"If DOH and Congress had evidence linking health expenditures and outputs, then we would be well-positioned to advocate for increased funding for health. We would also be able to re-allocate funds in the health sector to support priority services such as maternal mortality reduction." Sen. Edgardo Angara, 2008 National Conference on Health.

My initial reaction:

Oh! You want evidence. You want studies.

That's BS! Why not try allocating at least the WHO recommended budget first before asking for cost-efficiency studies and evidence? But if you want evidence, here it is. Right now, PGH is running with only one functional X-ray machine. Why is this so? Because the hospital do not have enough funds to maintain the air conditioning system that keeps the x-ray machines from overheating and breaking down. ER and OPD patients have to have their x-rays taken from private clinics which slightly defeats the purpose of them going to PGH in the first place. According to my friend, they have to ask ER patients to go to another hospital because of this problem. A problem which could be solved if PGH had funds.

Why would you ask for evidence on expenditure(ie funding) and output(healthy people) when you know for yourself that the health sector is severely underfunded! How could you?! And you seemed to be one of the smarter people. I wonder if you still got applause after saying this sh*t.

My calmed down reaction:
Maybe he is taking about efficiency and stuff. But I still think that Congress should allocate the appropriate funding first before asking too many questions regarding efficiency. They have yet to see the state of a properly funded government hospital. And aren't the Brain Drain and health professional Exodus enough to show that the health sector is underfunded? When even the martyrs are complaining, they should know that there is a problem.