only for service statistics. Hence, in 2020, the
program plans to monitor mCPR using the
Family Planning Estimation Tool, a statistical
model used by the United Nations Population
Division to eliminate the current challenges in
the FHSIS reporting. However, the Program
will still be utilizing the FHSIS report in terms
of quarterly monitoring of service statistics.
A major barrier to improving health outcomes
in the Philippines is fragmented supply chain
management system at all levels of the health
system. There is a need to strengthen the
coordination among Procurement Supply
Chain Management (PSCM) stakeholders;
strengthen institutional and human resource
capacity at the central, regional, and LGU levels
to manage PSCM functions; streamline and
harmonize supply chain information systems;
establish a data-use culture; and synchronize
demand and supply systems.
A social behaviour change communication
campaign can be designed specifically to
address “health concerns and fear of side
effects” to improve acceptance and adherence to
FP methods.
KRA3: Adolescent Sexual and
Reproductive Health (ASRH)
Status and Trends. Data from the Philippine
Statistics Authority show that the incidence of
live births among adolescents 15 to 19 years old
has declined from 2016 to 2018. However, there
is an increasing trend in live births among the
younger adolescents 10 to 14 years of age. The
reported births from adolescent mothers aged
10 to 14 in 2019 were most prevalent in Region
III, Region XI, and Region XII. In addition,
young people continue to be at risk of Human
Immuno Deficiency Virus or HIV. The 15 to 24
years old age group comprise 30 percent of all
HIV cases.
Interventions. The release of the “Manila
Declaration on Addressing the Education,
Health and Development Issues on Early
Pregnancy”, during the Teen Pregnancy Summit
last August 2019, renewed commitment of
stakeholders to synchronize actions to curb
teenage pregnancy in the country.
DOH focused on the accreditation of barangay/
rural health centers as Adolescent-Friendly Health
Facilities (AFHFs) in all regions.
Currently, the country has a total of 704
adolescent-friendly health facilities. Likewise,
POPCOM established 44 information and
service delivery networks (ISDNs) catering to the
information, counseling and services needs of
adolescents. This brings the total functional and
maintained ISDNs in the country to 128. Through
the adolescent-friendly health facilities, a total of
345,522 adolescents have availed of ASRH services
in various health facilities for the whole year.
Demand generation activities with peer educators,
teen facilitators, including trained parents,
reached a total of 319,755 adolescents in 2019,
equipping them with knowledge on life skills
needed to address emerging adolescent sexual and
reproductive health concerns.
Challenges and Recommendations. Efforts of
various agencies to address the issues of teenage
pregnancy in the country remain fragmented
and stand to benefit from a unified Strategy on
Teenage Pregnancy. There is a need to conduct a
comprehensive assessment of the ASRH situation
in the country to guide the design of service
delivery and capacity building interventions, with
particular focus on areas where unmet need for
ASRH is highest. Additionally, there is a need
to generate data for the 10 to 14 age group in
order to understand the breadth and depth of the
ASRH issues, and thus come up with strategic
interventions addressing the same.
KRA4: Sexually Transmitted Infections and
HIV/AIDS
Status and Trends. The HIV/AIDS and
antiretroviral treatment or ART Registry of the
Philippines (HARP) is seeing a steady increase in
the number of daily new diagnosed cases from
2014 to 2019. In December 2019, the average daily
diagnosed HIV cases was pegged at 35. This is
more than double the 16 cases per day reported in
2014. The 25 to 34 age group makes up 50 percent
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