Accessibility

Distance/travel time required to get to a health care facility/service. The home must be
within 30 min, from the brg, health station.

- Health facilities are venues where people may get medical care, such as
hospitals, clinics, birthing facilities.
- The availability of health care services is essential to reduce the risk of mortality,
where the potential patient with illness has more accessible access to the health
station. Even though universal health care has been achieved, the Philippines is
still struggling with unequal access to medical care. Including urban to poor rural
area, (kadalasan kasi dito sa pilipinas may ilan talaga na yung di kilalang lugar
wala pang access or hindi pa nakapag pagawa ng health care center especially
sa bukirin na lugar). For seniors or pregnant women in Brgy, they need to have
quick access to health stations. Of course, health experts deliver human
services. It is critical for elderly and expectant mothers in the barrio to have easy
access to health stations and, of course, human services delivered by health
experts.

Affordability

Consideration of the individual, family, community and government can avoid the
services the out-of-pocket expenses determines the affordability of health care in the
Philippines, government insurance is covered through PhilHealth.

- PhilHealth executes the National Health Insurance Program, which seeks to offer
financial help and access to affordable health care to Filipinos.
- As the term implies, those who cannot pay premiums for surgical treatments
ranging from small to extensive surgeries. Every Filipino will be provided instant
qualification and access to preventative care, resulting in enhanced health
outcomes and quality of life.
Acceptability

Health care services are compatible with the culture and traditions of the population.

- This is especially important given the ethnic and linguistic diversity. Many of the Pilipino citizen
have differing systems of belief about health and illness.
- Tribal health beliefs impact how people think and feel about their general health and health
issues, who they seek medical care from, and how they respond to lifestyle changes.
- For this reason  requires communication and mutual understanding between patients and their
families and health-care providers and staff.