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Country Operations Business Plan: Philippines, 2014 2016 SECTOR ASSESSMENT (SUMMARY): HEALTH AND SOCIAL PROTECTION 1 A. Sector Performance, Problems, and Opportunities 1. Challenges in facing poverty, social protection, and health targets. Poverty incidence among the population was estimated at 27.9 percent during the first semester of 2012. Comparing this with the 2006 and 2009 first semester figures estimated at 28.8 percent and 28.6 percent, respectively, poverty remained relatively unchanged. 2 The country still faces challenges in meeting the targets set by the Millennium Development Goal (MDG), particularly on poverty, universal primary education and maternal health. Government estimates also indicate that about 45% of Filipinos are vulnerable to falling into poverty if confronted by external shocks such as health problems and family deaths, loss of employment, natural calamities, and increasing food prices. 3 In 2007 2008, the increase in food prices contributed to a reduction in the average standard of living by 9.45% and an increase in the severity of poverty by more than 50%. 4 In the absence of appropriate safety nets, households have developed coping mechanisms that tend to erode human capital and perpetuate poverty, including increasing working hours, changing eating patterns, and/or withdrawing children from school. Demand-side constraints are key barriers to health and education services utilization by the poor, and limited access to basic services and social protection is a key reason for poverty. 2. Health MDG achievement. In health, progress in decreasing the maternal mortality ratio has been slow: at the current pace of progress, the Philippines is unlikely to attain the MDG target of 52.3 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births by 2015. There is also not much progress in reproductive health. The contraceptive prevalence rate increased only by 9 percentage points from 40% in 1990 to 48.9% in 2009. On the other hand, the MDG targets for under-5 mortality rate and infant mortality rate (IMR) have high chances of being achieved by 2015. However, there is still room for improvement in ensuring infant and child survival including increased immunization coverage and better nutrition. As for MDG 6, the country remains among the 22 high-burdened countries in the world with tuberculosis (rank: 8). Despite the <1% human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevalence rate, the increasing number of new HIV cases over the last 5 years, particularly among key affected populations (i.e., men who have unprotected sex with men, and injecting drug users), is a growing concern. In 2010, the Philippines was among the 7 countries in the world reporting an increase of HIV infection incidence. 5 3. Inequalities in health MDG achievement. Disaggregated data show glaring inequalities in some of the health MDG outcomes relative to income levels, geographic area, and other determinants. The IMR of 40 deaths per 1,000 live births seen in the lowest wealth quintile is compared with the IMR of 15 per 1,000 live births in the highest wealth quintile. Access to health care is also noted to be inversely related to wealth, with the lowest wealth quintile generally having less access to antenatal care, skilled birth attendance, institutional deliveries, immunization, and contraceptives. Fertility rates are higher for poor women in the bottom income quintile compared with rich women. Regional disparities are also observed between the poor and the rich regions in the country. 1 This sector assessment should be read together with the Sub-Sector Assessment on Community-Driven Development (accessible from the list of linked documents in Appendix 2). 2 Government of the Philippines. National Statistical Coordination Board. 3 Government of the Philippines, National Anti-Poverty Commission and National Statistical Coordination Board. 2005. Assessment of Vulnerability to Poverty in the Philippines. Manila. 4 ADB. 2008. Has Inflation Hurt the Poor? Regional Analysis in the Philippines. Economic Research Department, Working Paper No. 112. Manila. 5 UNAIDS. Global Report. 2010.

