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In the Philippines, Republic Act 11332, or the “Mandatory Reporting of Notifiable Diseases and Health Events of Public Health Concern Act” classifies Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (HFMD) as immediately notifiable (Category I). This means that cases should be reported to the Local and Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit and the Epidemiology Bureau of the Department of Health within twenty-four (24) hours from detection.
Last August 2025, the Department of Health reported a 735% increase in HFMD cases, half of which were children one to three years old. There were 37,368 reported cases from January to August 9, 2025; the same period last year (2024), there were only 5,081 cases. Several schools across the Philippines have been reported to suspend face-to-face classes due to rising cases of HFMD. In our municipality, there are also several cases of HFMD, and one child development center had suspended classes for a brief period due to increasing number of suspected HFMD cases.
This HFMD surveillance system aims to:
a) detect HFMD events that indicate an outbreak, cluster of cases, severe cases or deaths,
b) monitor trends, and
c) provide data to support decision-making for effective public health measure. -
Congratulations for your presentation about HFMD, Jen. In our country, HFMD incidences are increasing and is still micmicing other fever with rash infections. I like your system structure to implement and connected to national surveillance unit. I would like to know more about event reporting and evaluation indicator, stability. Could you please share whether the schools will report i system if there is event among the students? Thank you Jen
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