| Sustainable Health Care Investment Program |
| Credit for Better Health Care Project |
| Eligibility Requirements |
Eligible Borrowers
|
- Retail
- Local Government Units, Government-owned hospitals (LGUs, DOH)
- Private Health Care Providers
- Family Physician, General Practitioners, Nurses, Midwives, Business Solution Companies, NGOs, Microfinance Institutions and Cooperatives supporting/operating primary care clinics, drugstores, private hospitals/ clinics/diagnostic centers/laboratories
- Partnerships, Joint Ventures
- Wholesale
- DBP accredited Rural/Thrift Banks and Micro Finance Institutions borrow and relend to small-scale community health care providers (i.e. midwives, general practitioners, Botika ng Bayan/Barangay)
|
|
Eligible Investment Projects
|
- Civil works: construction, expansion, upgrade/rehabilitation of hospitals, medical clinics (i.e. Rural Health Units, Barangay Health Stations, diagnostic/laboratory centers, drugstores - Botika ng Bayan/ Barangay, lying-in clinics)
- Civil works include provision of clean water supply, sanitation, and appropriate waste management
- Acquisition of medical and non-medical equipment for hospitals, medical clinics, lying-in clinics, laboratories and diagnostic centers to meet Philhealth accreditation standards
- Working capital for the preparation of feasibility study, architectural and engineering design, civil work supervision, environmental risk mitigation, stocks of medicines and medical supplies, and ICT equipment
- Partnerships: outsourcing technical, medical and ancillary services, support services such as security, housekeeping, food providers; co-management of publicly-owned facility; contracting private providers to deliver health services; and contracting private insurance schemes for target population
|
|
Eligibility Criteria for Projects
|
- Inclusion in the Province-wide Investment Plan for Health (PIPH) or Rationalization Plan, Annual Operations Plan, Comprehensive Development Plan or the Hospital Development Plan
- Preferably located in unserved and underserved areas
- Provision of community-based health infrastructure projects
- Supports the attainment of Millennium Development Goal Nos. 4, 5 and 6
- Supports the efficient delivery of basic health care services thru Public-Private Partnerships and other modalities
- Facilitates participation of small-scale health care providers (e.g. midwives, family physicians, nurses, etc.) and health micro-enterprises
- Pursues adequate referral system from lower level to higher level health facilities
|
|