1. THE PHILIPPINES’ RESPONSE TO PANDEMIC (H1N1) 2009 Presented by: Remigio M. Olveda, MD, Director National Influenza Center,Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, Department of Health Third Meeting of the National Influenza Centres in the Western Pacific and South-East Asia Region Beijing, China, April 18-20, 2009

2. DOH HEALTH EMERGENCY H1N1 TASK FORCE Members from Different Offices NATIONAL DISASTER COORDINATING COUNCIL Chaired by the Secretary of Health Members from Different Government Agencies

3. The most recent survey done by Social Weather Station on the Philippine public perception on the Government Response to protect Filipinos from outbreak of Diseases showed a high + rating of 40 ( equivalent to very good) for the Pandemic (H1NI)

4. Roles Played by Philippine NIC for the Pandemic Response

8. Sources: RITM-NIC Influenza Surveillance and BOD Study (data up to week 29) RITM-NIC Laboratory Results for Pandemic H1N1 Tests (data up to week 32)

9. Sources: RITM-NIC Influenza Surveillance and BOD Study (data up to week 29) RITM-NIC Laboratory Results for Pandemic H1N1 Tests (data up to week 32)

10. Sources: RITM-NIC Influenza Surveillance and BOD Study (data up to week 29) RITM-NIC Laboratory Results for Pandemic H1N1 Tests (data up to week 32)

11. Sources: RITM-NIC Influenza Surveillance and BOD Study (data up to week 29) RITM-NIC Laboratory Results for Pandemic H1N1 Tests (data up to week 32) Note: RITM-NIC Lab did not perform Influenza A screening in weeks 25-26

12. Sources: RITM-NIC Influenza Surveillance and BOD Study (data up to week 29) RITM-NIC Laboratory Results for Pandemic H1N1 Tests (data up to week 32)

13. a CUO (Pandemic) samples collected until week 32; Surveillance samples collected until week 29 b Samples from sentinel sites, for subtyping by RT-PCR c Samples from CUOs and BOD, for subtyping by RT-PCR Source: RITM-NIC Influenza Surveillance and Laboratory Specimen Tested for Influenza, January to August 2009 a Weeks 1-31Week 32TOTAL (2009) No.% % % No. of Specimen Tested15667 205 15872 No. of Positive Specimen666142.511053.7677142.7 Positive Specimen by Type/Subtype Influenza A662099.4110100.0673099.4 A (Pandemic H1N1)575686.99687.3585287.0 A (Unable to Subtype) b 410.600.0410.6 A (Subtyping not done) c 6589.91412.767210.0 A (H3N2)1422.100.01422.1 A (H1N1)230.300.0230.3 Influenza B410.600.0410.6

15. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Through its Support for the Development of Influenza Surveillance Network in the Philippine Project which Started in 2005 World Health Organization Research Center for Emerging and Re- emerging Diseases (RITM-Tohoku University Partnership Project)