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SDG 1, 2, and 3

A Research Paper Presented to

Miss Jean Maligaya
Management and Organization Department
De La Salle University

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for

COBCSRG K33
1st Trimester, AY 2019 - 2020

CAI, Mariela
CHUA, Jenny C.
MASONGSONG, Chaunne-Ira Ezzlerain D.
ONG, Kathryn Bianca A.
SO, Bea M.
QUI, VICTORY
VIDEZ, Jannelle Mica D.

November 14, 2019

 INTRODUCTION

The United Nations Member States adopted the Sustainable Development Goals or also
known as SDG, in 2015 as a new global plan of action entitled “Transforming Our World: The
2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (PSA, n.d).” The plan was expected to be fulfilled by
the end of 2030; wherein there are a total of 17 goals and 169 targets available for the duration.
These goals and targets stimulate people-centered and planet-sensitive change (PSA, n.d). To
monitor the progress of the SDGs per country, the UN Statistical Commission established an
Inter-Agency and Expert Group on SDG Indicators (IAEG-SDG), which consists of 232 unique
indicators to determine if the country reaches the said goal and target (PSA, n.d).
In the Philippines, the Philippines Statistics Authority (PSA) Board issued the PSA
Resolution No. 04 Series of 2016, Enjoining Government Agencies to Provide Data Support to
the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). These allow various government agencies to
provide essential data that will help in determining if the indicators are met. In 2019, we are
almost ten years near the expected completion of the SDG. However, with the current situation,
is the SDG attainable? Moreso, in the Philippines, is the SDG being fulfilled and targets being
reached one by one? Lastly, what is the situation of the first three SDG – Poverty, zero hunger,
and health and well-being targets in the Philippines this 2019?
 SDG #1: NO POVERTY

What is No Poverty?
There are people across the globe who live in poverty and it applies to the Philippines as
well. The goal of No Poverty is to eradicate all forms and dimensions of poverty in humanity by
2030. This SDG targets people who live in communities that are under vulnerable situations by
increasing the access to basic resources and services while also supporting communities that are
affected by conflict and natural disasters.

Facts and Figures (Global)

Video Presentation: SDG #1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDpIAcT3mqU
https://youtu.be/_JOiXFC26Vk

What causes it?

There are a number of reasons that causes poverty but some of the root causes include:
● Unemployment
● Social exclusion
● High vulnerability of certain populations to disasters, diseases and other
phenomena which prevent them from being productive
● Unmanaged population growth
Why is SDG #1 important?
In the Philippines as of 2018, about more than 23 million Filipinos live below the
national poverty line, struggling to make ends meet. Ending poverty would lead to many benefits
such as economic growth, new findings in research and development, improve living conditions
and among other things.

Targets of SDG #1
1.1 By 2030, reduce at least by half the proportion of men, women and children of all ages
living in poverty in all its dimensions according to national definitions

1.2 Implement nationally appropriate social protection systems and measures for all,
including floors, and by 2030 achieve substantial coverage of the poor and the
vulnerable

1.3 By 2030, ensure that all men and women, in particular, the poor and the vulnerable,
have equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to basic services, ownership
and control over land and other forms of property, inheritance, natural resources,
appropriate new technology and financial services, including microfinance

1.4 By 2030, build the resilience of the poor and those in vulnerable situations and reduce
their exposure and vulnerability to climate-related extreme events and other economic,
social and environmental shocks and disasters

1.5 Ensure significant mobilization of resources from a variety of sources, including

through enhanced development cooperation, in order to provide adequate and
predictable means for developing countries, in particular least developed countries, to
implement programmes and policies to end poverty in all its dimensions

1.6 Create sound policy frameworks at the national, regional and international levels, based
on pro-poor and gender-sensitive development strategies, to support accelerated
investment in poverty eradication actions

Organizations and/or programs in the Philippines combating poverty

1. Zero Extreme Poverty Philippines (ZEP PH 2030)

- A collective movement that aims to reduce extreme poverty among Filipinos by the year
2030. The movement is dedicated to working for a goal “Philippines where every Filipino
enjoys the necessary goods that define and sustain human dignity, life, security, and
engaged citizenship.“
2. National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC)
- NAPC coordinates with poverty reduction programs and ensures that the marginalized
sectors participate in government-decision making processes.

3. Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program

- The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) is a nationwide program of the national
government that provides conditional cash grants under the Department of Social Welfare
and Development (DSWD) to the poorest of the poor, to improve the health, nutrition,
and the education of children aged 0-18.

What is the situation of the Philippines in terms of No Poverty? (Progress)

Amid easing inflation and rising incomes, the World Bank expects poverty rate in the
Philippines to fall below 20 percent starting next year. In its Macro Poverty Outlook for East
Asia and the Pacific report, the World Bank projected poverty incidence in the Philippines at
20.8 percent by the end of 2019, down from 26 percent in 2015, the latest comparable full-year
date from the Philippine government. Citing the latest data from the Philippine Statistics
Authority (PSA), the poverty incidence rate slid to 21 percent in the first half of 2018 from 27.6
percent during the same period of 2015 “as real wages continue to rise, and employment
continues to expand towards non-agriculture wage employment.” The latest poverty incidence
figure is equivalent to 23.1 million poor Filipinos, down from 28.8 million below the poverty
threshold three years ago.
Moving forward, the World Bank said that fostering high-quality job creation and
boosting human capital investment would enhance the impact of economic growth on poverty
reduction and shared prosperity. The World Bank stated that to increase the growth impact on
poverty and inequality, targeted investments and supportive business regulations are needed in
industries and sectors that generate high-quality jobs. Furthermore, human capital investments in
education and health must be fortified, including training and skills development, which will be
needed for workers to stay competitive in a fast-changing global work environment.
# Target Philippines’ Situation

1.1 By 2030, reduce at least by half the proportion Programs have aided in reducing the
of men, women and children of all ages living poverty incidence from 27.6% from
in poverty in all its dimensions according to 2015 to 21% in 2018.
national definitions

1.2 Implement nationally appropriate social N/A

protection systems and measures for all,
including floors, and by 2030 achieve
substantial coverage of the poor and the
vulnerable

1.3 By 2030, ensure that all men and women, in Republic Acts or Laws supporting
particular the poor and the vulnerable, have gender equality such as expanded
equal rights to economic resources, as well as maternity leave law.
access to basic services, ownership and control
over land and other forms of property,
inheritance, natural resources, appropriate new
technology and financial services, including
microfinance

1.4 By 2030, build the resilience of the poor and Creation of Social Protection Systems
those in vulnerable situations and reduce their designed to help poor households
exposure and vulnerability to climate-related manage risk and shocks.
extreme events and other economic, social and
environmental shocks and disasters

1.5 Ensure significant mobilization of resources N/A

from a variety of sources, including through
enhanced development cooperation, in order to
provide adequate and predictable means for
developing countries, in particular least
developed countries, to implement programmes
and policies to end poverty in all its dimensions

1.6 Create sound policy frameworks at the The national government has
national, regional and international levels, implemented pro-poor policies since
based on pro-poor and gender-sensitive 2017, namely the AmBisyon 2040
development strategies, to support accelerated policy.
investment in poverty eradication actions
 SDG #2: ZERO HUNGER

What is Zero Hunger?

The second sustainable development goal focuses primarily on the eradication of extreme
hunger and malnutrition. Zero Hunger aims to allow people, especially the youth, to have
continual access to sufficient nutritious food, in order to satisfy their individual needs for
nourishment (​United Nations Development Programme, 2019).

Facts and Figures (Global)

Why is SDG #2 important?

Studies have shown that as of the year 2014, there were more than 795 million cases of
severe malnourishment brought by various environmental phenomena such as degradation,
drought and loss of biodiversity, hindering development in many countries. Resolving extreme
hunger and malnutrition will require various sustainable agricultural practices not limited to
providing more support to small scale farmers by giving them access to land, technology, and
markets (​United Nations Development Programme, 2019).

