Department of Health (DOH) Officer-in-Charge Undersecretary Maria Rosario Singh-Vergeire, together with Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) Acting President & Chief Executive Officer Emmanuel Ledesma Jr. and Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) President Aniceto Orbeta Jr. signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to steward conceptualization and implementation of policy reforms in line with Universal Health Care Act.
Under the MOU, wherein PhilHealth will be the main beneficiary, the PIDS will serve as the technical support provider for the necessary expertise needed to develop and evaluate strategic UHC-related policies, while the DOH will be the lead steward, beneficiary, and funding source of the mentioned partnership.
The agreement shall provide DOH and PhilHealth enhanced analytical and technical capacity in the development, implementation, and evaluation of the policies under the UHC.
The agreement shall provide DOH and PhilHealth enhanced analytical and technical capacity in the development, implementation, and evaluation of the policies under the UHC.
“Through this partnership, the DOH will ensure that this will be an avenue to engage more public health practitioners and more experts to work on the further fulfillment of Universal Health Care,” Vergeire explained.
“We, at the Department, look forward to more shared successes towards UHC for every Filipino. Together, we can truly transform the health systems and fully realize Universal Health Care in the country,” the health chief added.
