Health - Matches

MANILA – The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) is intensifying its campaign for the early detection of breast cancer this Octo..

The Philippines may be moving up the income ladder, but one in four Filipino children remains stunted, underscoring deep inequalities that hinder the ..

The Philippines is struggling with a low population growth rate and dropping fertility rates, along with a growing "aging population," which the gover..

MANILA – In the flood-prone urban heart of Marikina City, where rising waters often wash away more than just property, a small learning center c..

Child health and nutrition shape the future of individuals, communities, and nations. In the Philippines, chronic child malnutrition continues to hind..

In this report, we characterize government health expenditures, examine the fragmented and overlapping nature of various financing streams, and propos..

The Philippines is entering a demographic juncture as slowing population growth coincides with a rising number of working-age and dependent individual..

The country’s declining total fertility rate (TFR) is largely driven by improved socio-economic conditions among Filipino women and changing pre..

MANILA, Philippines — Women pursuing their personal goals is seen as a factor behind the declining fertility rate in the Philippines, according ..

The Universal Health Care (UHC) Act of 2019 introduces comprehensive reforms to address longstanding demand and supply constraints in the Philippine h..

The Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Philippines will formally launch the book Ra..

In the Philippines, out-of-pocket or direct payments made by patients have persistently accounted for nearly half of the country’s health spendi..

Philippine health experts and officials are eyeing seamless hospital information systems, global budgets, an improved inpatient classification system,..

The next 1,000 days of a child's life (spanning from the age of two to five years) offer a crucial opportunity to build on early gains and sustain or ..

In the Philippines, children continue to face challenges in accessing healthy, sustainable, and diverse diets that provide sufficient nutrients for gr..