Includes bibliographical references. Villaverde, M. C., Beltran, M. M., & David, L. C. (Eds.). (2005). National objectives for health 2005-2010. Manila: Department of Health.

Chapter 1: Defining the Philippine system -- Description of the country -- Health status of the Filipinos -- Health care delivery system -- Responsiveness of the health system -- Health financing system -- Chapter 2: Setting the vision and directions for health -- Basic principles achieve improvements in health -- Primary goals of the health sector -- General objectives and strategies to achieve health goals -- Chapter 3: Improving health system performance -- Efficient and equitable health financing -- Public financing for health -- Social health insurance -- Effective health regulation -- Regulation of health products, facilities and services -- Regulation of essential medicines -- Appropriate health service delivery -- Delivery of public health programs -- Delivery of hospital services -- Good governance in health -- Local health systems development -- Health human resource development -- Financial, procurement and logistics management -- Knowledge management -- Chapter 4: Reducing the burden of disease -- Prevention and control communicable diseases -- Tuberculosis -- Pneumonia and other acute respiratory infections -- Vaccine preventable diseases -- HIV/AIDS and other reproductive tract infections -- Rabies -- Leprosy -- Malaria -- Filariasis -- Dengue -- Schistosomiasis -- Food-borne and water-borne diseases -- Soil-transmitted helminthiasis and other parasitoses -- Dental and periodontal infections -- Prevention and control of non-communicable diseases -- Lifestyle-related diseases -- Diseases of the kidney and the urinary tract -- Mental health and mental disorders -- Accidents and injuries -- Promotion and protection of family health -- Mothers and their unborn -- Newborns, infants and children -- Adolescents and youth -- Adult men and women Older persons -- Vulnerable population groups -- Management of health risk factors and practices -- Environmental health risks -- Occupational health risks -- Nutritional health risks and disorders -- Addictive substances -- Chapter 5: Forging partnerships in health -- Partners in health Managing effective partnerships