Protection - Matches

Financial protection of patients is considered a key component of health systems, and has been a consistent policy goal of the Department of Health. O..

To improve PhilHealth`s benefits framework, enhance hospital services, and achieve one of the Universal Health Care`s thrusts, greater financial prote..

The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), in cooperation with state think tank Philippine Institute for De..

This issue of the Development Research News (DRN) covers the highlights of the 14th Global Development Conference in Manila organized by Global Develo..

About 400 researchers from all over the world are expected to converge in Manila on 19-21 June 2013, to attend the 14th Annual Global Development Netw..

Fires are the most costly preventable emergency in the Philippines but are relatively unstudied. A 2012 study done by the Department of Health - Healt..

This paper reviews the current state of and challenges facing social protection in the Philippines. It describes the social protection institutions an..

The abundance of street children in major cities in the country does not sit well with the country’s commitment to the Millennium Development Goals ..

Child protection pertains to “preventing and responding to violence, exploitation, and abuse against children.” More specifically, it encompasses ..

The recent trade and productivity literature shows that trade liberalization can lead to productivity gains through increased competition and exit of ..

Health care service in the country is designed to be delivered under a referral network. Traditionally, an ordinary citizen would go to a clinic or ba..

In a country where poverty is prevalent, a significant number of children are likely to be illiterate, malnourished, and prone to abuse and physical v..

The 2008 global economic and financial crisis spawned a synchronized recession among industrialized countries leading to a contraction in world trade...

When poor households face catastrophic events, they do not have any means for risk protection. Access to formal risk protection schemes such as insura..

Low-income households find it hard to cope with the risks brought about by an illness or injury, death of a family member, man-made calamities, and na..