIRCULAR ON BLOOD SERVICES FOR PREGNANT WOMEN
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Press Release/29 June 2010

The Department of Health (DOH), cognizant of the fact that postpartum hemorrhage accounts for a large number of maternal deaths in the Philippines, issued a Department Circular providing for the availability blood and blood transfusion services for pregnant women under the Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health and Nutrition Strategy (MNCHN). Department Circular 2010-0181 seeks to complement Administrative Order 2008-0029 (Implementing Health Reforms for Rapid Reduction of Maternal and Neonatal Mortality) and Department Circular 2010-0013 (Operation Guidelines for National Blood Voluntary Services Program), and was published on Sunday, June 27.

The MNHCN is the national program driven under the auspices of the DOH that seeks to reduce maternal and child mortality rates in the entire country. At present, the Philippines is unlikely to meet the target for maternal mortality rate under Millennium Development Goal 5, necessitating more interventions on the part of the government.

Under the circular, pregnant women and their husbands shall undergo blood typing during one of the prenatal visits. After passing donor selection and screening standards, the husbands and relatives of the pregnant women shall donate blood, with priority access to the blood pool going to the pregnant women in time of need.

Units of blood will be reserved for pregnant women in identified blood banks or blood stations. These facilities are required to ensure the availability of blood when needed, ideally one week before a pregnant women’s expected date of confinement.

In addition, indigent families with pregnant women will be enrolled in Philhealth for the reimbursement of the cost of prenatal care and blood services. Centers of Health Development (CHD) are also required to allocate money for the reimbursement of blood service fees.

“We hope that the issuance of this circular will make a huge difference in our pursuit of promoting safe childbirths in the country.”, said Health Secretary Esperanza Cabral. “Ultimately our goal is to save the lives of more Filipino mothers and children, and in the process reach our targets under the Millennium Development Goals.”, she further added.


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