Why health care should be a priority for Filipino families? For any Filipino family, especially among the poor, an illness striking any of its members is viewed as a catastrophe of different magnitude.

Health care is one of the most important matters that must be considered a top priority.  Urban areas, such as the National Capital Region, have the highest number of health facilities, while the poorer regions such as the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao have predominantly private facilities far from the reach of the poor.

Despite 76 percent coverage of PhilHealth insurance, 49 percent of health spending is still out-of-pocket. Due to the increasing cost of services and the lack of appropriate social protection, an illness now tends to be viewed as a catastrophic event, especially for the poorest Filipino families. 

It is from this scenario that healthcare should be given more attention and importance. By placing primary care and essential public health functions at the core, primary health care offers an integrated, comprehensive, coordinated, and continuous range of services to people at the heart of the community. It enjoins multisectoral policy and action and the engagement of empowered communities to look at people’s health and well-being.

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