This policy brief advocates for strengthening Bataan’s barangay-based incentive program as a strategy to mitigate the rising burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), emphasizing the importance of bolstering primary care to enhance early detection and treatment, thereby freeing resources for broader community development and improving the province’s Human Development Index (HDI).

The study introduces the Barangay Leadership Management Program (BLMP) in Dinalupihan, Bataan, demonstrating its role in enhancing health leadership and management capacity at the barangay level to bolster primary care and integrate health services effectively.