2 4. Access to health services. Health services are also characterized by low availability, accessibility, and affordability. Six out of ten Filipinos die without medical attention, and four out of ten babies are delivered by untrained hands. 6 Many of the geographically isolated and depressed areas, including the ancestral domains of indigenous peoples, remain without doctors. Philippine pharmaceuticals are more expensive compared with those in neighboring countries, with 40% of the population unable to buy the medicines they need. In addition, financial protection for the poor is inadequate. Nearly half of health care costs are paid out-of-pocket. Lack of physical and financial access is the major obstacle to health care for poor women and children, contributing to the country's high maternal mortality rate. The 2008 demographic and health survey data show that 79% of poor households have no insurance coverage, while only 20% are covered by PhilHealth. 5. Ineffective social protection programs. Empirical analysis of social protection programs finds that many are ineffective and inefficient. The rice subsidy of the National Food Authority and the Department of Education's food for school programs have had leakage rates of as high as 71% and 62%, respectively. 7 In addition, many current social protection programs are fragmented, uncoordinated, short lived, and limited in reach. Due to the lack of a legitimate and functional system to target the poorest households for social protection and poverty reduction programs as well as the lack of a policy to use a common targeting system, benefits from programs to address poverty and vulnerability have been compromised. The establishment of a centrally managed targeting system anchored on a proxy means test, through the national household targeting system for poverty reduction (NHTS-PR), is a major step forward. The application of the system to other antipoverty and social safety net programs is now mandated through a March 2010 Executive Order. The Government has also adopted the community-driven development approach as a tool for reducing poverty by empowering poor households in the poorest areas of the country to improve their access to basic services. 6. Weak implementation of health and social protection programs. Social protection programs have been characterized by weak implementation due to poor governance, management, and monitoring. Service delivery has been difficult due to ongoing challenges in adapting to decentralization. Effective oversight is undermined by a lack of monitoring and evaluation, and, until recently, little information has been available on the effectiveness of social protection programs. The current health system is also fragmented in its organization, management, services, and financing. There is severe segregation of public and private health services, overspecialization in curative services, and discontinuities between levels of care. An imbalance exists in the distribution of health workers 70% are in the private sector serving 30% of the population, while the 30% in Government cater to the rest of the population. A two-tier system exists in the health sector: the private sector for the rich (mainly located in the urban areas) and the public system for the poor. B. Government s Sector Strategy 7. Philippine Development Plan (PDP), 2011 2016 targets. The PDP translates the President s Social Contract with the Filipinos into enduring inclusive growth and equitable access to quality basic social services, especially by the poor and vulnerable. It articulates priority 6 Government of the Philippines, National Statistics Office. 2008. National Demographic and Health Survey. Manila. 7 R. Manasan. 2009. Reforming Social Protection Policy: Responding to the Global Financial Crisis and Beyond: Discussion Paper Series No. 2009-22. Philippine Institute for Development Studies. Manila. The leakage rate is defined as the inclusion of non-poor households among beneficiaries.

3 strategies in health and social protection as (i) attaining the MDGs, (ii) providing direct conditional cash transfers (CCTs) to the poor, (iii) achieving universal coverage in health and basic education, (iv) adopting the community-driven development (CDD) approach, and (v) converging social protection programs for priority beneficiaries and target areas. 