health
The spiteful fangs of Putol
November 17, 2023
Little did I know that my run-in with Putol would put me through the stresses of the Philippine health system.
Under the knife: the 2024 health budget
September 8, 2023
FEATURE
The 2024 proposed health budget reflects the Marcos Jr administration’s utter neglect of public health.
2024 health budget cuts weaken system further
September 6, 2023
President Marcos Jr said in his last SONA that the government will implement structural changes in the health system, but this doesn’t seem to manifest in the proposed 2024 budget.
WHO is committed to whom?
April 26, 2023
FEATURES
The World Health Organization is supposed to be the lead global institution for health. But it is too easily influenced by powerful HICs and big private institutions in the programs they implement. The COVID-19 vaccine profits they raked in are just the most recent example of this.
In 2021: Poorest Regions, Least Healthworkers
April 19, 2023
The country’s health worker distribution for 2021 showed none of the regions met the SDG recommended ratio of 44.5 HRH per 10k population. Furthermore, it exposed health worker disparity in poorer regions, making health care less accessible to Filipinos who may need it more.
Philippines’ Declining Healthworker Ratio
April 19, 2023
Not only did the country’s regions fail to reach the SDG index threshold ratio of Human Resources for Health (HRH) per 10,000 population; the country’s HRH ratio has also been declining since 2016.
Greater Manila ECQ/MECQ shallow without aggressive COVID response – IBON
May 5, 2021
Repeated quarantines to slow the spread of COVID-19 will be futile if it is not coupled with sufficient health and economic measures so that citizens can return to work safely, have more purchasing power, and spur economic activity.
Mass vaccination PH: Throwing away our shots (Part Two)
April 15, 2021
The Philippines is not expected to be ahead of the vaccine race being a poor, non-industrial and import-dependent country. But despite our underdevelopment, we still deserve better and more efficient government handling of our predicament.
Mass vaccination PH: Throwing away our shots (Part One)
April 15, 2021
A number of Asian countries are seeing an increase in COVID with surges particularly large in South Asia and, in Southeast Asia, the Philippines. The Duterte administration has been telling us since last year that the arrival of vaccines is its ultimate solution but, dismally, these are coming in trickles.
