Primary Health Care and Management of Noncommunicable Diseases in the Philippines

• Main Authors: Ulep, Valerie Gilbert T, Uy, Jhanna, Casas, Lyle Daryll
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2021
• Subjects: noncommunicable diseases; health systems; primary healthcare; Diseases; Health Policy; Medicine and Health Sciences; Public Health
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/hs-faculty-pubs/23; https://pids.gov.ph/publications/7494
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

As the Philippines adopts major reforms under the Universal Health Care Act and embarks on an integrated and primary healthcare-oriented system, it is critical to assess its readiness to manage noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), the leading disease burden in the country. This study assesses the readin...