8. Health. The Department of Health (DOH) is developing the 2011 2016 National Objectives for Health to implement the Aquino Health Agenda of Universal Health Care and to further the gains of past health reform initiatives i.e., the Health Sector Reform Agenda, and the FOURmula One (F1) for Health. The goals of the National Objectives for Health are a healthy Filipino nation, a responsive health system, and a financially fair health system. The F1 for Health became the framework for the comprehensive and accelerated implementation of reforms in the health system at both the local and national levels. DOH introduced the Sectorwide Development Approach for Health in 2005 and asked the development partners to align their programs to support F1 through the Joint Assessment and Planning Initiative. DOH has prioritized maternal health care and prepared the medium-term health sector expenditure framework. DOH and partners have been developing the health care financing strategy, a performance-monitoring tool, private sector engagement, rationalizing investment in local government units, and the analysis of training programs. 9. Universal Health Care (UHC). On 30 June 2010, the President announced in his inaugural address the strategy of UHC for all Filipinos as the main health agenda for 2010 2016. 8 DOH Administrative Order No. 2010-0036 defines the Health Agenda of UHC as a focused approach to health reform implementation, ensuring that all Filipinos, especially the poor, receive financial risk protection through enrollment in PhilHealth and that they are able to access affordable and quality health care and services in times of need. The overall aim of UHC is to ensure the attainment of health system goals of better health outcomes, sustained health financing, and a responsive health system by ensuring that all Filipinos have equitable access to affordable health care. The three strategic thrusts of UHC are (i) financial risk protection through expansion of PhilHealth enrollment and benefit delivery, which is to protect the poor from the financial impact of health care; (ii) improved access to quality hospitals and health care facilities to deliver quality health service; and (iii) attainment of the health-related MDGs, which will focus public health programs on reducing maternal and child mortality, reducing morbidity and mortality from tuberculosis and malaria, and reducing the prevalence of HIV and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), as well as prevention of and preparation for emerging diseases and noncommunicable diseases. 9 10. Reforming social protection. As noted in para. 8, the PDP calls for further increases in Government investment in social protection, including expansion of CCTs and other programs. Within the Government, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has the central mandate for social protection and other social welfare and development programs, and chairs the Social Protection Subcommittee of the National Economic and Development Authority s Social Development Committee. 10 The PDP also reflects continued efforts by the Government to reform the social protection system while also establishing a broader institutional framework that improves coordination across social protection programs (including reducing fragmentation, duplication, and inconsistencies) and strengthens linkages between social protection and broader human development programs (e.g., health and education). The new 8 Inaugural Address of President Benigno Simeon Aquino III, June 30, 2010. 9 Government of the Philippines, Department of Health. 2010. Administrative Order No. 2010-0036, The Aquino Health Agenda: Achieving Universal Health Care for All Filipinos. Manila. 10 The subcommittee includes DSWD, the National Economic and Development Authority, and other key agencies such as the National Anti-Poverty Commission, the Department of Education, and DOH.

4 social protection reform agenda centers on (i) expanding the Pantawid Pamilya Program of CCTs; (ii) developing and extending the NHTS-PR as a tool to improve the targeting of other poverty-related programs; (iii) securing adequate and predictable financing for social protection by consolidating programs and gradually expanding overall budget allocations; and (iv) improving delivery mechanisms, including governance systems, capacity development at the central and local levels, and monitoring and evaluation. DSWD recently launched the results of the first of three waves of a joint impact evaluation series (involving partnership between the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Australian Agency for International Development, and the World Bank), which pointed to important early-stage impacts in areas such as enrolment and attendance rates in preschool and schooling, increased health service utilization by women and children, and other dimensions, and concluded that Pantawid Pamilya is on-track. 11 11. Convergence of social protection programs. At the core of this reform agenda is the convergence of three DSWD pillar programs. As the central pillar, Pantawid Pamilya represents a key innovation in the Philippines, particularly since demand-side factors appear to be most critical in undermining investment in human capital, and thus perpetuating cross-generational poverty. 