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The capital stock of public health facilities in the Philippines has been stagnant for decades. The number of hospitals remained the same since the mi..
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The prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) in diabetic patients and of diabetes mellitus (DM) in TB patients is an area of concern. With the Philippines bein..
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By design, the PhilHealth Customer Assistance, Relations and Empowerment Staff (CARES) project provides a member/patient-focused service that mediates..
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More than five years since the Cheaper Medicines Act (CMA) was passed into law, its awareness, especially among the poor, remains low. Private practit..
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Investing in human capital, especially in higher education, contributes to inclusive growth. Households, for the most part, finance higher education. ..
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Dr. Alfredo E. Pascual, president of the University of the Philippines (UP), has joined state think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies ..
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Inclusive business (IB) is a private sector approach to providing goods, services, and livelihoods on a commercially viable basis, either at scale or ..
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"Evidence-based decisionmaking is perhaps the best way to ensure that regulators are, in the long run, effective. Effective regulation entails making ..
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While the Philippines has had a new economic growth trajectory in recent years, the country has had little progress in reducing poverty and in making ..
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The Philippines, with its new economic growth trajectory, requires reliable, accessible, and affordable infrastructure in information and communicatio..
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The link between malnutrition and poor health among elementary school children and absenteeism, early dropout and poor classroom performance as well a..
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Research and development (R&D) activities have long been recognized as one of the critical components to improve a country's productivity and competit..
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The Philippine government passed the Generics Act of 1988 to ensure that inexpensive and effective drugs are made available to all Filipinos. The law ..
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In 2011, PhilHealth implemented the case-based payment (CBP) scheme to improve its benefit framework, enhance hospital social services, and achieve gr..
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As the year 2015 ends, the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) looks back on one of its most challenging projects to date--impact eval..
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