Targets of SDG #2
2.1 By 2030, end hunger and ensure access by all people, in particular the poor and people
in vulnerable situations, including infants, to safe, nutritious and sufficient food all year
round

2.2 By 2030, end all forms of malnutrition, including achieving, by 2025, the
internationally agreed targets on stunting and wasting in children under 5 years of age,
and address the nutritional needs of adolescent girls, pregnant and lactating women and
older persons
2.3 By 2030, double the agricultural productivity and incomes of small-scale food
producers, in particular women, indigenous peoples, family farmers, pastoralists and
fishers, including through secure and equal access to land, other productive resources
and inputs, knowledge, financial services, markets and opportunities for value addition
and non-farm employment

2.4 By 2030, ensure sustainable food production systems and implement resilient
agricultural practices that increase productivity and production, that help maintain
ecosystems, that strengthen capacity for adaptation to climate change, extreme weather,
drought, flooding and other disasters and that progressively improve land and soil
quality

2.5 By 2020, maintain the genetic diversity of seeds, cultivated plants and farmed and
domesticated animals and their related wild species, including through soundly
managed and diversified seed and plant banks at the national, regional and international
levels, and promote access to and fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the
utilization of genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge, as internationally
agreed

2.6 Increase investment, including through enhanced international cooperation, in rural

infrastructure, agricultural research and extension services, technology development
and plant and livestock gene banks in order to enhance agricultural productive capacity
in developing countries, in particular, least developed countries

2.7 Correct and prevent trade restrictions and distortions in world agricultural markets,
including through the parallel elimination of all forms of agricultural export subsidies
and all export measures with equivalent effect, in accordance with the mandate of the
Doha Development Round

2.8 Adopt measures to ensure the proper functioning of food commodity markets and their
derivatives and facilitate timely access to market information, including on food
reserves, in order to help limit extreme food price volatility.

Video Presentation: SDG #2

https://youtu.be/QGOrpG8yJN8

https://youtu.be/uQzwpRNTRF4

Organizations and/or programs in the Philippines responding to zero hunger

1. Food Safety Act of 2013 or Republic Act (RA) No. 10611

● The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Department of Health (DOH) jointly
adots and promulgates this as an act to strengthen the food safety regulatory
 system in the country to protect consumer health and facilitate market access of
local food and food products.
2. Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition (PPAN) 2017-2022
● Under the Duterte Administration, this is the National Nutrition Council's current
proposed strategy to address the festering problem of malnutrition.

3. Zero Hunger Bill or House Bill 3795 Right to Adequate Food Framework Act of
2014.
● Akbayan Representatives Barry Gutierrez and Walden Bello, together with
Dinagat Representative Kaka Bag-ao and Quezon City District 6 Representative
Kit Belmonte got together to do this initiative. They filled the house bill that seeks
to establish a comprehensive framework to ensure the right of every Filipino to
access adequate food at all times in 10 years (Romulo, 2014).

What is the situation of the Philippines in terms of Zero Hunger?

In the Food and Nutrition Research Institute’s 2015 Food Security Survey, research shows
that 21.9% of Filipino households were “severely food insecure" (Garcia, 2018). Moreover,
According to the 2015 FNRI Food Security Survey, “households involved in agricultural,
forestry, and fisheries were the least food secure”. Other than that, the good news is that the
Philippines' ranking rose in the latest 2018 Global Food Security Index (GFSI), placing 70th
from 79th in 2018. Even though the country remains in the lower half of the index, among 113
countries assessed, the Philippines got a score of 51.5 out of 100 from 47.3 last year (Guzman,
2018). A score of 100 points is the most ideal food security in the country.
The country's state with regards to the zero hunger goal, specifically lies in malnutrition.
PPAN has flagged particularly micronutrient deficiency, food insecurity, growing rates of adult
obesity, and malnutrition among poor infants and young children. Part of the last issue is the low
rate of exclusive breastfeeding in the first 6 months of a child’s life.
 SDG #3: GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING

What is Good Health and Well-being?

Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages. Ensuring healthy lives and
promoting the well-being of all ages is essential to sustainable development. Good health starts
with nutrition. Without regular and nutritious food, humans cannot live, learn, fend off
diseases or lead productive lives.

Facts and Figures (Global)

400 million
At least 400 million people have no basic healthcare, and 40 percent lack social protection.

1.6 billion
More than 1.6 billion people live in fragile settings where protracted crises, combined with a
weak national capacity to deliver basic health services, present a significant challenge to global
health.

15 million
By the end of 2017, 21.7 million people living with HIV were receiving antiretroviral therapy.
Yet more than 15 million people are still waiting for treatment.

2 seconds
Every 2 seconds someone aged 30 to 70 years dies prematurely from noncommunicable diseases
- cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory disease, diabetes or cancer.

7 million
7 million people die every year from exposure to fine particles in polluted air.

1 in 3
More than one of every three women have experienced either physical or sexual violence at
some point in their life resulting in both short- and long-term consequences for their physical,
mental, and sexual and reproductive health.
Video Presentation: SDG #3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_jjX-i45hU
Why is SDG #3 important?

1. Good health is essential to sustainable development. The 2030 Agenda reflects the
complexity and interconnectedness of the two, which would be shown in ​Targets of
SDG#3​ section.

As of 2018, The World Happiness Report identified the countries with the highest
levels of happiness, which are: 1) Finland , 2) Norway, 3) Denmark, 4) Iceland, and 5)
Switzerland. It was mentioned that “as the science of happiness advance,” the factors
that improve quality of life also evolve. Thus, they included ​well-being ​to be put first. It
was stated that countries that have institutions that support greater well-being are more
resilient to social economic crises​ (Helliwell, Layard, &Sachs, 2018).

2. Thus, by not caring for Good Health and Well-being, it would result to​:
a. widening economic and social inequalities,
b. rapid urbanization,
c. threats to the climate and the environment,
d. the continuing burden of HIV and other infectious diseases, and emerging
challenges such as noncommunicable diseases.

As of 2018, the Philippines ranked 71st in The World Happiness Report out of 156
countries, which is almost in the median. The factor that contributes mostly to the happiness is
social support, which asks the question: ​If you were in trouble, do you have relatives or friends
​ owever, the factor that least
you can count on to help you whenever you need them, or not? H
contributes is the freedom of making life choices, which asks the question: ​Are you satisfied or
dissatisfied with your freedom to choose what you do with your life? ​(Helliwell, Layard, &Sachs,
2018).
 With this, it could be concluded that most Filipinos have social support systems but most
of them do not think they choose what to do with their life, which could be associated with their
mental and emotional well-being. Good mental, physical, and emotional well-being are also part
of The World Happiness Report (Helliwell, Layard, &Sachs, 2018).
Targets of SDG #3
3.1 By 2030, reduce the global maternal mortality ratio to less than 70 per 100,000 live
births

3.2 By 2030, end preventable deaths of newborns and children under 5 years of age, with
all countries aiming to reduce neonatal mortality to at least as low as 12 per 1,000 live
births and under-5 mortality to at least as low as 25 per 1,000 live births

3.3 By 2030, end the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical
diseases and combat hepatitis, water-borne diseases and other communicable diseases

3.4 By 2030, reduce by one third premature mortality from non-communicable diseases
through prevention and treatment and promote mental health and well-being

3.5 Strengthen the prevention and treatment of substance abuse, including narcotic drug
abuse and harmful use of alcohol

3.6 By 2020, halve the number of global deaths and injuries from road traffic accidents

3.7 By 2030, ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health-care services,
including family planning, information and education, and the integration of
reproductive health into national strategies and programmes

3.8 Achieve universal health coverage, including financial risk protection, access to quality
essential health-care services and access to safe, effective, quality and affordable
essential medicines and vaccines for all

3.9 By 2030, substantially reduce the number of deaths and illnesses from hazardous
chemicals and air, water, and soil pollution and contamination

3.10 Strengthen the implementation of the World Health Organization Framework

Convention on Tobacco Control in all countries, as appropriate.
What is the situation in the Philippines in terms of Good health and Well-being?

