Philippine Progress in Achieving the Millennium Development Goals Ref: NAST Phil 2012, BulleLn No. 2; hop://mdgs.un.org/unsd/mdg/resources/; MDG Watch, nalonal stalslcs CoordinaLon Board Lourdes J Cruz UNIID- SEA PAC & President, NRCP
Indicator ERADICATE EXTREME POVERTY & HUNGER (reduce to ½ by 2015) MEDIUM % Population with income below official poverty threshold Poverty level 33.1 (1991) 26.5 (2009) Population undernourished 24.2% (1991) 17% (2011) Underweight children below 5 years 29.2% (1990) 20.7% (2008) Causes: Rapid population growth, high unemployment rate Positive signs: Inclusive Growth a focus of Philippine Devt Plan for 2011-2016 Investment climate in Philippines improving Reproductive Health Bill? Balisacan, NAST, 2010
Rate ACHIEVE UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION LOW Pace of Progress Probability of Attaining Target Net Enrolment 90.3% (2003) 84.4% (2006) 0.00 Low Cohort Survival 69.9% (2005) 0.03 Low Completion 68.8% (2005) 0.29 Low Highest ratings in in Northern, Central and CALABARZON. Wide disparity in completion rate: 85.5% in Region 1 vs 34.8% in ARMM. Basic Education Reform Agenda must be implemented vigorously to come close to achieving target. BauLsta, NAST 2010
Promote Gender Equality & Empower Women HIGH MEDIUM (nscb rating) Score Rank Educational Attainment 1.000 1 Health & Survival 0.980 1 Economic Participation & Opportunity 0.763 15 Political Empowerment* 0.3311 16 Gender Gap Index 0.768 8 *Seats held by women in national parliament: 9.1% in 1990 22.9% in 2012 WEF Gender Gap Report, 2011; Sobritchea, NAST 2010
HIGH Reduce Child Mortality (reduce by 2/3) Percentage Infant mortality rate/100,000 live births 40.2 (1990) 20.2 (2011) Children under 5 mortality rate 57 (1990) 24.4 (2011) One-year old children immunized against measles 85 (1990 88 (2010) Gross disparities in rates of childhood deaths among population groups Neonatal, post-neonatal, infant and under-five mortality rates are inversely associated with education and income Romualdez, NAST 2010
Improve Maternal Health LOW Overall maternal mortality ratio per 100,000 live births Percentage 170 (1990) 99 (2010) Access to reproductive health services 50.7 (2008)* *Below target of 80% Inequalities in outcomes between economically advantaged groups in metropolitan areas vs poor people in rural areas Romualdez, NAST 2010
LOW Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria & Other InfecLous Diseases HIGH (nscb rating) - Marked decline in overall malaria morbidity - Tuberculosis deteclon rates & success rates exceeded target; cure rates approaching targets in 2015 - Increase in number of HIV cases seen in 2008-2010 - Dengue cases increasing Problems: of case reporlng, supply chain for diagnoslcs & drug supply, waning polilcal support for TB control program & donor falgue New DOH strategies and R&D in monitoring using molecular techs Salvana 2011, Fantone 2010, Montoya 2010
Ensure Environmental Sustainability MEDIUM HIGH (nscb rating) Targets: - Integration of principles of sustainable development into country policies & programs - Reverse loss of environmental resources: Forest cover: 22% in 1990 25.7% in 2010 - Halve by 2015, the % of population without sustainable Achieve significant improvement in the lives of slum dwellers National Greening Program must involve indigenous communities. Climate change has to be mainstreamed in the Philippine Development Agenda Alcala & Azanza, NAST 2010
Global Partnership for Development HIGH High probability of achieving target
Gains in MDG hkp://www.undp.org.ph/?link=mdg_ph MDGs have been integrated into the Medium-Term Philippine Development Plan 2004-2010 National Development Plan 2011-2016 Close monitoring of progress with MDG indicators, Use of monitoring information to fine-tune planning & implementation processes, particularly at the local level.
Challenges and Threats Slow progress towards MDG in maternal health, access to reproduclve health services, nutrilon, primary educalon Medium progress toward reduclon of poverty & hunger environmental sustainability. Severe funding constraints. Glaring dispariles across regions and different economic sectors