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Increasing competition among manufacturers in the domestic market is one way to reduce the costs of medicine in the Philippines, state think tank Phil..

One way to reduce medicine costs is to increase competition among manufacturers in the domestic market, said Gilberto Llanto and Ramon Clarete, presid..

The country can save as much as P294.13 million a year in health costs if poor Filipinos are given more access to contraceptives to combat HIV/AIDS, a..

Impoverished women workers are vulnerable to sexually transmitted diseases (STD) than those from the affluent households, according to a study conduct..

Women living in poverty in the Philippines are more vulnerable to sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) such as HIV/AIDS than those from rich household..

A study conducted by a research group revealed that impoverished women workers are vulnerable to sexually transmitted diseases (STD) than those from t..

Households with disabled children spend an average of 15 percent of their income for health expenses annually, according to a study by the Philippine ..

Persons with disabilities (PWDs) in the Philippines generally face several difficulties in getting hold of a much needed medical attention, including ..

This study provides a systematic review and summary of the extant knowledge on the impacts of decentralization on health in the Philippines. Despite t..

The Philippines recently introduced two distinct but related large-scale social protection programs that, first, provides conditional cash transfers (..

The impact of sex education on various behavioral outcomes has been well studied in the literature. However, these studies fail to account for the sim..

State-run think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) is urging the government to expand the pooled procurement of medicines and&nb..

State-run think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) is urging the government to expand the pooled procurement of medicines and&nb..

Despite the enactment of the Cheaper Medicines Act in 2008, access to quality health care without incurring financial hardship continues to be an aspi..

Filipino households saw their out-of-pocket expenditures for health increase by 54.2 percent in 2016, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority..