Ulep, Valerie Gilbert T. - Matches

About a third of Filipino children are stunted or chronically malnourished. However, there is a paucity of evidence on the socioeconomic inequalities ..

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..

From 2018 to 2021, the Department of Health (DOH), with assistance from United States Agency for International Development-Health Policy Plus (USAID-H..

In this study, a spatiotemporal analysis of trends and disparities in health service coverage indicators was conducted using PhilHealth data on insura..

Socioeconomic disparities run deep in the Philippines, but the COVID-19 pandemic further exacerbated these inequities. Globally, there is a renewed se..

The Philippine Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) has been in existence since 1976, providing Filipino children access to safe and effective vacci..

Given the persistently high under-5 stunting prevalence in the Philippines, it is important to look at how the country has invested in nutrition inter..

Stunting is a human development disaster. It increases the chances of death in children, and if they do survive, it could still leave permanent scars ..

Widespread chronic malnutrition in the Philippines is a human development disaster, which needs critical and urgent attention. The economic consequenc..

Health care providers such as hospitals and primary health care facilities form an integral part of any health system. Providers must have both financ..

In hospitals, nutrition care is a set of actions that allows for the identification of patient nutritional needs and the provision of care to address ..

In the Philippines, decisionmakers mostly rely on access indicators in measuring health system performance. However, as the country embarks on path-br..

Understanding the direct and indirect health consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic is critical in designing a holistic public health response. This st..

As the Philippines adopts major reforms under the Universal Health Care Act and embarks on an integrated and primary healthcare-oriented system, it is..

This paper has two objectives: (1) assess the health sector performance of the Philippines relative to other ASEAN member states and (2) assess region..