SAS 3: HEALTH REFORMS

Health Reforms

Refer to changes, improvements, or overhauls made to a country’s healthcare system.

Health Reforms

These reforms often involve policy adjustments, organizational restructuring, and financial modifications aimed at delivering better health outcomes while managing costs and ensuring equitable access to care.

Health Service Delivery

Focuses on how health services are provided to the people—from hospitals and clinics to health centers and barangay health workers.

Health Regulation

Refers to the rules, standards, and policies that govern healthcare services and products.

Health Financing

Addresses how healthcare is paid for—both by the government and individuals.

1979: Adoption of Primary Health Care Strategy (LOI 949)

Promoted participatory management of the local health care system.

1982: Reorganization of DOH (EO 851)

Integrated the components of health care delivery into its fields operations.

1988: The Generics Act (RA 6675)

Ushered the writing of prescriptions using the generic name of the drug.

1991: Local Government Code (RA 7160)

Transferred the responsibility of providing health service to local government units.

1995: National Health Insurance Act (RA 7875)

Instituted a national health insurance mechanism for financial protection with priority given to the poor.

1996: Health Sector Reform Agenda

Ordered the major organizational restructuring of the DOH to improve the way health care is delivered, regulated and financed.

2005: FOURmula One (F1) for Health

Adopted an operational framework to undertake reforms with speed, precision, and effective coordination and to improve the Philippine health system.

2008: Universally Accessible Cheaper and Quality Medicines Act (RA 9502)

Promoted and ensured access to affordable quality drugs and medicines for all.

2010: Kalusugang Pangkalahatan or Universal Health Care (AO 2010 – 0036)

Provided universal health coverage and access to quality health care for all Filipinos.

Department of Health

The lead agency for Philippine health care.

E.O. No. 119, Sec. 3

What mandate of the Department of Health that lists all their responsibilities.

The Philippine Health Agenda 2016-2022 (DOH Administrative Order 2016 0038)

This agenda adopts the slogan "All for Health Towards Health for All" as the rallying point for vision of a Healthy Philippines by 2020.

The Philippine Development Plan 2017-2022

This is the first of the four key medium-term plans to translate the vision of a matatag maginhawa, at panatag na buhay for the Filipinos and the country.

NEDA AmBisyon Natin 2010

A product of the Philippine Development Plan 2017-2022, this collective long-term plan envisions better life for the Filipinos and the country in the next 25 years by formulating policies and implementing programs and projects to attain this AmBisyon.

NEDA AmBisyon Natin 2010

This plan focuses on four areas: building a prosperous, predominantly middle-class society where no one is poor; promoting a long and healthy life; becoming smarter and more innovative; and building a high-trust society.

Sustainable Development Goals 2030

Also known as the 2030 Agenda, this compilation of 17 global development goals targets to end poverty, fight inequality and injustice, and confront issues involving climate change.

The Philippine Health Agenda 2016-2022 (DOH Administrative Order 2016 0038)

It expanded the scope of the Universal Health Care (ta directions, particularly through a whole of-government approach.