12 Its implementation is also closely linked with supply-side interventions by the Department of Education and DOH. First pilot tested in 2007, the CCT program which provides transfers to the poor based on compliance with education and health conditions has emerged as the backbone of the reformed social protection system, and is targeted to reach a peak coverage of 4.0 million households in 2014. Although relatively new to Asia, CCT programs have emerged globally as a proven tool for tackling poverty and vulnerability. They are arguably the most extensively and rigorously evaluated type of poverty- or development-related programs, with unambiguous evidence of impacts in reducing income-related and broader forms of poverty. 13 The DSWD is strengthening the other two pillar social development programs: (i) Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS), 14 which provides small grants for community-level infrastructure and social services that are selected and overseen by communities; and (ii) the Sustainable Livelihoods Program 15, which aims to help the poor to escape from poverty through small-scale entrepreneurial activities. 16 Similarly, DSWD and the Government are seeking to promote convergence more broadly, linking CCT to a wider array of programs and interventions under other agencies (e.g., providing parents and/or youth in CCT beneficiary households access to employment-related programs, skills training, etc.). 12. Harmonized poverty targeting. In parallel with these programs, the PDP reflects Government efforts to harmonize and tap complementarities across various programs. An important example is the continued expansion of the NHTS-PR (initially introduced alongside CCTs), which utilizes a rigorous and transparent proxy means testing to identify poor households nationwide. The NHTS-PR s expected introduction for poverty targeting under relevant programs 11 The first wave in the impact evaluation series was principally funded by the World Bank. The report is online at http://pantawid.dswd.gov.ph/images/philippines_conditional_cash_transfer_program_impact_evaluation_2012.pdf 12 For example, ADB analysis of Annual Poverty Indicator Survey (APIS) data suggests that the leading reasons for poor children being out of school are lack of interest (likely reflecting parents inadequate valuation of children s education) and economic reasons (namely, costs of schooling and children s working/looking for work). 13 Initial evidence on the Philippines' CCT program is also promising. A Government evaluation of the initial 2007 2009 pilot showed a 5.5% rise in elementary school completion rates, a 26.2% rise in children receiving full immunizations, and a 45.4% rise in women completing prenatal visits. 14 KALAHI-CIDDS is being scaled up to National Community-Driven Development Program (NCDDP). The Government has requested ADB to co-finance NCDDP. 15 This is the successor of the Self-Employment Assistance-Kaunlaran (SEA-K) Program. 16 ADB. 2010. Report and Recommendation of the President to the Board of Directors: Proposed Loan to the Republic of the Philippines for Support for Social Protection Reform. Manila.

5 under various agencies will support improved coordination, targeting, and governance. More generally, the Government is seeking to enhance (i) linkages between CCTs and other social protection programs and broader Government interventions 17, including via development of a transition-promotion strategy and mechanisms, in order to promote Pantawid Pamilya beneficiary households transition out of poverty on a sustainable basis; (ii) monitoring and evaluation of various social protection and related programs; and (iii) mobilization of and collaboration across multiple public and private stakeholders. C. ADB Sector Experience and Assistance Program 13. Past support for health. The ADB has been engaged in health in the Philippines since 1994. Initially, investment projects focused on delivery of community health care services, particularly to women and children. In 2004, ADB shifted toward policy reforms and health care system strengthening. Projects with this approach include the Credit for Better Health Care Project 18 and the Health Sector Development Program. 19 The Credit for Better Health Care Project supports F1 goals through mobilization of private resources to meet the MDG goals. The Health Sector Development Program is a sector development program that supports the Health Sector Reform Agenda through policy reform and an investment loan. ADB continues to support the F1 for Health alongside other development partners. ADB s Local Government Financing and Budget Reform Program Cluster complements the reform agenda by supporting local Government reforms in enhancing effectiveness and transparency in the delivery of critical public services. 20 The ongoing ADB assistance in health is anchored in Strategy 2020 and ADB's Operational Plan for Health, focusing on public expenditure management and governance, public-private partnerships (PPPs), regional public goods, and knowledge and evidence-based policy advice, and is consistent with the Aquino Health Agenda to achieve UHC for all Filipinos. 