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ALIGNED with the country’s commitment to the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, over a decade ago the government..
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The elderly, women, rural folks and poor Filipinos are the ones who are more likely to suffer from shelling out-of-pocket health expenses since the go..
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Out-of-pocket health costs are more likely higher for the elderly, women, rural and poorer Filipinos, according to a study published by the Philippine..
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The burden of healthcare costs varies across age, sex, location, and socioeconomic status, but the elderly, women, rural, and poorer Filipinos are mor..
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We assess the short-term impacts of the Doctors-to-the-Barrios (DTTB), a national physician deployment program in the Philippines that augments the su..
Discussion Papers
In the Philippines, graphic health warning (GHW) labels are replaced every two years with new designs. As a result, it is critical to assess whether t..
Discussion Papers
From 2018 to 2021, the Department of Health (DOH), with assistance from United States Agency for International Development-Health Policy Plus (USAID-H..
Discussion Papers
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) and relevant stakeholders must prioritize raising the number of accredited hospital beds in L..
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Noncommunicable diseases like cancer often require prolonged management and sometimes, hospitalization and recovery, entailing huge expenses that can ..
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, February 8) — Senator Sherwin Gatchalian eyes an inquiry on the implementation of the Comprehensive Sexualit..
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The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) and relevant stakeholders must prioritize raising the number of accredited hospital beds in L..
Press Releases
Despite the decline of early pregnancies in the 15 to 19 age group, the POPCOM is now alarmed by the number of pregnancies in the 10 to 14 age group. ..
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The Philippine Health Insurance Corp’s (PhilHealth) membership-to-population coverage in the poorest provinces is only a little over half of the..
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MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) barely covers half of the population in five provinces, according to a ..
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MANILA, Philippines- Bahagya lamang nasasaklaw ng Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) ang kalahati ng populasyon sa limang lalawigan, ayon ..
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