Kalusugan Pangkalahatan Execution Plan and Implementation Arrangements
Kalusugan Pangkalahatan Execution Plan and Implementation Framework Department of Health (Philippines) Department Order No. 2011-0188 entitled, “Kalusugan Pangkalahatan Execution Plan and Implementation Arrangements”, 3 August 2011.
How the Law Looks at the History of Health Care
This excerpt from Professional Services v. Agana (G.R. No. 126297) is telling of how Philippine Law (as symbolized by our Supreme Court which decided the case) views the history of health care: Until the mid-nineteenth century, hospitals were generally charitable institutions, providing medical services to the lowest classes of society, without regard for a patient’s [...]
Yuppie MD, with a Twist
HPDP Health Policy Fellows (HP Fellows) can either be medical doctors or not, but all the same they work under a United States Agency for International Aid (USAID)-funded project that helps the Philippines’ Department of Health come up with health policies that seek to improve healthcare in the country, in general. Think of the HPDP as a “think tank”. In my work as an HP Fellow, initially the educator, researcher, and social mobilizer roles come into play.
