Role of CSO to Improve Health Systems in the Philippines

Yolanda C. Vicente

Republic of the PhilippinesArchipelago with 7,107 islandsLand Area: 300,000 square kilometresCoastal Area: 36,289 kilometres(12,000 seashell species & 488 of 500 known corals found in the Philippines)

Population: 92 million (2008) with 11 million OFWs worldwideLanguage: Filipino & EnglishEthnic Groups: Indo-Malay, ChinesePredominantly Roman CatholicsAdministrative Subdivisions: 16 regions, 82 provinces, and 135 cities, 1,493 municipalities

GDP (2010): $188.7million Annual GDP rate (2010): 7.3%GDP per capita (2010) $2,007

Archipelago with 7,107 islandsLand Area: 300,000 square kilometresCoastal Area: 36,289 kilometres(12,000 seashell species & 488 of 500 known corals found in the Philippines)

Population: 92 million (2008) with 11 million OFWs worldwideLanguage: Filipino & EnglishEthnic Groups: Indo-Malay, ChinesePredominantly Roman CatholicsAdministrative Subdivisions: 16 regions, 82 provinces, and 135 cities, 1,493 municipalities

GDP (2010): $188.7million Annual GDP rate (2010): 7.3%GDP per capita (2010) $2,007

Republic of the PhilippinesArchipelago with 7,107 islandsLand Area: 300,000 square kilometresCoastal Area: 36,289 kilometres(12,000 seashell species & 488 of 500 known corals found in the Philippines)

Population: 92 million (2008) with 11 million OFWs worldwideLanguage: Filipino & EnglishEthnic Groups: Indo-Malay, ChinesePredominantly Roman CatholicsAdministrative Subdivisions: 16 regions, 80 provinces, and 122 cities

GDP (2010): $188.7million Annual GDP rate (2010): 7.3%GDP per capita (2010) $2,007

Archipelago with 7,107 islandsLand Area: 300,000 square kilometresCoastal Area: 36,289 kilometres(12,000 seashell species & 488 of 500 known corals found in the Philippines)

Population: 92 million (2008) with 11 million OFWs worldwideLanguage: Filipino & EnglishEthnic Groups: Indo-Malay, ChinesePredominantly Roman CatholicsAdministrative Subdivisions: 16 regions, 80 provinces, and 122 cities

GDP (2010): $188.7million Annual GDP rate (2010): 7.3%GDP per capita (2010) $2,007

Philippine Health Service Delivery

• Provided by both national and local governments

• Create fragmented health system due to lack of coordination and procedures

• Duplication and/or sometimes medicine stock outs

Systems Approach to Monitoring

Diagnostic Results yielded

Improvement Plans

Development of Tools

Based from results of diagnostics and needs of stakeholders to improve transparency and efficiency in Selection, Procurement and Distribution

Simple operational tools harmonized with national Selection & Procurement Laws, Distribution procedures for alignment

Developed Minimum Standards and Criteria to evaluate improved performance in three functions

Launch the LGU Good Governance Awards

Monitor through the Minimum

Standards & Criteria

Intended Results...

Improved Systems

• Promote incentive & merit awards system in health

• Simple tool to monitor performance, transparency & progress

• Improve efficiency in Selection, Procurement & Distribution

Motivated Health Workers

Better Service Delivery

• Institutional reforms underway• Simple guides that are easy to

operationalize• Increase transparency &

accountability

• Health services & medicines reach intended beneficiaries

• Happy, healthy constituents