Health Systems Research Management in the DOH:Knowledge-Sharing Seminar 5

The DOH-PIDS Health Systems Research Program was crafted to improve the capacity of the Department of Health (DOH) and the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PHIC) to formulate, implement, and monitor health policies supportive of the administrations Aquino Health Agenda (AHA) as articulated in the Universal Health Care (UHC)" Kalusugan Pangkalahatan (KP) launched in 2011.

The Health Research component of the program seeks to provide evidence-based findings needed to steer the health system, to monitor existing health policies and programs, and to inform future policies and programs that the DOH and PHIC should consider. For this program, 28 studies have been implemented covering topics on health financing, attainment of MDGs, public-private partnerships on health, and health service delivery.

The Fifth Knowledge-Sharing Seminar will be held on July 1 from 9:00 a.m. (registration at 8:30 am) to 2:30 pm at the Romulo Hall, NEDA sa Makati Building, 106 Amorsolo St., Legaspi Village, Makati City.

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• Analysis of Out-of-Pocket Expenditures in the Philippines
  by Valerie Gilbert Ulep, PIDS

• Study to Support Improvement of the Philippine National Health Accounts (PNHA): Update on Expenditures of Employer-Provided Health Care and Private Schools Health Services
  by Rachel H. Racelis

• Social Health Insurance In Three Asian Countries: China, Thailand and Vietnam
  by Roli Talampas, Asian Center UP Diliman

• An Initial Look at the NG Premium Subsidy for the Indigents
  by Ida Marie Pantig and Valerie Gilbert Ulep, PIDS

• Stories from Around the Globe: Financing Catastrophic Health Expenditures in Selected Countries
  by Anna Mae Dela Cruz

• The National Health Insurance Program in the Philippines: Critical Challenges and Future Directions
  by Ms. Maricel Fernandez and Dr. Alex Brillantes