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The National Center for Mental Health in Mandaluyong City, Philippines is one of two major psychiatric hospitals in the country, with 4,200 beds. It has 12 satellite hospitals but these face issues like overcrowding and understaffing. Mental healthcare in the Philippines receives a low percentage of the health budget and most treatment occurs in hospitals rather than community-based services. There is a shortage of mental health professionals and facilities in the country despite recent reforms, and more funding is needed to expand training programs and address economic barriers to quality care access.

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Case Study 1

The National Center for Mental Health in Mandaluyong City, Philippines is one of two major psychiatric hospitals in the country, with 4,200 beds. It has 12 satellite hospitals but these face issues like overcrowding and understaffing. Mental healthcare in the Philippines receives a low percentage of the health budget and most treatment occurs in hospitals rather than community-based services. There is a shortage of mental health professionals and facilities in the country despite recent reforms, and more funding is needed to expand training programs and address economic barriers to quality care access.

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CASE STUDY: The National Center for Mental Health, Mandaluyong, Philippines

Introduction
Amended Mental Health Law in the Philippines (Republic Act no. 11036) attempts to ensure
access to comprehensive mental health treatments while respecting the rights of those
affected and their families (Lally et al, 2019). However, mental health receives
approximately 3–5% of the entire health budget, with 70% going to hospital treatment
(WHO & Department of Health, 2006). As a result, most mental healthcare is offered in
hospitals, with few community mental health services. Previously, the National Center for
Mental Health was expected to hold 67% of available psychiatric beds (Conde, 2004).
Recent figures show 1.08 general hospital mental health beds and 4.95 psychiatric hospital
beds per 100,000 people (WHO, 2014). 0.05/100,000 population) and 4 communal
residential facilities (0.02/100,000) (WHO, 2014). One is the National Center for Mental
Health in Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila (4200 beds), and the other is the Mariveles
Mental Hospital in Bataan, Luzon (500 beds). The National Center for Mental Health has 12
satellite hospitals situated around the country. Overcrowding, malfunctioning units,
personnel shortages, and financial limits plague outlying institutions. There are no
specialized forensic hospitals, although the National Center for Mental Health has forensic
beds.

Units: 12
Budget: No information available online
Location: Nueve de Febrero, Mandaluyong, Kalakhang Maynila
Status: Completed

Facilities
The following are just a few of the services offered to the facility:
• Psychiatric services
• Medical ancillary services
• Medical-surgical services
Concept
There is a shortage of mental health experts and community mental health services in the
Philippines. Although the new Mental Health Act provides a legislative basis for
comprehensive mental healthcare, economic barriers should be addressed to ensure that
everyone has access to adequate care when needed. We desperately need more funding o as
facilities for psychiatric training and recruiting since qualified practitioners continue to leave
the country.

References

Conde B. (2004) Philippines mental health country profile. International Review of


Psychiatry, 16, 159–166.

Department of Health (DOH) (2005) National Objectives for Health, 2005–2010.


Department of Health.

Lally J., Samaniego R. M. & Tully J. (2019) Mental health legislation in the
Philippines: the Philippine Mental Health Act. BJPsych International, in press.

World Health Organization (WHO) & Department of Health (2006) WHO-AIMS


Report on Mental Health System in The Philippines. World Health Organization.

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