Preamble
WHEREAS, the Constitution mandates that the States shall establish, maintain and ensure adequate social services in the field of health, among others, to guarantee the well-being of the Filipino people; WHEREAS, kidney and allied diseases have become prevalent, afflicting an increasingly greater number of people throughout the country; WHEREAS, the Government recognizes the need to provide specialized medical services for people suffering from kidney and allied diseases; WHEREAS, Government initiative in medical and scientific research and study on kidney and allied diseases, shall positively contribute to the prevention and treatment of kidney and allied diseases, thereby uplifting the physical and mental fitness of the people; WHEREAS, there exists a concomitant need to educate and train medical specialists and other medical and technical personnel in the field of kidney and allied diseases; WHEREAS, the promotion of the general health of the Filipino people shall ultimately enhance socio-economic conditions in the country; WHEREAS, the noble undertaking of the Government in the study, prevention and treatment of kidney and allied diseases, can best be achieved by creating, supporting, maintaining and operating an integrated medical institution which shall specialize in kidney and allied diseases; NOW, THEREFORE, I FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby decree: