On 20 February 2019 President Rodrigo Duterte signed Republic Act No. 11223, the Universal Health Care Act, automatically enrolling every Filipino in the National Health Insurance Program (PhilHealth) and guaranteeing access to a full continuum of preventive, curative and rehabilitative services with financial-protection safeguards. WHO described it as the first UHC act of its type in the Western Pacific region.
On 20 February 2019 President Rodrigo Duterte signed Republic Act No. 11223, the Universal Health Care Act, automatically enrolling every Filipino in the National Health Insurance Program (PhilHealth) and guaranteeing access to a full continuum of preventive, curative and rehabilitative services with financial-protection safeguards. WHO described it as the first UHC act of its type in the Western Pacific region.
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Universal coverage and automatic enrollment expand financing and access for primary care and immunization, strengthening the investment driver, though direct immunization effects depend on implementation.
