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The recent Health Systems Research (HSR) 2024 Symposium in Nagasaki,Japan, brought together some of the brightest minds in global health totackle the most pressing challenges of our time. Among the manyhighlights was the recognition of winners from the Health Systems Global(HSG) Thematic Working Group on Action on Accountability andAnti-corrupt...
The global health workforce is projected to face a shortage of at least 10 million workers by 2030, with the greatest burden falling on low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The Philippines occupies a paradoxical position in this landscape: it is one of the world’s leading exporters of nurses and allied health professionals, yet its own hea...
On September 12, 2025, the US government announced an additional Php13.8 billion (USD 250 million) in foreign assistance to the Philippines, directed at strengthening health systems, improving disease detection and response, and enhancing maternal and child health services. This investment brings the total of newly announced U.S. foreign assist...
