MDG #8: Develop a Global
Partnership for Development
Ana regina Anonas, Noelle Patricia Paraso,
Camila Lastrilla IV-B
Targets
1. Deal comprehensively with the debt problems of
developing countries through national and
international measures in order to make debt
sustainable in the long term
2. In cooperation with the private sector, make
available the benefits of new technologies,
especially information and communications
3. Provide Access to Affordable and Essential Drugs
in cooperation with pharmaceutical industries
What about MDG #8?
Target #1: Deal comprehensively with the debt
problems of developing countries through national
and international measures in order to make debt
sustainable in the long term
• This target deals with the debt problems of
developing countries through both national
and international measures
Indicator 1.1 Debt service as a percentage of exports of goods and services
Year
1990
2003
2010
Percent
27.2%
16%
8.8%
Government Intervention
• The Philippines sought debt relief from its Paris Club
creditors after the restoration of democratic political
institutions in 1986. The country acquired a debt
reduction Program under the Brady bond scheme. Also,
the Philippine government implemented reliable fiscal,
monetary, and exchange rate policies aimed for stable
growth in the economy. In addition, it pursued long-term
industrial restructuring made to improve the international
competitiveness of industries through import
liberalization and tariff reduction.
Target #2: In cooperation with the private sector,
make available the benefits of new technologies,
especially information and communications
• The technologies of the Filipino are taken into
consideration in relation to the obtaining of
information and making communications
• This will be measured through the hundredths.
Indicator 2.1: Telephone lines and cellular subscribers
Year
Value
1990 610032
1991 682539
1992 716631
1993 962162
1994 1281555
1995 1903501
1996 2746024
1997 3421620
1998 4225257
1999 5742415
2000 9515746
2001 15474254
2002 18693934
2003 25849560
2004 36373368
Indicator 2.2: Telephone lines and cellular subscribers per 100 population
Year Value
1990
1
1991 1.1
1992 1.12
1993 1.47
1994 1.91
1995 2.77
1996 3.92
1997 4.72
1998 5.79
1999 7.71
2000 12.44
2001 19.78
2002 23.52
2003 31.89
2004 44.01
Indicator 2.3: Personal computers per 100 population
Year Value Change Cumulative Change
1990 0.35
1991 0.42 20.00 %
20.00 %
1992 0.52 23.81 %
48.57 %
1993 0.63 21.15 %
80.00 %
1994 0.79 25.40 %
125.71 %
1995 0.96 21.52 %
174.29 %
1996 1.16 20.83 %
231.43 %
1997 1.34 15.52 %
282.86 %
1998 1.51 12.69 %
331.43 %
1999 1.69 11.92 %
382.86 %
2000 1.93 14.20 %
451.43 %
2001 2.17 12.44 %
520.00 %
2002 2.77 27.65 %
691.43 %
2003 3.51 26.71 %
902.86 %
2004 4.46 27.07 %
1,174.29 %
Indicator 2.4: Internet users per 100 population
Year Value Change Cumulative Change
1990
0
1994
0.01
1995
0.03 200.00 %
200.00 %
1996
0.06 100.00 %
500.00 %
1997
0.14 133.33 %
1,300.00 %
1998
1.13 707.14 %
11,200.00 %
1999
1.46
29.20 %
14,500.00 %
2000
2.01
37.67 %
20,000.00 %
2001
2.56
27.36 %
25,500.00 %
2002
4.4
71.88 %
43,900.00 %
2003
4.93
12.05 %
49,200.00 %
2004
5.32
7.91 %
53,100.00 %
Target #3: Provide Access to Affordable and
Essential Drugs in cooperation with
pharmaceutical industries
• “Only 66 percent of the Philippine’s population had access to available and
essential medicines”, this is according to a WHO (World Health
Organization) 2004 publication. This was all based on a percentage of the
population who had access to at least 20 types of necessary medicine. In
areas of the Philippines that experience both high morbidity and mortality
rates, this, the access, depends as well on the rates of availability and
affordability. Factors that affect the accessibility of these drugs include “the
rational selection and use of medicines, tailored procurement, sustainable
financing and reliable health and supply systems.”
Government Intervention
• Establishment of Botika ng Barangay:
- Seeks to makes good quality medicine affordable to
those of limited means.
- Through this program around 30-50 types of essential
drugs were made for even the least populated areas of
the country.
