World Bank2017-06-272017-06-272011https://hdl.handle.net/10986/27397The Philippines health sector is at a critical stage in its transformation. While the country has undertaken several significant health sector reforms in the past decades, a large unfinished policy agenda remains. The achievement of the health Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), especially among poor households, is at risk and there is a newly emerging challenge of addressing non-communicable diseases MDG. The overall health spending ratio is one of the lowest in the region with out-of-pocket (OOP) spending, a measure of financial protection, at over half of all health spending, well above the average for global comparators. It is within this context, that the Philippine health sector review takes stock of health reforms implemented to date, and evaluates the impact of these reforms on health systems performance. Based on this evaluation, the review identifies the challenges and future policy directions for accelerating the transformation of the Philippines health sector for improved health outcomes, financial protection of the population and consumer satisfaction.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCIDENTSAGEDAGRICULTURAL EXTENSIONAGRICULTUREBIRTH RATECHILD HEALTH SERVICESCOMMUNICABLE DISEASESCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTCOMMUNITY PARTICIPATIONCONTRACEPTIVESCOST EFFECTIVENESSDEATH RATEDEATHSDECENTRALIZATIONDEVELOPMENT GOALSDIETDISEASE CONTROLDONOR EFFORTSECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMICSEMPLOYMENTEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESEQUIPMENTEXPENDITURESEXTENSION SERVICESFAMILIESFAMILY PLANNINGFARMSFINANCESFOOD PRICESFOOD PRODUCTIONHEALTH ADMINISTRATIONHEALTH EDUCATIONHEALTH FACILITIESHEALTH INSURANCEHEALTH MANPOWERHEALTH MANPOWER DEVELOPMENTHEALTH PROGRAMSHEALTH SECTORHEALTH SERVICESHEALTH STATUSHEALTH SYSTEMHEALTH WORKERSHIGH FERTILITYHOSPITAL BEDSHOSPITAL CAREHOSPITAL SERVICESHOSPITALSHOUSEHOLDSHOUSINGINCOMEINCOMESINFANT MORTALITYINFANT MORTALITY RATEINFANTSINSERVICE TRAININGINSURANCEIUDSLABOR FORCELABOR SUPPLYLIFE EXPECTANCYLIVING STANDARDSLOCAL GOVERNMENTSMALARIAMALNUTRITIONMEDIAMEDICAL CAREMEDICAL EDUCATIONMEDICAL SERVICESMEDICAREMORBIDITYMORTALITYMOTHERSNUTRITIONNUTRITION PROGRAMSNUTRITIONAL STATUSOUTPATIENT SERVICESOUTREACH WORKPATIENTSPHYSICIANSPOLICY RESEARCHPREVENTIVE HEALTH CAREPRIMARY CAREPRIMARY HEALTH CAREPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SECTORSPUBLIC HEALTHPUBLIC SECTORRURAL AREASSAFE WATERSERVICE DELIVERYSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL SERVICESSTERILIZATIONSUPERVISIONURBAN CENTERSWORKERSFINANCE; HEALTH; NUTRITION; POPULATIONReportWorld Bank10.1596/27397