Supply-Side Readiness of Primary Health Care in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
The Philippines has made remarkable progress in the last decades in improving its health outcomes. However, performance is still poor compared regionally and with similar economies. This report was developed with the aim of informing health policy...
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2019
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/111061560785917573/Towards-a-More-Equitable-and-Better-Prepared-Public-Primary-Health-Care-System http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31947 |
| Summary: | The Philippines has made remarkable
progress in the last decades in improving its health
outcomes. However, performance is still poor compared
regionally and with similar economies. This report was
developed with the aim of informing health policy during the
political transition from the Autonomous Region in Muslim
Mindanao (ARMM) to the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in
Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). This transition began with the
ratification of the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) in January
2019. This report provides an overview of the current
capacities and challenges facing the public primary health
care system as the BARMM government enters into its new
role. By providing a detailed look at the availability of
inputs needed to deliver priority services, it highlights
current strengths, and also indicates areas that need to be
strengthened if the national and subnational health goals
are to be realized. Historically, health outcomes have been
far worse in BARMM than elsewhere in the country. While
health outcomes are complex and multi-dimensional,
weaknesses in health governance have exacerbated the
geographic and socio-cultural challenges associated with
health care delivery. While the authors recognize that the
transition is likely to introduce some challenges, it is
hoped that the findings documented in this report can guide
health policy, including investments towards high-impact
priorities and in this way, help lay the foundation for
better health care, and better health for the people of BARMM. |
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