Health workforce issues and recommended practices in the implementation of Universal Health Coverage in the Philippines: a qualitative study

To address the health workforce issues hindering the effective implementation of UHC in the Philippines, there is a need for reforms in the country's healthcare sector and beyond. Specifically, there is a need to revisit the country's Local Government Code, integrate further health professions education institutions and healthcare facilities, implement reforms in its basic, higher, and health education, and the civil service, revisit training costs, and training programs for specialists, and design and implement more sustainable and equitable bilateral labor agreements to keep health workforce in the Philippines and engage them as partners for optimal implementation of UHC in the country.