More often than not, we do not fully realize the different issues in the Philippine health care system because it is masked with what we see in the developed parts of our country. The sad reality is that inequities exist and it is growing at an alarming rate, leading to poor health outcomes and affecting the poorest of our people. It's about time that we look BEYOND the statistics and listen to their stories.
HEAL the RP.
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
Although total health care spending in the country amounted to close to P200 B in 2005, more than half of this is accounted for by out-of-pocket spending which is highly regressive for the poor. When compared across income groups, the richest groups are spending more (average of P23,815) compared to the poorest (average of P1915).
from Blueprint for UHC 2010-2015 and Beyond | photo: Bryan Salazar (Flickr)
