26/05/2026
Excited to share that three policy briefs I wrote as part of the Program on Health Systems Development at UP have just been published by the UP CIDS. All three are based on the findings of the Philippine Primary Care Studies, which is a large-scale research initiative that tested real-world interventions to strengthen primary care across urban, rural, and remote communities in the Philippines. These papers translate research into concrete recommendations for how the Universal Health Care Law can be implemented more equitably in the Philippines.
Context Drives Success examines how the same set of primary care interventions can produce very different outcomes depending on the setting. https://cids.up.edu.ph/policy-brief/context-drives-success-tailoring-primary-care-strategies-equitable-universal-health-coverage-philippines/
Enhancing Frontline Capacity looks at how even brief, targeted training workshops can meaningfully improve the knowledge of nurses, midwives, and barangay health workers, who are the backbone of primary care in underserved communities. https://cids.up.edu.ph/policy-brief/enhancing-frontline-capacity-lessons-philippine-primary-care-studies-training-interventions-primary-care-providers/
Toward Inclusive Digital Health explores the barriers to telemedicine adoption across urban, rural, and remote areas, and proposes concrete, ground-level solutions for expanding access. https://cids.up.edu.ph/policy-brief/inclusive-digital-health-policy-solutions-expand-telemedicine-philippines/
Research is most valuable when it informs action and reaches people who can make change happen. Contributing to that has always been something I’ve aspired to.
Context Drives Success: Tailoring Primary Care Strategies for Equitable Universal Health Coverage in the Philippines
