According to the World Health Organization (WHO), “a health system is composed of all activities whose primary purpose is to promote, restore or maintain health”.  It is composed of health care institutions, supporting human resources, financing mechanisms, information systems, organizational structures that link them together and collectively culminate in the delivery of health services to patients.”

What is FOURmula ONE for Health?
Defining the Road Map for Reforms FOURmula ONE for Health is the implementation framework for health sector reforms in the Philippines for the medium term covering 2005-2010. It is designed to implement critical health interventions as a single package, backed by effective management infrastructure and financing arrangements.

This document provides the road map towards achieving the strategic health sector reform goals and objectives of FOURmula ONE for Health from the national down to the local levels.

How PhilHealth is promoting price transparency to lower the price you pay for drugs
Know your drug prices!

The prevailing high cost and wide price variation of drugs impede the access of the greater majority of Filipinos to timely and quality healthcare. Many essential drugs are unaffordable to the average Filipino, thereby depriving them of health by curtailing treatment, prevention, and control of illnesses.