Governing health through security in the Philippines: a realist analysis.

ABSTRACT: As global framings of health continue to expand their reach, the Philippines, like many other countries, must navigate the overlapping pressures of donors, international institutions, and domestic political agendas in setting priorities. One such framing is the framing of health as a security issue. This study examines how health security framing-how it is interpreted and operationalized-influences priority-setting in the Philippines. Drawing on 25 interviews with government (at national and sub-national levels) and non-government actors and using a realist approach, this study sought to identify the outcomes of health security framing (as triggered or reinforced by mechanisms such as uncertainty, self-protection, self-preservation, self-reliance, and norm-setting) and the context in which

SUBMITTER: Akhavein D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12906756 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature