How can PhilHealth boost utilisation of the universal coverage programme among the unserved and underserved segments of the population?
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Interviews & Viewpoints | Alexander A Padilla, President and CEO, Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth): Interview from The Report: The Philippines 2015
Articles & Analysis | The Philippines' government works to reduce the cost of medicine from The Report: The Philippines 2015
The pharmaceutical industry in the Philippines has been seeing stable growth for the past decade, and it looks set to continue. Though the market stood at $4.3bn in 2013, several recent and incoming changes could enable to sector to reach approximately $8bn by 2020. The increase is linked to the government’s intervention in price control and a...
Articles & Analysis | The Philippine health sector is set to grow through a number of public-private partnerships from The Report: The Philippines 2015
Though health care sector spending is on the rise in the Philippines, years of underinvestment have resulted in a deficit in both available facilities and services. Although improvements are being made – in 2014 the Philippine government spending on health care reached the 5% of GDP recommended by the WHO – to reach the levels of care planned...
The Philippine experiment of combining public health care spending with private sector delivery continues to evolve. As health care remains central to the public interest, there is a heavy onus on improving access and efficiency in accordance with the goal of providing universal health care coverage for all Filipinos by 2016. The year 2015 is expected to focus on consolidation, as...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Dr Maha Barakat, Director-General, Health Authority - Abu Dhabi (HAAD): Interview from The Report: Abu Dhabi 2015
Interviews & Viewpoints | Dr Matar Al Darmaki, Acting CEO, Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA): Interview from The Report: Abu Dhabi 2015
As demand for in-patient services continues to grow, to what extent is the sector’s expansion adequately addressing the need for additional services?