MANILA, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) Wednesday said it has approved a policy-based loan of 450 million U.S. dollars to help the Philippines strengthen health policy reforms.
The program will also improve Filipinos’ access to medicines and health services, sustain universal health care (UHC) coverage, and increase financing for the UHC, the bank said.
“The Build UHC Program is part o