Section 9Sec./Art. 9

The Role of DOH. - The National HIV and AIDS and STI Prevention and Control Program (NASPCP) of the DOH, which shall be composed of qualified medical specialist and support personnel with permanent appointments, and with adequate yearly budget, shall coordinate with the PNAC for the implementation of the health sector's HIV and AIDS and STI response as identified in the AMTP.

The Epidemiology Bureau shall maintain a comprehensive HIV and AIDS monitoring and evaluation program that shall serve the following purposes:

(a) Determine and monitor the magnitude and progression of HIV and AIDS in the Philippines and regularly provide a list of priority areas with high magnitude of HIV and AIDS cases and co-infections to help the PNAC evaluate the adequacy and efficacy of HIV prevention and treatment programs being employed;

(b) Receive, collate, process, and evaluate all HIV-and-AIDS-related medical reports from all hospitals, clinics, laboratories and testing centers, including HIV-related deaths and relevant data from public and private hospitals, clinics, laboratories and testing centers, including HIV-related deaths and relevant data from public and private hospitals, various databanks or information systems; Provided, That it shall adopt a coding system that ensures anonymity and confidentiality; and

(c) Submit, throughits Secretariat, quarterly and annual reports to the PNAC containing the findings of its monitoring and evaluation activities in compliance with this mandate.