Part of the SDG takes into consideration the four (4) results mentioned in the ​Why is SDG
#3 important? s​ ection above and others. These might not be seen as a direct correlation with the
health of the human being, but these changes actually affect their quality of life, as well as the
country’s economic development.

Economic and Social Inequalities

Good health and well-being contributes to economic and social inequalities. As
mentioned earlier in ​Why is SDG #3 important? s​ ection, those countries that have support for
well-being are more resilient to economic and social crises. Examples of these are shown below
from 2009-2011. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority (2013), the total number of
government hospitals (732) are lesser than the total number of private hospitals (1,087) in the
Philippines in 2010-2011.
 With this, we could see that there are more private hospitals than government hospitals
(public). Private hospitals prioritize those who can afford and who are willing to pay extra for
each level of treatment (Formosapost, 2016). which means that those who are impoverished in
the Philippines have lesser options for “free healthcare.” However, those who are in poverty will
also cost time, effort, and energy because of the long queues in the Philippines.
 The figures above also show that the least place to have government hospitals is at the
ARMM (​Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao) ​region (Department of Health, 2010).
According to Philippine Statistics Authority (2018), 50% of the people in ARMM have any form
of PhilHealth insurance. Majority are impoversihed who got their insurance from ​National
Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR).
Good health is compromised when individuals in poverty are not given opportunities for
proper healthcare. ​Republic Act No. 8425 of 1997, which spelled out the Philippine
Government’s Social Reform Agenda (SRA), states that poverty takes many forms of
deprivation of basic needs, including deprivation in health, food and nutrition, water, shelter and
decent housing, education, among others. Food threshold is the minimum income required to
meet basic food needs and satisfy, the nutritional requirements set by the Food and Nutrition
Research Institute (FNRI) to ensure that one remains ​economically and ​socially productive
(Philippine Statistics Authority, 2018).

HIV/AIDS

The cases of HIV, which causes AIDS, are increasing in the Philippines as of 2018. ​From
just 117 cases a decade ago, the total number of HIV cases ​as of November 2017 is 49,733​, an
overwhelming majority of which – 41,369, or 83 percent – were from 2012 to 2017 (Crisostomo,
2018). ​According to the figure below, males have more cases of HIV than females in 2012.
Though, they could easily hide it unlike women. With good health and well-being not being met,
women are deprived of information and healthcare and well-being due to their needs such as
Maternal Health​. Since women are the ones who get pregnant, they are the ones burdened by
unplanned family planning or unprotected sex. HIV/AIDS could also be connected here towards
everyone because of the stigma (Philippine Statistics Authority, 2018).
Threats to Climate and Environment
In the Philippines, 15.1 million adults were currently smoke manufactured cigarettes,
with men at 38.9% and women at 4.2% (Philippine Statistics Authority, 2015). Smoking leads to
23% of deaths in the Philippines (Zoleta, 2018), and kills 10 Filipinos every hour (Tubeza,
2011), which means that smoking does not contribute to good health and well-being. This also
affects the environment because ​cigarette smoke contains carbon dioxide, methane, and other
toxic chemicals that contribute to air pollution and climate change. With this, the smoking ban
was implemented in the Philippines ​(Zoleta, 2018)​.

