Image via Wikipedia1. Universal access to basic health services must be ensured.
The poor, undeserved, and the marginalized are prioritized for health services by the government. Ensuring these sector groups that they will be served for their basic health needs for medical and other related health reasons.
2. The health and nutrition of vulnerable groups must be prioritized.
Access to care must be addressed for health status to significantly improve such as primary health care, day-care center and other related health services that would reduce the malnutrition incidence in their respective community.
3. The epidemiologic shift from infectious to degenerative disease must be managed.
Due to the changes of disease that afflicted the people from infectious to degenerative, the government has devised strategies and technologies that would promote effective and efficient monitoring disease prevention and control programs for all kinds of diseases. Immunization is one program of the government to ensure protection from contracting diseases among infants, children, and elderly, and those vulnerable individuals.
4. The performance of the health sector must be enhanced.
In view of the devolution of health services, health education was transferred to the Local Government units. Non-government organizations, the academe, the media, the private sector, and other agencies of government are helping the delivery of public health programs. Social health insurance must be expanded in scope and coverage to reduce family and out-of-pocket expenditures for personal health care.
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