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Fragmented system threatens Philippines’ universal health care

Health spending in the Philippines has more than doubled over the past decade, crossing P1 trillion in 2021 and projected to hit P1.4 trillion...

PIDS launches HEFP website as central hub for health data

The Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) has launched a new website for its health economics and finance program (HEFP), creating an easily accessible,...

Watchdog urges Philippine delegation to resist tobacco influence at WHO meet

Social Watch Philippines (SWP) asked the public to closely monitor the Philippine delegation attending the 11th Conference of Parties (COP11) to the World Health...

PhilHealth, PIDS team up to modernize hospital financing

The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) and the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) are jointly working to transition the country's hospital payment system...

Recognition

Navotas City received several awards from the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) for its performance in the implementation of the Universal Health Care (UHC)...

PhilHealth data holds key to Philippine universal health care transformation

Philippine health authorities are moving to leverage the vast data trove from some 15 million PhilHealth claims processed in 2024 alone to drive smarter,...

PhilHealth’s YAKAP Program embraces preventive care for every Filipino

PHILIPPINE Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) is promoting preventive care through its Yaman ng Kalusugan Program (YAKAP), which aims to shift Filipinos from reactive to...

‘Lives at stake’ without standardized hospital nutrition care—UHC Watch

Advocacy group Universal Healthcare (UHC) Watch warned that patient lives are at stake in the country’s hospitals amid the lack of a standardized nutrition...

Higher alcohol taxes pushed to curb harmful drinking

A lawmaker has filed House Bill 3887 to raise excise taxes on alcoholic beverages to curb excessive drinking and generate additional revenue for the...

Healthcare Talks

Department of Economy, Planning and Development (DEPDev) Secretary Arsenio Balisacan, together with Undersecretary Rosemarie Edillon, meets with Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) president and...

PH joins international campaign to improve health financing in Asia

The Philippines is advancing its Universal Health Care (UHC) initiative by participating in an international effort to enhance health financing capabilities across Asia. Representatives from...

Lawmakers set probe on UHC

The House of Representatives Committee on Health is poised to conduct an inquiry in aid of legislation on how the Universal Health Care (UHC)...

Filipinos must trust government’s commitment to PhilHealth

For most of its post-independence existence, this country has had no national health care system. One of the principal hallmarks of an advanced and progressive...

Building Bridges: Navigating the Complex Landscape of Medicine Access and Equity in Southeast Asia

In an ideal world, the fundamental right to quality and affordable healthcare would be accessible to all, regardless of geographical location or timing. It...
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