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The current government help to poor families burdened with expensive medical care is not sufficient according to the Philippine Institute for Developm..

The study examines the role of maternal mortality rate (MMR) and infant mortality rate (IMR) in policy formulation in the Philippines, specifically th..

Building more health facilities and investing in medical equipment allow government hospitals and infirmaries to provide quality health services to mo..

The Aquino administration started the Health Facilities Enhancement Program (HFEP) in 2010 to provide large-scale capital investment for increasing th..

Indigent membership in PhilHealth has surged in recent years, driven by the nation-wide identification of the poor. However, the massive identificatio..

In 2015, based on the latest survey of the Food Nutrition Research Institute, childhood stunting affected one-third (33%) of children under five years..

The School-Based Feeding Program (SBFP) of the Department of Education aims to address undernutrition among public primary pupils. This Policy Note su..

This impact evaluation of the Health Facilities Enhancement Program (HFEP) of the Department of Health provides a preliminary analysis on its effects,..

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..

By design, the PhilHealth Customer Assistance, Relations and Empowerment Staff (CARES) project provides a member/patient-focused service that mediates..

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..

More than five years since the Cheaper Medicines Act (CMA) was passed into law, its awareness, especially among the poor, remains low. Private practit..

The Philippine government passed the Generics Act of 1988 to ensure that inexpensive and effective drugs are made available to all Filipinos. The law ..

This study is an assessment of the Complete Treatment Pack (COMPACK) Program that aims to ensure that the poorest of the poor are assured access to me..

Gauging the efficacy of enrollment in PhilHealth's employed program will help policymakers in the health sector determine a more effective approach in..