21 It contributes to the achievements of drivers of change, in particular by promoting social development, good governance, private sector development, and gender equity. ADB has been instrumental in promoting the PPP agenda in the sector. ADB continues to support the sector and health reform agenda through policy dialogue and enhanced engagement through social protection, public finance, governance, and PPPs. 14. Past support for social protection. ADB is a key partner in the social protection reform agenda. The Development Policy Support Program Subprogram 1 (2007), Subprogram 2 (2008), and Subprogram 3 (2009) supported policy dialogue on social protection reform, including improved targeting and poverty orientation of public spending. 22 The Development Policy Support Program 2 and 3 provided support for piloting and scaling up the CCTs, with additional support under the Countercyclical Support Facility (2009). 23 ADB subsequently responded to the 17 This would include convergence (see para. 11), but also broader areas such as macroeconomic and labor market policy needed to ensure that growth in the Philippines generates jobs that are within reach of the poor. 18 ADB. 2009. Report and Recommendation of the President to the Board of Directors: Proposed Loan to the Republic of the Philippines for Credit for Better Health Care. Manila. 19 ADB. 2004. Report and Recommendation of the President to the Board of Directors: Proposed Loan to the Republic of the Philippines for the Health Sector Development Program. Manila. 20 For further details see Public Sector Management Subsector Assessment Summary on Decentralization and Local Governance (accessible from the list of linked documents in Appendix 2). 21 ADB 2008. An Operational Plan for Improving Health Access and Outcomes Under Strategy 2020. Manila. 22 ADB. 2007. Report and Recommendation of the President to the Board of Directors: Proposed Loan to the Republic of the Philippines for the Development Policy Subprogram 1. Manila; ADB. 2008. Report and Recommendation of the President to the Board of Directors: Proposed Loan to the Republic of the Philippines for the Development Policy Subprogram 2. Manila; ADB. 2009. Report and Recommendation of the President to the Board of Directors: Proposed Loan to the Republic of the Philippines for the Development Policy Subprogram 3. Manila. 23 ADB. 2009. Report and Recommendation of the President to the Board of Directors: Proposed Loan to the Republic of the Philippines for Countercyclical Support. Manila.

6 Government s request to expand its engagement in the social protection sector in 2010 via the Social Protection Support Project (which supports the Government s CCT and NHTS-PR programs through a $400 million project loan) as well as three grant-based technical assistance (TA) projects (totaling $2.5 million) (i) Capacity Development for Social Protection; (ii) Strengthened Gender Impacts of Social Protection; and (iii) Support for Social Protection Reform spanning capacity development, gender mainstreaming, and support for the Government s agenda for convergence and complementation across social protection and broader poverty-related programs. 24 ADB also provided support through the regional technical assistance on Updating and Improving Social Protection Index to assist the Philippines National Statistics Office to develop and monitor social protection programs in the country. 25 15. To support social protection, reduce poverty, and promote inclusive growth, ADB is supporting the Government s initiative in scaling up CDD operations in the country through a policy and advisory TA and a small-scale project preparatory TA. 26 Two regional TA projects supported research and knowledge sharing on CDD. 27 ADB assistance to the Philippines includes projects with CDD features such as the Agrarian Reform Communities Project 2 and Integrated Natural Resources and Environmental Management Project. 28 16. Future support for social protection. Under the new country partnership strategy, through implementation of the above and follow-on assistance, ADB will continue to directly support the Government s social protection agenda, including loans and TA to support continued expansion of CCT coverage as well as the scaled-up implementation of CDD through the National Community-Driven Development Program (NCDDP) from 2013 to 2019. The NCDDP will complement the CCT by providing supply-side infrastructure to poor communities. ADB will further promote reforms, rationalization, and strengthened implementation in the social protection sector. ADB will also build linkages to programs in other sectors (e.g., improved health services and expanded coverage for the poor under the national health insurance program; and the Government s K to 12 agenda aimed at building a new basic education system spanning kindergarten to grade 12). 