Rapid urbanization
Urbanization is defined as the ​“quality or state of being urbanized.” In the Philippines,
the level of urbanization of the people residing in urban areas reaches about 51.2% (PSA, n.d).
This implies that ​a total of 51.73 million persons resided in barangays classified as urban. These
barangays are mostly populated by impoverished people. ​Urbanization affects human lives in
many manners. The rapid growth of urbanization affects the well-being of people in a cause and
effect manner. With the intensive urban growth, it may lead to poverty as the local government
cannot provide enough services to the people (National Geographics, n.d). ​Hence, the growth of
urban areas does not equal to the growth of these people from poverty. In fact, these may even
force them deeper into poverty as lesser funds are allocated towards their needs.
With the rapid growth of urbanization, these brought along the increase in traffic
congestion. ​Road traffic accidents are one of the leading causes of death by accident thus,
becoming one of the principal public health problems. Every year, approximately over a million
people die and 50 million are injured worldwide due to road accidents (Maciel et al., 2012). The
severity of traffic congestion and air pollution causes a domino effect on health as well.
According to a study conducted by the World Health Organization (2016), 45.3 out of 100,000
Filipinos die from air pollution.
Health Care System: Health-related issues
On many other similar health-related cases in the Philippines, one of the most known
epidemics is dengue which affects adults and children alike. Just the year 2019, the Philippines
has experienced a dengue outbreak. In just the first 20 weeks of 2019, there has been more than
77,000 suspected cases of dengue and 300 deaths were reported (​OCHA, 2019​). The number
stated is said to be double the number during the same period last year. The dengue epidemic
was connected to the water shortage which became a breeding ground for mosquitoes. As people
use pails, buckets, and other containers to store water, this undoubtedly allowed mosquitoes to
breed and contaminate the water (Retona, 2019). Thus, this is bringing the habitat of the
mosquitos to the home of the Filipino families. As DOH declared the dengue epidemic nationally
on August 5, this encourages local government to take preventive actions and avoid the disease
from spreading to their localities. However, not all agencies and LGUs obliged to the
recommendation of the DOH (Retona, 2019). Just the fact that some local government units and
health offices of the LGU refused to obey the suggestion of DOH to provide a preventive
measure for the wellbeing of the local community shows how low they prioritize the citizens of
their locality.
Organizations in the Philippines focusing on Health and Well-being
There are various organizations in the Philippines that tackle the health and well-being of
Filipinos. Some of these organizations include:
● National Institute of Health (NIH) - University of the Philippines
○ It is the national health research center of the Philippines that is responsible for
biomedical and public health research (NIH, n.d).
● World Health Organization (WHO) PH
○ Investment in noncommunicable disease prevention and control will save lives
and contribute to the Philippines saving up to 4.8% of annual GDP (WHO, n.d).
● Health Futures Foundation, Inc. (HFI)
○ A non-stock, non-profit, non-government organization involved in the
management of health and social development programs in marginalized
communities in the Philippines (HFI, n.d).

Progress of the Philippines

The progress of the Philippines in terms of the third SDG revolves around the
implementation of universal health care systems, increasing health tourism, and many others.
Shown in the figures below that the professional licenses and different health institutions have
been increasing. These variety of health institutions based on services and protection could be a
step towards economic and sustainable development.

Video Presentation: Universal Health care system in PH

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocLQVBjFy58

Universal Health Care Coverage in the Philippines

The Philippine government makes progress in developing a universal health care system
that will ensure the accessibility of medical procedures for every Filipino. The congress in the
Philippines passed into the law the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) program that aims to
provide comprehensive health care and insurance for all Filipinos in September 2017 ​(The
Manila Times, 2017)​. It is expected that the UHC will provide Filipino citizens with all health
services including disease prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation ​(The Manila Times, 2017)​.
To do this, they are given the privilege to reimburse their health care expenses in PhilHealth.
During the 20th of February 2019, the UHC is officially signed by President Rodrigo
Duterte which automatically enrolls all Filipino citizens in the National Health Insurance
Program and prescribes complementary reforms in the health system (WHO, 2019). Albeit
signed, the implementation if it is still a long way to be completed as there are various steps that
need to be addressed before the UHC can serve the Filipino citizens. For instance, there is a lack
of facilities near impoverished areas where people can present their PhilHealth card, lack of
medical professionals, the neglect of creating preventive medicine, lack of funds, and even
expensive drugs (WHO, 2019). There are various things that the Philippines lack that may not
allow the implementation of UHC to be smooth as even if implemented, it will be nothing but
nominal. The UHC act aims to allow Filipinos to receive the medical help they need when they
needed without suffering the financial cost but if the system it is built in is lacking, the UHC will
not be able to fully realize its purpose.
Additionally, DOH developed t​he Health Facility Enhancement Program (HFEP) that
provides funds to improve facilities for trauma and other emergencies (The Manila Times, 2017).
The program aims to upgrade 20 percent of DoH-retained hospitals, 46 percent of provincial
hospitals, 46 percent of district hospitals, and 51 percent of rural health units (The Manila Times,
2017) to accommodate the number of patients that will be under the UHC program.

