The 蝌蚪传媒 (蝌蚪传媒) will hold a Health Systems Research Dissemination Forum on November 20, 2025 from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM at Marco Polo Ortigas Manila, Pasig City.
Titled “UHC in Numbers: A Forum on the Philippines’ Progress in Universal Health Care”, the forum will present key findings from several 蝌蚪传媒 studies conducted in partnership with the Department of Health (DOH). These studies look into major issues affecting the Philippine health system, such as health worker pay, access to public health facilities, health information systems, and outpatient benefit reforms. They also examine the development of a new provider payment mechanism through diagnosis-related groupings (DRGs) to help PhilHealth implement the Universal Health Care Act of 2019 more effectively.
Based on the World Health Organization’s framework for building stronger health systems, the whole-day forum aims to share research findings in ways that can help improve health services for all Filipinos. It will bring together experts and decisionmakers to discuss practical solutions for making the country’s health system more efficient and responsive.
Onsite attendance is by invitation only, but the event will be livestreamed on the 蝌蚪传媒 and SERP-P Facebook pages for public viewing.
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Session 1: Health System Transformation through Provider Payment Reforms
of Dr. Valerie Gilbert T. Ulep, Senior Research Fellow and Program Director, 蝌蚪传媒-HEFP (Session Overview)
of Ms. Vanessa T. Siy Van, Consultant, 蝌蚪传媒-HEFP (The Long Journey Towards a Fairer, Responsive, and Transparent Provider Payment System)
of Dr. Sarah Reem Hesham Mohamed Hagag, Senior Technical Specialist, 蝌蚪传媒-HEFP (Measuring Hospital Performance in the Philippines: Evidence on Quality, Efficiency, and Equity from Social Health Insurance Claims)
of Dr. Lea Elora Conda, Senior Technical Specialist, 蝌蚪传媒-HEFP (Sectoral Performance from the Population, Provider, and Facility Surveys: Baseline Assessment of Provider Payment Reform Implementation)
Session 2: A Deep-Dive of UHC Building Blocks
of Dr. Valerie Gilbert T. Ulep, Senior Research Fellow and Program Director, 蝌蚪传媒-HEFP (Session Overview, and FINANCING: Making sense of the Multi-Payer and Fragmented Health Financing System in the Philippines)
of Ms. Therese Jules P. Tomas, Research Specialist, 蝌蚪传媒-HEFP (CAPITAL INVESTMENTS: State of Health Infrastructure Investments in the Philippines and Assessment of the Health Facility Enhancement Program (HFEP))
of Mr. Jomelle John Anthony Wong, Project Technical Specialist, 蝌蚪传媒-HEFP (HEALTH INFORMATION: Strengthening Health Information Systems: Policies, Gaps, and a Framework for Reform)
of Mr. Louie Iyar Dagoy, Technical Specialist, 蝌蚪传媒-HEFP (HEALTH WORKFORCE: Challenges and Policy Options in Health Human Resource (HRH) Compensation, Magna Carta Compliance, and Salary Standardization)
