HEALTH AND

WELLNESS PROGRAM
FOR SENIOR CITIZEN
DOH-PHILIPPINES

Presented by:
CHARLEMAGNE E. TAN, RND
 Description:
• In support of the RA 9257 (The Expanded Senior Citizens Act
of 2003) and the RA 9994 (Expanded Senior Citizen Act of
2010), the Department of Health issued Administrative
Orders for health implementors to undertake and promote
the health and wellness of senior citizens as well as to
alleviate the conditions of older persons who are
encountering degenerative diseases.
Description:
With the goal of Health and Wellness Program for Senior
Citizen of promoting quality of life among older persons
and contribute to the nation building, the HWPSC intends
to provide the following:
• focused service delivery packages and integrated
continuum of quality care,
• patient-centered and environment standard to
ensure safety and accessibility for senior citizens,
• equitable health financing,
• capacitated health providers in the
implementation of health programs for senior
citizens,
• data base management, and
• strengthened coordination and collaboration
with other stakeholders involved in the
implementation of programs for senior citizens.
M&V
• In the current Philippine Health Agenda (2017 - 2022), guarantees that
centralize health services for care in all life stages, service delivery
networks, and financial risk protection, geriatric health is mentioned as
an area of concern. All senior citizens are mandatorily covered by the
Philippine Health Insurance Corporation by virtue of Republic Act No.
10642 “An act granting mandatory national health insurance program
of PhilHealth for all senior citizens”.
• Vision
A country where all Filipino senior citizens are able to live an improved
quality of life through a healthy and productive aging.

• Mission
Implementation of a well-designed program that shall promote the health
and wellness of senior citizens and improve their quality of life in
partnership with other stakeholders and sectors.
Program Components:
1) The Policy, Standards and Regulation component shall
develop a unified patient-centered and supportive
environment standards to ensure safety and accessibility
of senior citizens to all health facilities and to promote
healthy ageing in order to prevent functional decline
among senior citizens.
2) The Health Financing component shall promote
health financing schemes and other funding support in
all concerned government agencies and private
stakeholders to provide programs that are accessible to
senior citizens.
3) The Service Delivery component shall ensure access
of senior citizens to essential geriatric health services
including preventive, promotive, treatment, and
rehabilitation services from the national to the local
level.
Program Components:
4) The Human Resources for Health component
shall capacitate the health care providers in both
national and local government to be able to
effectively provide technical assistance and
implement the program for senior citizens.
5) The Health Information component shall establish
an information management system and maintain a
repository of data.
6) The Governance for Health component shall
coordinate and collaborate with the local
government units and other stakeholders to ensure
an effective and efficient delivery of health services
at the hospital and community level.
Partner Institutions:
• Department of Geriatric Services (formerly known
as the National Center for Geriatric Health) of Jose
R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center
• Institute for Aging of UP Manila
• Philippine College of Geriatric Medicine
• Philippine Health Insurance Corporation
• Department of Social Welfare and Development
• Coalition of Services of the Elderly
• Association of Department of Health Retired
Employees
Policies and Laws:
• Madrid International Plan of Action on Aging
• Regional Framework for Action on Aging and health in
the Western Pacific 2014-2019
• The 1987 Philippine Constitution
• Aquino Health Agenda
• Philippine Plan of Action for Senior Citizens (2012-
2016)
• Republic Act No. 9257 – “An Act Granting Additional
Benefits and Privileges to Senior Citizens amending for
the purpose of Republic Act no. 7432, otherwise
known as “An Act to Maximize the Contribution of
Senior Citizens to Nation Building, Grant benefits and
Special Privileges and for Other Purposes”
• Republic Act No. 9994 – “An Act Granting Additional
Benefits and Privileges to Senior Citizens, Further
Amending Republic Act no. 7432”
Strategies, action Points and Timeline
• Participatory Governance for health through
the life course
• Strengthened Service Delivery for older
populations
• Advocacy and Promotion of healthy aging
• Evidence-based Decision Making
Program Accomplishments/ Status
• Provision of influenza and pneumococcal
vaccine
• Wellness camp for senior citizens
• Elderly Filipino week (Walk for Life) Celebration
Calendar of Activities:
• Presidential Proclamation No. 470, series of 1994 declares the First Week
of October of every year as Elderly Filipino Week (Linggong Katandaang
Pilipino) Celebration
Statistics:
• According to the World Health Organization, populations around the world are
aging rapidly. From 2000 to 2050, the proportion of the world’s population aged 60
years and above will double from about 11% to 22%. The absolute number of
people aged 60 years or over is projected to increase from 900 million in 2015 to
1400 million by 2030 and 2100 million by 2050.
• Based on the recent population estimate of the University of the Philippines
Population Institute, Diliman, Quezon City, senior citizen aged 60 and over is about
7,548,769 or 7.5% of the 2017 Philippine population. CALABARZON has the highest
number, followed by the NCR and Region 3, while ARMM is recorded to have the
least populated region. This report is 0.7% higher than in 2010 (6.8 percent).
Reference:
• Department of Health, Philippines
• Minerva O. Vinluan, MD, MSc CHHM
Women and Men’s Health Development Division
Disease Prevention and Control Bureau, Department of Health