A Study on Primary Health Care Services in the Philippines
By: Tan-Torres, Tessa, 
Philippine Institute for Development Studies
Published in 1995 as Discussion Paper, available at the PIDS library and can be downloaded as full text
186 pages
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Keyword/s: health sector,health care,hospitals,physician/medical professions,health centers,cost-benefit analysis,family planning,care services,

From the first part of this paper, results from critical appraisal and description of economic impacts on health policy show that there is a limited expertise in the country on economic evaluation. Despite dissemination, only 25% has an impact on policy. The second part includes the development of self-instructional manual on cost-effectiveness for health center physicians.