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The Philippine Health Situation May 2017
The Philippine Health Situation May 2017
Development and
Planning Bureau
Department of Health
HEALTH POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND
PLANNING BUREAU
Overview of the Philippines
Healthcare Financing
Increasing Health Expenditure
Price in Billion
600
500
400
Price in Billion
300
200
100
0
2012 2013 2014
Out-of-pocket expenditure is HIGH
• Curative care and medical goods
accounted for most of the country’s health
expenditure
• OOP paid close to half of curative care and
most of medical goods
• The per capita health spending of the top
quintile is around seven times that of the
bottom quintile and more than twice that
for the country
On the provision of Health Care:
• Public hospitals recieved substantial
amounts of both national and local govern
subsidy but almost half of the public
hospital expenditures were still OOP
• Private hospitals recieved larger social
health insurance than public hospitals
• Pharmacies, retailers were paid almost
entirely from OOP
Overview of the Filipinos Health
Persistent Inequities in Health Outcomes
Every year, around 2000 A Filipino child born to the Three out of 10
mothers die due to poorest family is 3 times children are stunted.
pregnancy-related more likely to not reach his
complications. 5th birthday, compared to one
born to the richest family.
Restrictive and Impoverishing Healthcare Costs
Tiisin ko na
lang ito..
Every year, 1.5 million Filipinos forego or delay care Php 4,000/month
families are pushed to due to prohibitive and healthcare expenses
poverty due to health care unpredictable user fees or co- considered catastrophic
expenditures payments for single income
families
Poor quality and undignified care synonymous
with public clinics and hospitals