Government Intervention
• Botika ng Bayan: launched in 2004, it is a network of
privately-owned pharmacies that will sell cheaper drugs
together with the commercially-priced ones
Objectives:
- to identify areas of collaboration between the DOH and
PITC in relation to the Expanded Drug Access Pilot
Program
Government Intervention
-
-
to identify procedures for the operation of selected Botika ng Bayan as
distribution network as well as accreditation of convenience stores under the
Botika ng Bayan identified by PITC
to provide clear definition of roles and responsibilities among stakeholder
entities. The use of generic products by DOH facilities and institutions is also
being encouraged by requiring these entities to use only generic
terminologies in procuring, prescribing, dispensing and administering
medicines. The same institutions are also asked to promote the Generics
Law to enhance the public’s awareness of its objectives as well as to
establish GMA 50 Help Desks to assist the public in gaining access to lowcost medicines and provide information on rational drug use
GOAL 8. DEVELOP A GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR DEVELOPMENT
target 1
indicator
1.1
target 2
Deal comprehensively with the debt problems of developing countries thru national &
international measures in order to make debt sustainable in the long term
Debt service as a percentage of exports of goods and services
27.2
1990
Decreasing
(POSITIVE)
8.8
2010
In cooperation with the private sector, make available the benefits of new technologies,
especially information and communications
indicator
2.1
Telephone lines and cellular phone subscribers
0.61
1990
indicator
2.2
Telephone lines and cellular subscribers per 100 population
1
1990
indicator
2.3
Personal computers per 100 population
0.35
1990
Increasing
(POSITIVE)
indicator
2.4
Internet users per 100 population
0
1990
Increasing
(POSITIVE)
5.32
2004
60.9
2004
Decreasing
(NEGATIVE)
41
2006
target 3
indicator
3.1
Increasing
(POSITIVE)
Increasing
(POSITIVE)
36.37
2004
44.01
2004
4.46
2004
Provide access to affordable essential drugs in
cooperation with pharmaceutical industries
Access to affordable essential drugs on a sustainable basis
(decrease of prices of drugs)
Analysis
Based on the data and information shared above we think that there is a good
possibility that the Millennium Development Goal #8, which is to develop a global
partnership for development will reach its targets.
This is seen in the chart that the only indicator for target 1 has been reached.
Debt service as a percentage of exports of goods and services has decreased over the
years from 27.2 percent in 1990 to 8.8 percent in 2010. This is seen as a good thing
because due to the increase in the exports of goods and services, the debt service
ratio, which measures how in debt someone or a country is decreasing. The decrease
in the debt service ratio has a positive effect on the country thus a positive effect in
helping other developing countries with their debt problems.
Analysis
Target 2’s four indicators have been reached. This is seen as a
positive step for the Philippines. Due to the fact that there is a
huge increase in telephone line and cellular subscribers per 100
population from 1 in 1990 to 44.01 in 2004. There is also an
increase in the owners of personal computers per 100
population and internet users per 100 population having an
increase of 0.35 to 4.46 from 1990 to 2004 and an increase of 0
to 5.32 from 1990 to 2004 respectively. This is seen as positive
due to the fact that there is an increase of users of telephone
lines, cellular subscribers, owners of personal computers and
internet users. With that being said the 2nd target has been met
by introducing new technologies, especially information and
communications. This helps in achieving millennium
development goal #8 because it is always important to have
information and communication at the ready. With the
introduction of new information and communications it will be
easier to develop global partnerships and in return will develop
the Philippines as well.
CONTINUATION
Though target 3’s only indicator which is the access of affordable essential drugs has not
improved with a decrease of the reduction of drug prices from 60.9 in 2004 to 41 in 2006
it hardly affects the overall reaching of the MDG #8. Since there is only one indicator that
has not been reached there is a good possibility that the MDG #8 will be made by 2015.
Another reason why the MDG #8 will have a high possibility of being reached by 2015 is
because of the many steps the government is taking to reach the targets and indicators.
Due to the many fiscal and monitory policies of the government, our debt has
decreased. To reach the last indicator which is access to affordable essential drugs the
government has come up with Botika ng Bayan and Botika ng Barangay. These 2 steps
will be able to help make indicator 3.1 reach and thus making all the indicators reach in
the MDG #8.
Because of the improvement already seen in the government and the steps the
government is taking right now, there is a good possibility that the Philippines will be
able to reach the Millennium Development Goal #8, develop a global partnership for
development, by 2015.