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The World Health Organization lauded and praised the Philippines for passing the Universal Health Care Law that seeks to ensure Filipinos’ equal access to quality healthcare.

In a statement, the WHO said the new law was a “critical step” to ensure “major reforms to consolidate existing yet fragmented financial flows, increase the fiscal space for benefit delivery, improve the governance and performance of devolved local health systems and institutionalize support mechanisms such as health technology assessment and health promotion.”

We commend the Philippines for taking this step in the right direction,” the World Health Organization said.



According to the WHO, it will extend its support to the Department of Health and the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. in drafting the implementing rules and regulations for the law.

President Rodrigo Duterte leads the ceremonial signing of the Revised Corporation Code and the Universal Health Care Act at the Malacañang Palace on February 20, 2019. Rolando Mailo/Presidential photo/



It said it was “crucial for the operational guidelines to properly demonstrate the political commitment for all Filipinos to know more about their health, be provided with healthy living conditions, be protected from hazards and risks that could affect their health while also avoiding financial hardship.”

This is an “excellent proof of commitment to improving access to quality health services at the least cost to families,” the WHO said.

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Under the UHC signed by Duterte on Wednesday, Feb. 20, all Filipinos are automatically enrolled into the National Health Insurance Program.

Those who have the capacity to pay for the premiums are classified as direct contributors, while those who do not are indirect contributors.

Funding for the law will come from annual appropriations for the Department of Health in the General Appropriations Act, total incremental sin tax collections, among others, apart from the premium contributions of PhilHealth members.

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Source: Eagle News

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