The document discusses health issues in the Philippines. It states that over 7 million children suffer from malnutrition due to lack of access to nutritious food and poor health services. Approximately one-third of the population lives in poverty and lacks access to sanitation, placing them at risk for waterborne diseases. The mortality rate has increased in recent years. The healthcare system is fragmented and unequal, with only 30% of health professionals working in the public sector serving most of the population. This leads to high out-of-pocket costs and uneven access to basic care.

1. ISSUE 5:
HEALTH

2. An individual is deemed healthy if:
• One is able to rely on one’s body’s
system in the performance of its
regular functions
• Is able to recover from minor illnesses
well in terms of physical health
• Is able to think well and clearly in terms
of mental health
• Is able to resolve emotional issues

3. Healthy people are less
likely to engage in
dishonest activities
which tend to create
anarchy in societies
A healthy individual will
be able to contribute
more to the growth and
profitability of an
enterprise.
WHAT’S MORE…

4. THE HEALTH SITUATION OF
MOST DEVELOPING
ECONOMIES

5. An estimated seven million
children across the Philippines
suffer from serious
malnutrition. This problem is
largely driven by inadequate
access to nutritious food, lack
of nutrition education, as well
as poor health and sanitation
services. It also severely hinders
children's concentration and
performance at school.
MALNUTRITION

6. Approximately one-third
of the country's population
lives in poverty, and for many
families, inadequate
sanitation is a serious
problem. Without access to
improved sanitation, children
and their families are at
much greater risk of
contracting waterborne
diseases, which kill many
people every year
POOR
SANITATION

7. The current death rate
for Philippines in 2019
is 5.900 deaths per
1000 people, a 1.18%
increase from 2018.
The death rate for
Philippines in 2018 was
5.831 deaths per 1000
people, a 0.19%
increase from 2017.
HIGH MORALITY
RATES

8. INADEQUATE AND POOR
MEDICAL SERVICES
AND FACILITIES
The WHO refers to the Filipino Healthcare System as
“fragmented.” There is a history of unfair and unequal access
to health services that significantly affects the poor. The
government spends little money on the program which causes
high out of pocket spending and further widens the gap
between rich and poor
Out of the 90 million people living in the Philippines, many do
not get access to basic care. The country has a high maternal
and newborn mortality rate, and a high fertility rate. This
creates problems for those who have especially limited access
to this basic care or for those living in generally poor health
conditions
Only 30 percent of health professionals employed by the
government address the health needs of the
majority. Healthcare in the Philippines suffers because the
remaining 70 percent of health professionals work in the more
expensive privately run sectors.

9. Watch out: WHO warns against these top health
threats in 2019
1. AIR POLLUTION AND
CLIMATE CHANGE
2.NONCOMMUNICABLE
DISEASES
5. ANTIMICROBIAL
RESISTANCE
4. FRAGILE AND
VULNERABLE SETTINGS
3. GLOBAL INFLUENZA
PANDEMIC
6. EBOLA AND OTHER
HIGH-TECH
PATHOGENS
7. WEAK PRIMARY
HEALTH CARE 8. VACCINE HESITANCY 9. DENGUE
10. HIV

10. Watch out: WHO warns against these top health
threats in 2019
1. AIR POLLUTION AND
CLIMATE CHANGE
2.NONCOMMUNICABLE
DISEASES
3. GLOBAL INFLUENZA
PANDEMIC

11. Watch out: WHO warns against these top health
threats in 2019
5. ANTIMICROBIAL
RESISTANCE
4. FRAGILE AND
VULNERABLE SETTINGS
6. EBOLA AND OTHER
HIGH-TECH
PATHOGENS

12. Watch out: WHO warns against these top health
threats in 2019
7. WEAK PRIMARY
HEALTH CARE
8. VACCINE HESITANCY
9. DENGUE
10. HIV