Strengthening Local Health Systems and Governance for Universal Health Coverage: Experiences and Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic Response in Quezon City, Philippines

• Main Authors: Escano-Arias, Esperanza Anita, Abarquez, Ramona Asuncion D.G., Cruz, Rolando V., Espeleta, Rosalie, Ong, Madeline Mae, Amit, Arianna Maever L, Pepito, Veincent Christian, Gomez, Vida, Dayrit, Manuel M
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2025
• Subjects: COVID-19 pandemic; devolution; health security; health systems strengthening; local government; pandemic preparedness; Universal Health Coverage; Health Economics; Health Policy; Medicine and Health Sciences; Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration; Public Health
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/asmph-pubs/294; https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/asmph-pubs/article/1298/viewcontent/czaf002.pdf

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the Philippines's transition toward universal health coverage. However, some local government units in the country made use of the pandemic as a catalyst to strengthen their local health system, scale-up the provision of preventive and primary care services,...