The elderly, women, rural folks and poor Filipinos are the ones who are more likely to suffer from shelling out-of-pocket health expenses since the go..

Out-of-pocket health costs are more likely higher for the elderly, women, rural and poorer Filipinos, according to a study published by the Philippine..

MANILA, PHILIPPINES — Despite a projected slow economic growth, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) receipts in the Philippines are seen to maint..

Kumusta, mga ka-PIDS! Narito ang #PIDSFactFriday ngayong linggo, ukol sa suportang ibinigay ng gobyerno para sa mga overseas Filipino worker..

The burden of healthcare costs varies across age, sex, location, and socioeconomic status, but the elderly, women, rural, and poorer Filipinos are mor..

From 2018 to 2021, the Department of Health (DOH), with assistance from United States Agency for International Development-Health Policy Plus (USAID-H..

In the Philippines, graphic health warning (GHW) labels are replaced every two years with new designs. As a result, it is critical to assess whether t..

We assess the short-term impacts of the Doctors-to-the-Barrios (DTTB), a national physician deployment program in the Philippines that augments the su..

THE GOVERNMENT must find new sources of growth following the economic scarring inflicted by the pandemic, the Philippine Institute for Development Stu..

The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) and relevant stakeholders must prioritize raising the number of accredited hospital beds in L..

Despite the decline of early pregnancies in the 15 to 19 age group, the POPCOM is now alarmed by the number of pregnancies in the 10 to 14 age group. ..

Noncommunicable diseases like cancer often require prolonged management and sometimes, hospitalization and recovery, entailing huge expenses that can ..

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, February 8) — Senator Sherwin Gatchalian eyes an inquiry on the implementation of the Comprehensive Sexualit..

AS Senate deliberations over the ratification of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) progress, lobbying for its rejection by the ag..