Health - Matches

September of every year is devoted to the observance of Development Policy Research Month (DPRM) in the country. This is by virtue of Presidential Pro..

The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (Philhealth) in Eastern Visayas appreciates the importance of policy research and studies in nation buildi..

The continuing social inequity in the financing and delivery of health services in the Philippines is a prime reason for the country’s underachievem..

THE number of Filipinos covered by mandatory health insurance has jumped by more than six times over the past five years, to more or less 38.5 million..

THE Philippines has a huge potential to undertake health-related Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Projects but the country has yet to embrace this po..

For the Philippine Institute of Development Studies (PIDS), health and wealth go together — that is, improvement in the economy should also redound ..

This Policy Note provides an overview of the puzzle of economic growth and stalled health improvement in the country. The Philippine economy has grown..

This Policy Note explains the large disparities in health status between the poor and the nonpoor in the Philippines. Key factors include: (1) the per..

This Policy Note identifies opportunities for making health financing and services more inclusive. Many opportunities exist today to make growth more ..

This report is a continuation of the discussion paper of the Philippine Institute for Development Studies entitled "Inequalities in Noncommunicable Di..

The national government has been aiming for the provision of essential health services that are accessible, affordable, and equitable. With the LGU Co..

According to the 2008 National Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) report, children under 5 are more likely to use in-patient care than other age gro..

Fires are the most costly preventable emergency in the Philippines but are relatively unstudied. A 2012 study done by the Department of Health - Healt..

The government in its effort to make growth inclusive has again arrived at a more balanced budget distribution between social and economic services in..

It has only been in the recent years that developing countries are increasingly decentralizing the provision of health care to their local governments..