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Changing role of hospitals in the Philippine health system. 1992

J C Azurin

The PHC approach is a cost effective solution to the problem of health care delivery in the developing countries, with very limited resources. Instituting such an approach on a nationwide basis requires a drastic departure from traditionally accepted and time hallowed methods. In the Philippines, this required a complete rethinking and overhauling of the entire public health structure. PHC is a system and a system approach is accordingly called for to implement PHC effectively.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D010679	Philippines	A country in southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea, and east of Vietnam. The capital is Manila.	Philipines,Phillipines,Phillippines
D011320	Primary Health Care	Care which provides integrated, accessible health care services by clinicians who are accountable for addressing a large majority of personal health care needs, developing a sustained partnership with patients, and practicing in the context of family and community. (JAMA 1995;273(3):192)	Primary Care,Primary Healthcare,Care, Primary,Care, Primary Health,Health Care, Primary,Healthcare, Primary
D011635	Public Health Administration	Management of public health organizations or agencies.	Administration, Public Health
D003906	Developing Countries	Countries in the process of change with economic growth, that is, an increase in production, per capita consumption, and income. The process of economic growth involves better utilization of natural and human resources, which results in a change in the social, political, and economic structures.	LMICs,Less-Developed Countries,Low Income Countries,Low and Middle Income Countries,Lower-Middle-Income Country,Middle Income Countries,Third-World Countries,Under-Developed Countries,Developing Nations,Least Developed Countries,Less-Developed Nations,Third-World Nations,Under-Developed Nations,Countries, Middle Income,Countries, Third-World,Country, Least Developed,Country, Less-Developed,Country, Low Income,Country, Lower-Middle-Income,Country, Middle Income,Country, Third-World,Country, Under-Developed,Developed Country, Least,Developing Country,Developing Nation,Least Developed Country,Less Developed Countries,Less Developed Nations,Less-Developed Country,Less-Developed Nation,Low Income Country,Lower Middle Income Country,Lower-Middle-Income Countries,Middle Income Country,Nation, Less-Developed,Nation, Third-World,Nation, Under-Developed,Third World Countries,Third World Nations,Third-World Country,Third-World Nation,Under Developed Countries,Under Developed Nations,Under-Developed Country,Under-Developed Nation
D006779	Hospitals, Public	Hospitals controlled by various types of government, i.e., city, county, district, state or federal.	Public Hospitals,Hospital, Public,Public Hospital
D016304	Hospitals, Private	A class of hospitals that includes profit or not-for-profit hospitals that are controlled by a legal entity other than a government agency. (Hospital Administration Terminology, AHA, 2d ed)	Private Hospitals,Hospital, Private,Private Hospital
D017150	Public Sector	The area of a nation's economy that is tax-supported and under government control.	Public Domain,Public Enterprise,Domain, Public,Domains, Public,Enterprise, Public,Enterprises, Public,Public Domains,Public Enterprises,Public Sectors,Sector, Public,Sectors, Public