Philippine Medical Tourism Program

Health tourism is a program by the DOH to make the Philippines the ​global leader in
“providing quality health care for all through universal health care (The Manila Times, 2017) .”
This will allow the improvement of the Philippines’ facilities in both the public and private
sectors to make the Philippines the choice for health care.
Health Care System Comparison: Philippines VS. Thailand VS. Hongkong
HEALTH CARE SYSTEM COMPARISION

PHILIPPINES THAILAND HONG KONG

● The health care system in ● Considered to have an ● Hong Kong is crowned

the Philippines is excellent health care system as the most efficient
considered good and ● Can find at least one private healthcare system in the
affordable in MANILA but hospitals in most major world, according to the
outside the city, deems to provinces in the country Bloomberg Health-Care
be a different story. ● one of Asia’s leading medical Efficiency Index.
● The U.S. embassy in tourism destinations ● Apart from issues related
Manila notes that ​“hospitals ● English-speaking to air pollution, the
in and around Manila often practitioners and quality region presents few
offer high-quality medical health care can be found both health hazards.
care. Many hospitals inside and outside of ● Pharmacies are abundant
outside major urban areas Bangkok. and emergency services
may offer only basic have fast response times.
medical care in ● Both private and public
rudimentary conditions. It healthcare is excellent
is wise to evaluate the and easily accessible.
standards of medical care ● Residents of Hong Kong
at a hospital before enjoy heavily subsidized
contemplating a medical care at public facilities,
procedure. (Folger, 2019)” while those with the
appropriate insurance
often opt for the greater
convenience of private
care.

Source: (Allianz Care, n.d)

Video Presentation: Universal Health care system in PH

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlO9Z9YF3yM

CONCLUSION: Checklist
# Target Philippines’ Situation

3.1 By 2030, reduce the global maternal mortality ratio HFEP Program of DOH
to less than 70 per 100,000 live births
3.2 By 2030, end preventable deaths of newborns and Family planning and sex education
children under 5 years of age, with all countries
aiming to reduce neonatal mortality to at least as
low as 12 per 1,000 live births and under-5
mortality to at least as low as 25 per 1,000 live
births

3.3 By 2030, end the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, As of 2018, cases of HIV/AIDS are
malaria and neglected tropical diseases and combat increasing but education about them is
hepatitis, water-borne diseases and other also increasing
communicable diseases
Other communicable diseases are coming
back like Dengue is coming back

3.4 By 2030, reduce by one third premature mortality Funding facilities with rehabilitation
from non-communicable diseases through centers
prevention and treatment and promote mental health
and well-being

3.5 Strengthen the prevention and treatment of Funding facilities with rehabilitation
substance abuse, including narcotic drug abuse and centers
harmful use of alcohol

3.6 By 2020, halve the number of global deaths and With rapid urbanization, traffic accidents
injuries from road traffic accidents continue to rise due to congestion.

3.7 By 2030, ensure universal access to sexual and More Filipinos are diagnosed with HIV
reproductive health-care services, including family every year
planning, information and education, and the
integration of reproductive health into national
strategies and programmes

3.8 Achieve universal health coverage, including UHC is signed but there are
financial risk protection, access to quality essential implementation problems.
health-care services and access to safe, effective,
quality and affordable essential medicines and
vaccines for all

3.9 By 2030, substantially reduce the number of deaths Dengue-bearing mosquito continues to be
and illnesses from hazardous chemicals and air, an epidemic due to water shortage
water, and soil pollution and contamination

3.a Strengthen the implementation of the World Health Smoking Bans

Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco
Control in all countries, as appropriate.
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