ADJILANI, SITTI FATIMA F.

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Health is a fundamental human right. But what is really a health as a fundamental human right? Is it
merely having the basic right to have no disease process going on (is it even possible?) as of the
moment? National Economics and Social Rights Initiative (NESRI) defined the human right to health
means that everyone has the right to the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health,
which includes access to all medical services, sanitation, adequate food, decent housing, healthy
working conditions, and a clean environment.

Just as the gap between the rich and the poor broadens, access to quality healthcare seems to take the
same fate: the wealthy has more access to a more quality healthcare; while, the impoverished has less
or worse, they receive none at all because healthcare is not available. This is a reality that people refuse
to recognize, or if we do, the most basic, passive thing to do is we just simply turn a blind eye. And this
vicious pattern is evident in developing countries such as the Philippines.

The Philippines is classified as a developing country and a low middle income country. By developing,
this means the Philippines has a lot of catching up to do, not only in its economy, but also in the aspect
of healthcare.

The Philippines
The Philippines is not a developed country. The nation falls behind on every one of the most
common metrics used by economist to determine development status. The Philippines' per capita
gross domestic product (GDP), Human Development Index (HDI) and life expectancy sit well
below the thresholds for developed country status. Moreover, the country's infant mortality rate
is very high, its industrialization is minimal, and many of its citizens lack access to quality health
care and higher education.

As of 2016, per capita GDP in the Philippines is $7,358, well below any accepted minimum for
developed country status. The country's latest HDI is 0.66. Its infant mortality rate is 22 per
1,000 live births and its life expectancy is 69 years.

The Philippines is very much a developing country, and it has a long way to go to reach
developed status.

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