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Philippines
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CONTACT INFORMATION

The WHO Representative in the Philippines
c/o WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific
PO Box 2932
Manila
1000

postmaster@wpro.who.int
http://www.wpro.who.int/


OVERVIEW

- Country profile on regional site
- Country cooperation strategy
- Country brief

PARTNERS

- Collaborating centres

OUTBREAKS AND CRISES

- Emergencies
- Disease outbreaks

MORTALITY AND BURDEN OF DISEASE

- Mortality profile
- Malaria
- Tuberculosis
- HIV/AIDS epidemiological fact sheet
- TB prevalence and incidence
- HIV prevalence

HEALTH SERVICE COVERAGE

- Skilled birth attendance
- Immunization profile

RISK FACTORS

- Chronic diseases
- Anaemia
- Child malnutrition
- Undernutrition and overweight
- Alcohol, tobacco consumption
- Access to water, sanitation

HEALTH SYSTEMS

- Health workforce
- Health financing

INEQUITIES IN CHILD HEALTH (DIFFERENTIALS)

- Basic immunization statistics
- Child mortality

Statistics:

Total population: 86,264,000

Gross national income per capita (PPP international $): 3,430

Life expectancy at birth m/f (years): 64/71

Healthy life expectancy at birth m/f (years, 2003): 57/62

Probability of dying under five (per 1 000 live births): 32

Probability of dying between 15 and 60 years m/f (per 1 000 population): 277/157

Total expenditure on health per capita (Intl $, 2006): 223

Total expenditure on health as % of GDP (2006): 3.3

Figures are for 2006 unless indicated. Source: World Health Statistics 2008


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