Care Plan - Stroke
Introduction: Stroke Stroke is still the most common cause of disability and death in the Philippines. Evaluating the current state of stroke care, needed resources, and gaps in health policies and programs is critical for effectively reducing stroke-related mortality and morbidity. The purpose of this paper is to characterize the stroke system of care and network in the Philippines using the World Health Organization's health system building blocks framework. The Philippine Department of Health (DOH) institutionalized a national policy framework for preventing and managing stroke to integrate existing national laws and policies governing stroke and its risk factors dispersed across many general policies. Despite policy changes, government financing remains limited. From 2009 to 2019, stroke remains the second leading cause of death and one of the top five leading causes of disability in the Philippines (3). The true stroke prevalence is uncertain, but reported estimates vary bet