Health Care In The Philippines Case Study

There is a borderline difference between health and health care, which people rarely distinguish. Health is a fundamental right guaranteed by the law to all citizens of the country. On the other hand, health care depends on how much each individual can pay. Bearing this in mind, we can say that quality health care is leaning towards the rich in our country, which far different from that of the poor. The poor cannot afford to pay quality health care and rely on government facilities that are usually lacking or in some remote areas, there are no health care facilities at all. Although Philippines is faring well in improving health outcome compared to neighboring countries, regional disparities are still evident. Inequities in accessibility, availability

In general, we still live in a world where the corporation serves its shareholders first and foremost. Because of this, breaking out of an old self-sustaining cycle will be hard for companies that are relatively smaller than the likes of Nestlé and Unilever. In doing so, careful planning and budgeting should be put in place. Shifting to CSV would also require exceptional leadership from top to bottom. Clearly, nothing would be more pleasing than to have companies practicing win-win solutions to pursue business, but it will not be

Manila Water (MW) localizes the sustainability framework of its holding company, Ayala Corporation — focusing on the impacts of the business to the economy, the society, and the environment. This can be attested through the company’s triple bottom line; business sustainability, social responsibility and environmental advocacy. Further, in order to realize these bottom lines, Manila Water adopts a localized inside-out sustainability framework that starts with the development of MW employees being the epicenter of its operations. Through its services, it then focuses on contributing to local and national economies, protecting the environment, building communities, and safeguarding health and safety, not only for the customers that it directly serves, but also for the global society as it starts to create shared values that ripple throughout its