Strengthening Primary Care
in the Philippines
Philippine Primary Care Studies (PPCS) is a series of pilot studies in urban, rural, and remote areas working to strengthen primary care systems, empower human resources for health, and improve health outcomes for every Filipino.
Primary Care Promise
Our experiences across diverse settings show that strengthening primary care reduces inequities in health access and outcomes.
Primary Care Team
Our work empowers a multi-disciplinary team of primary care providers to deliver patient-centered care from intake to discharge.
Primary Care Initiatives
We initiate system interventions for perennial problems. From financing benefits to engaging communities, we believe lasting solutions are holistic and grounded on evidence.
What is
Primary Care?
Primary Care is the first and main source of medical assistance for all your health needs, ensuring improved long-term health through more accessible care.
How Does Primary Care Work?
A primary care model operates on the principle that healthcare should be accessible to and centered around every Filipino.
Primary care providers operate as a team--functioning as your entry point to the health care system and your constant guides throughout your patient journey.
They are integral in providing first contact, comprehensive, coordinated, and continuing care across all life stages and health conditions.
Primary Care is the first and main source of medical assistance for all your health needs, ensuring improved long-term health through more accessible care.
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First Contact Care
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Primary care providers are a team of professionals you first visit for health concerns.
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Comprehensive Care
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They deliver treatment for most of your health needs, not just one part of the body.
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Coordinated Care
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They guide patients through the service delivery networks--coordinating treatment, diagnostics, and referrals across facilities.
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Continuing Care
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Follow-ups, patient monitoring, and rehabilitation are some ways primary care providers sustain treatment plans.