17. Supporting Health MDG achievements. Considering the increased incidence in HIV infection, particularly among key affected risk populations, ADB in partnership with the United States Agency for International Development and the World Bank support Government's efforts 24 ADB. 2009. Report and Recommendation of the President to the Board of Directors: Proposed Loan to the Republic of the Philippines for Social Protection Support. Manila; ADB. 2010. Report and Recommendation of the President to the Board of Directors: Proposed Loan to the Republic of the Philippines for Capacity Development for Social Protection. Manila; ADB. 2010. Report and Recommendation of the President to the Board of Directors: Proposed Loan to the Republic of the Philippines for Strengthened Gender Impacts for Social Protection. Manila. Footnote 12. Information on ADB support is available online at http://www.adb.org/projects/project.asp?id=43407 and http://www.adb.org/projects/project.asp?id=43263 25 ADB. 2010. Report and Recommendation of the President to the Board of Directors: Proposed Loan to the Republic of the Philippines for Updating and Improving Social Protection Index in Asia and the Pacific. Manila. 26 ADB. 2012. Policy and Advisory Technical Assistance to the Philippines for Enhancing Social Protection through Community-Driven Development Approach. Manila; ADB. 2013. Small-Scale Project Preparatory Technical Assistance to the Philippines for Preparing Support for National Community-Driven Development Program. Manila. 27 ADB. 2010. Technical Assistance for Sharing Knowledge on Community-Driven Development in Asia and the Pacific (RETA 7543). Manila; ADB. 2007. Technical Assistance for Supporting Community-Driven Development in Developing Member Countries. Manila. 28 ADB. 2012. Report and Recommendation of the President to the Board of Directors: Proposed Loan to the Republic of the Philippines for the Integrated Natural Resources and Environmental Management Project. Manila.; ADB. 2004. Report and Recommendation of the Preside to the Board of Directors: Proposed Loan to the Republic of the Philippines for the Agrarian Reform Communities Project II. Manila.

7 to strengthen HIV prevention programs through targeted and cost-effective approaches. ADB support is provided through existing regional TA on Fighting HIV/AIDS in Asia and the Pacific. 29 18. Addressing gender issues. ADB's support for the CCT and NCDDP Programs will support social equity and women's empowerment by the provision of knowledge and skills through family development sessions; establishing balanced women s participation in capacity development activities; providing paid labor jobs to women; engender increased confidence and self-esteem among women through increased social interactions and greater participation of women in communal and public life, particularly in leadership positions; promote the mobilization of mothers' and women's groups to address their needs and concerns; and encourage savings in order to enable women to invest in livelihood-enhancing activities. 29 ADB. 2008. Technical Assistance for Fighting HIV/AIDS in Asia and the Pacific. Manila

8 Problem Tree for Health and Social Protection Increasing prevalence of HIV/AIDS High infant, child and maternal mortality Low human capital formulation among the poor Coping mechanisms that erode human capital Poor do not receive preventive, MCH, reproductive health services Poor delay receipt or do not receive basic and emergency health care services Reduced educational attainment by the poor Low savings and investments by the poor Large numbers of poor who lack access to health and social protection Cost of health services is prohibitively high for the poor Inadequate supply of social services/social protection to the poor Poor reach of health and social protection services Incidence and severity of poverty are high and increasing High out-of-pocket payment for health care by the poor Undersupply of health care workers Social programs are not well governed or managed Lack of physical access (regional disparities) Lack of effective systems and policies to target the poor Lack of systematic approach to social protection issues Chronic under-invest ment in physical and human capital External shocks such as increase in food prices and disasters Lack of financial protection (limited health insurance coverage) Fee for service payment schemes Imbalance of health care workers in two-tiered system Migration and recruitment of health care workers abroad Lack of effective oversight and monitoring Lack of regulatory capacity, enforcement and use Challenges in adapting to decentralization Insufficient salaries and incentives for health care workers HIV/AIDS = human immunodeficiency virus/ acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, MCH = maternal and child health.

