Strengthening local health systems and governance for Universal Health Coverage: experiences and lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic response in Quezon City, Philippines

Esperanza Anita Escano-Arias; Ramona Asuncion D.G. Abarquez; Rolando V. Cruz; Rosalie Espeleta; Madeline Mae Ong; Arianna Maever Loreche; Veincent Christian F. Pepito; Vida Gomez; Manuel M. Dayrit

doi:10.1093/heapol/czaf002

Strengthening local health systems and governance for Universal Health Coverage: experiences and lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic response in Quezon City, Philippines

Esperanza Anita Escano-Arias
, Ramona Asuncion D.G. Abarquez
, Rolando V. Cruz
, Rosalie Espeleta
, Madeline Mae Ong
, Arianna Maever Loreche
, Veincent Christian F. Pepito
, Vida Gomez
, Manuel M. Dayrit

Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health

Local Government of Quezon City
National Capital Regional Office
Ateneo de Manila University
National Institutes of Health, University of the Philippines Manila
University of the Philippines Manila
World Bank Philippines Country Office

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	436-442
Number of pages	7
Journal	Health Policy and Planning
Volume	40
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czaf002
State	Published - Apr 1 2025

UN SDGs

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SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

General Medicine

Keywords

COVID-19 pandemic
Universal Health Coverage
devolution
health security
health systems strengthening
local government
pandemic preparedness

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Escano-Arias, E. A., Abarquez, R. A. D. G., Cruz, R. V., Espeleta, R., Ong, M. M., Loreche, A. M., Pepito, V. C. F., Gomez, V., & Dayrit, M. M. (2025). Strengthening local health systems and governance for Universal Health Coverage: experiences and lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic response in Quezon City, Philippines. Health Policy and Planning, 40(3), 436-442. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czaf002

Strengthening local health systems and governance for Universal Health Coverage: experiences and lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic response in Quezon City, Philippines. / Escano-Arias, Esperanza Anita; Abarquez, Ramona Asuncion D.G.; Cruz, Rolando V. et al.
In: Health Policy and Planning, Vol. 40, No. 3, 01.04.2025, p. 436-442.

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Escano-Arias, EA, Abarquez, RADG, Cruz, RV, Espeleta, R, Ong, MM, Loreche, AM, Pepito, VCF, Gomez, V & Dayrit, MM 2025, 'Strengthening local health systems and governance for Universal Health Coverage: experiences and lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic response in Quezon City, Philippines', Health Policy and Planning, vol. 40, no. 3, pp. 436-442. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czaf002

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