Vol. 59 No. 14 (2025): Health Policy and Development Studies Issue

Articles

• Towards Health Policy for All—Re-visioning Health and Social Systems for Equity and Resilience

  Paul Matthew Pasco, MD, MSc, Leonardo R. Estacio, Jr., MACD, MPH, PhD

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• Weathering the Storm: Stress Management of Filipino First Responders Using the "Mi Salud" Stress Check App

  Hilton Y. Lam, MHA, PhD, Anna Cristina A. Tuazon, PsyD, Carlos Primero D. Gundran, MD, Cattleya Amber V. Soriano, Rodita C. Silva, MAED Eng/EdD, Ferdinand V. Andrade, MIT, Jhonel R. Flores, Darynne Ariana M. Solidum, MA, Sheila Marie C. Martinez, Jean Mariz Villanueva, Jhomer A. Sornoza, Airene May M. Pasion, Joana Ophelia M. Real

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• Unahon Tool: The Development of a Mental Health Triage Tool for Evacuation Centers in the Philippines

  Anna Cristina A. Tuazon, PsyD, RPsy, Carlos Primero D. Gundran, MD, MScDM, Hilton Y. Lam, MHA, PhD, Jerome Visperas Cleofas, PhD, RN, Fernando B. Garcia, Jr. PhD, Rene Ela P. Ignacio, MA, Danielle Marie A. Parreño, MA, RPm, Yra Marie Calamiong-Otchengco, MA, RPsy, RPm, Maria Carmina L. Yatco, MA, RPsy

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• Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Various Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Vaccines against Emerging Variants of Concern in the Philippines

  Haidee A. Valverde, Clarence C. Yacapin , Paul Matthew D. Pasco, MD, MSc, Joana Ophelia M. Real, Jaifred Christian F. Lopez, MD, MPM, Hannah Eleanor Clapham, MSc, PhD, Yi Zhen Chew, Chris Erwin G. Mercado, MPH, MSc, Siobhan Botwright, Madison Silzle, Hilton Y. Lam, MHA, PhD

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• Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Oral Health Care Package of Services within a Comprehensive PhilHealth Benefit Package

  Michael Antonio F. Mendoza, DDM, MA, Clarence P.C. Yacapin, MD, Arlene Cecilia A. Alfaro, DDM, MMA, Allan R. Ulitin, Haidee A. Valverde, MDE, Vicente O. Medina III, DDM, PhD, Hilton Y. Lam, MHA, PhD

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• Economic Evaluation of the WHO Elimination Strategy for Hepatitis B for the Philippines

  Janus P. Ong, MD, MPH, Hilton Y. Lam, MHA, PhD, Clarence C. Yacapin, MD, Allan R. Ulitin, Ma-Ann M. Zarsuelo, RND, MSc

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• Evaluation of the Implementation of Urban and Rural Local Government Unit (LGU) Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Selected Communities in Luzon

  Carlos Primero D. Gundran, MD, MScDM, Teodoro J. Herbosa, MD, Alfredo Mahar Francisco A. Lagmay, PhD, Emerito Jose A. Faraon, MD, MBA, Genaro A. Cuaresma, MSc, Donnabel Tubera-Panes, MD, MPH, DIH, Adrian C. Alejandro, Miraclene C. Moltio, Gabriel Jay B. Caoeng, Jacel Mae Z. Aparri, Dorothy Mae Forneloza

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• Measuring Hepatitis B-related Stigma: A Systematic Review of Questionnaire-based Studies

  Jaconiah Shelumiel T. Manalaysay, MA, Diego Nathaniel D. Mina, Brian Arth M. Urbano, Cathlyn B. Geraldo, Josephine D. Agapito, Janus P. Ong, MD, Joana Ophelia M. Real, Hilton Y. Lam, MHA, PhD

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• A Call for Re-visioning Participation: Realist Review of Participation in Community-based Rehabilitation for the Inclusion of Children with Disabilities in Low-Income and Low-Middle-Income Countries

  Karen S. Sagun, MRS, MSOT, Maria Eliza R. Aguila, PhD

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• Redefining Counterfeit Medicines and Updating the Legal Framework to Address Falsified Medicines: A Qualitative Policy Review

  Imelda G. Peña, RPh, MS, DrPH, Yolanda R. Robles, RPh, MPharm, PhD, Roderick L. Salenga, RPh, MPH, Monet M. Loquias, RPh, MHPEd, PhD, Francis R. Capule, RPh, MS, PhD, Bryan Paul I. Bulatao, RPh, MSP, PhD, Jean Flor C. Casauay, RPh, MSP

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• War on Drugs in the Philippines: Evaluating Fear Appeals as Antidote to Continued Drug Use

  Marie Diane Y. Monsada,MA, Laurie S. Ramiro, PhD, Andrea B. Martinez, PhD, Gaea Marelle J. Miranda, MSc, RPsy, Jan Zsanila D. Estacio, Rowalt C. A Alibudbud, MD, MHSS, Leonardo R. Estacio Jr., PhD

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• Risk Factors and Onset of Illicit Drug Use among Filipino Youth: A Cross-sectional Analysis of Sociodemographic and Environmental Influences

  Enrico U. Baula,MA, Kim Ronaline B. Salvador, MA, Laurie S. Ramiro, PhD, Andrea B. Martinez, PhD, Gaea Marelle J. Miranda, MSc, RPsy, Jan Zsanila D. Estacio, Rowalt C. Alibudbud, MD, MHSS, Leonardo R. Estacio Jr., PhD

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