9 Outcomes with ADB Contributions Poor, vulnerable, and disadvantaged individuals, families and communities empowered and protected from risks Sector Results Framework (Health and Social Protection, 2011 2016) Country Sector Outcome Country Sector Outputs ADB Sector Operations Indicators with Outputs with Indicators with Incremental Planned and Ongoing Targets and ADB Targets ADB Interventions Baselines Contributions Out of pocket payments of total health expenditures reduced from 54.3% in 2007 to 35% in 2016 Current values: 2010: 52.5%; 2011: 52.7%; 2012: data not yet available Credible targeting system of poor and vulnerable households operational Comprehensive social protection system established, including attention to effective internal governance structures and women s empowerment Sustainable and adequate financing of social protection system Sustainable and adequate financing of health insurance system for the poor Social protection index score (0.15 percentage point incremental increase); data not yet available Number of CCT household beneficiaries reached increased from 1 million in 2010 to 2.9 million in 2016; 2010: 963,828; 2011: 2,219,412; 2012: 3,088,676 Planned Key Activity Areas CCT and complementary programs; NHTS-PR Ongoing Projects Social Protection Support Project (2010: $400 million) 3 TA operations on Social Protection (total $2.5 million): (i) Capacity Development for Social Protection (2010: $0.8 million); (ii) Strengthened Gender Impacts of Social Protection (2010: $0.3 million); and (iii) Support for Social Protection Reform (2010: $1.4 million). Main Outputs Expected from ADB Interventions NHTS-PR covering all poor households; Registration of 70% of the estimated 4.7 million extremely poor households into the NHTS-PR database CCTs provided to 580,000 poor households, with at least 90% of grant recipients being women. Number of health facilities constructed and upgraded Number of CCT beneficiaries using health services Number of accredited public and private providers in rural and remote areas Universal health insurance coverage and increased use of health insurance by the poor Number of CCT households accessing health services under benefits from PhilHealth Decrease in out-of-pocket payment for health services.

10 Country Sector Outcome Country Sector Outputs ADB Sector Operations Indicators with Outputs with Indicators with Incremental Planned and Ongoing Targets and ADB Targets ADB Interventions Baselines Contributions Outcomes with ADB Contributions Improved health status of the population Prevalence of underweight children under 5 years of age reduced from 20.6% in 2008 to 12.7% in 2016 Current values: 2011: 20.2%; 2012: data not yet available Maternal mortality reduced to 50 per 100,000 live births in 2016 from 95-163 in 2008 Current values: 2011: 221; 2012: no data Incidence of malaria, tuberculosis (TB) and HIV reduced by 50%; (i) TB prevalence rate (number of cases per 100,000 population): Baseline 2008: 548; current values: 2011: 446; 2012: data not yet available (ii) TB detection rate (absolute number per 100,000 population): Baseline: 2008: 73; current values: 2011: 75; 2012: data not yet Improved availability and access to affordable and good quality health services and medicines for the poor, particularly in rural and remote area Proportion of births delivered in health facilities increases from 44% in 2008 to 90% in 2016 Current values: 2011 and 2012: data not yet available 100% of the poor families enrolled in PhilHealth Sponsored Program Baseline: 2010: 6.04 million Current values: 2011: 9.57 million; 2012: 8.29 million Credit for Better Health Care Project (2009: $50 million) with gender grant component (2009: $0.4 million) Main Outputs Expected from ADB Interventions

11 Country Sector Outcome Country Sector Outputs ADB Sector Operations Indicators with Outputs with Indicators with Incremental Planned and Ongoing Targets and ADB Targets ADB Interventions Baselines Contributions Outcomes with ADB Contributions available (iii) Malaria morbidity rate: Baseline: 2009: 22; current values: 2011: 9.5; 2012: data not yet available Main Outputs Expected from ADB Interventions HIV prevalence rate: baseline: 2009: <1%; current values: 2011: <1%; 2012: data not yet available ADB = Asian Development Bank, CCT = conditional cash transfer, HIV = human immunodeficiency virus, NHTS-PR = national household targeting system for poverty reduction, TA = technical assistance, TB = tuberculosis. a Part of a sector development program comprising a program component of $200 million (closed in June 2007) and a project component of $13 million (closing in September 2012). Source: Asian Development Bank.