Notes:

Editorial Board: Maylene Beltran, Eric Tayag, and Yolanda Oliveros

Editorial Staf f: Rose Gozales, Carlo Panelo, Aubughn Labiano, and Ruth Francisco

Technical Consultants: Orville Solon and Mary Ann Lansang

This note was prepared by Dr. Grace Alcantara, HP Fellow, based on the discussions during the during the DOH Policy and Standards Development Team (PSDT) and Sectoral Management and Coordination Office (SMCO) Program Implementation Review (PIR), with helpful comments and suggestions from Dr. Loyd Brendan Norella of the UPecon Foundation’s Health Policy Development Program (HPDP).