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

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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

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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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