2.  Finding a way to pay for something.
 Health financing
 A way to secure money to pay for the goods and
services that will maintain and/or improve our
health
 Different countries follow different health
financing scheme

3.  Philippines
 Mainly in private and out-of-pocket
 US
 Private, insurance and managed care (HMO)
 UK and Canada
 Government

4.  Representsall money being spent for all
health goods and services-both public and
private
 Constantly increase over the past 10 yrs
 1991 = P35.9B
 1997 = P87.9B
 2002 = P115.4B
 2003 = P136B
 Representsan average of 15% increase in
expenditures per year.

5.  WHO recommends developing countries to
spend about 5% of its GNP.
 Phil= spent only as high as 3.44% of GNP in
1997
 In 2003 = 2.9% in GNP

6.  South
Korea and New Zealand spend above
the WHO recommended rate of 5%
 Hong Kong = near 5%
 Philippines and Thailand = less5%
 In 2001 lowest percentage spent for health 3.20%

7.  76%of all health expenditure are used for
personal health.
 PersonalHealth goods and services are those
goods and services which manifest effects
only on the person utilizing healthcare
 Surgery rehab health
 Hospitalization dental service

8.  PublicHealth programs are endeavors which
will have effects on many sectors of a
population.
 Immunization
 Anti-smoking campaign
 Pollution control
 Maternal and child health programs
 12% of the total health spending. (PHIL)