Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Aim: In the Philippines, while significant progress has been made toward universal health coverage through initiatives like the UHC Act of 2019, persistent challenges in maternal and child health, family planning, and disease control-especially in underserved and urbanizing areas-continue to hinder the achievement of health-related SDGs.This research focused on assessing the healthcare delivery status, analyzing the gaps and determining factors affecting the attainment of targets in Naga City from 2018 to 2022. Methodology:The study employed an explanatory sequential mixed-method design.Quantitative data was collected and analyzed first, followed by qualitative data.Using the descriptive quantitative process, the researcher assessed the healthcare delivery situation and its corresponding gaps in Naga City.Then, specifically, this study utilized qualitative focus group discussions (FGDs), enabling both breadth and depth of understanding of the whole research endeavor.Results: Naga City's healthcare system faces significant challenges amid rising population density, including declining prenatal care, inconsistent family planning efforts, and substandard immunization coverage.Resource constraints, healthcare workforce shortages, and pandemic-related disruptions have further strained the city's ability to address maternal and child health, disease prevention, and growing urban health demands.Conclusion: The healthcare delivery services in Naga City revealed notable trends and challenges across key areas.Thus, it is recommended that the develop RIM model is implemented in Naga City.
DOI: 10.63498/nxz2st266
Language: English
Subfield: General Health Professions
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4409466858