By: Carla Marie L. Asis, Leonila F. Dans and Carol T. Lim SUMMARY Good governance is vital in strengthening primary healthcare systems – a building block for universal health coverage. It aligns the system towards...

By Carla Marie L. Asis, Mia P. Rey SUMMARY Implementation of the Universal Health Care (UHC) Law of 2019 in the Philippines requires the adoption of interoperable electronic health records (EHRs). Understanding...

By Carla Marie L. Asis and Leonila F. Dans SUMMARY Effective health systems rely on robust health financing to achieve universal health coverage (UHC). The Philippine Primary Care Studies (PPCS) examined the...

By Carla Marie L. Asis, Leonila F. Dans SUMMARY The Philippines paradoxically faces a severe shortage of healthcare professionals while simultaneously being a major exporter of these workers. This economic reliance...