What EpiMetrics does

EpiMetrics, Inc. is a Philippine health research institution founded in 2015 that delivers evidence-based research, policy analysis, and capacity-building services to government agencies and international organizations. The firm serves the Department of Health Philippines, PhilHealth, the Philippine Council for Health Research and Development, the Philippine Institute for Development Studies, and multilateral bodies including WHO, ADB, UNFPA, UNICEF, USAID, and the National Resilience Council. Its practice spans health policy and systems research, health technology assessment, epidemiological analysis, program evaluation, pharmaceutical supply systems, and climate-and-health work, anchored in mixed-methods research approaches and geographic information systems. The firm has delivered over 50 project engagements across all six WHO health system building blocks since inception.

EpiMetrics operates as a B2B professional services firm with project-based contracts secured through competitive bidding and direct engagement with senior client stakeholders. Its technology portfolio includes proprietary tools such as PolicyMiner (a text mining and automated classification tool for prioritizing administrative orders in policy reviews), the NRC-CCAR COVID Dashboard/Web-GRID (a geospatial risk dashboard built with the National Resilience Council), the Vaccination Dashboard designed for the Department of Health, and supporting research tools including the Data Abstraction Tool and Content Charting Tool. The firm also produces educational content through podcasts (EpiToMe and Public Health on Duty) and video training modules hosted on its website. Leadership is concentrated in Dr. John Q. Wong (Roux Prize 2017, Presidential Order of Lapu Lapu 2022), supported by a multidisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, and health policy specialists. Revenue is generated entirely through project contracts and grants with no public pricing or disclosed financials. Distribution is direct-to-enterprise and relationship-led, supplemented by thought leadership channels including social media, podcasting, conference presentations at venues such as PMAC and HSR, and earned media in outlets such as Rappler.

Name

EpiMetrics

Legal name

EpiMetrics, Inc.

Website

https://epimetrics.com.ph

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

EpiMetrics, Inc. is a Philippine health research institution founded in 2015 that delivers policy research, health technology assessment, program evaluation, and capacity-building services to government agencies and international organizations including WHO, ADB, DOH, and PhilHealth.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Parañaque

HQ country

Philippines

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Research and Consulting Services: EpiMetrics generates revenue through project-based consulting engagements with government agencies, international organizations, and NGOs. Projects include policy research, program evaluations, capacity building, and technical assistance on health systems strengthening. Revenue is earned through competitive project contracts and grants.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

EpiMetrics, Inc. is a Philippines-based health research institution that delivers project-based research and consulting services to government agencies and international organizations. Its work spans health policy and systems research, program evaluation, health technology assessment, capacity building, epidemiological analysis, and data visualization for Philippine health system strengthening across the six WHO health system building blocks.

Product overview

EpiMetrics, Inc. is a health research institution offering consulting and intelligence services rather than a unified software product. Its portfolio includes research tools (PolicyMiner text mining tool, Data Abstraction Tool, Content Charting Tool), data visualization applications (Vaccination Dashboard, COVID-19 Dashboard/Web-GRID), and educational content (video training modules, podcasts). These offerings are project-based consulting outputs delivered to clients such as the Department of Health, PhilHealth, WHO, and international organizations, focused on health systems strengthening through evidence-based assessments across six WHO health system building blocks.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EpiToMe: A podcast compilation of knowledge and ideas from HSCI51 students at Ateneo De Manila University about epidemiology.
• Public Health on Duty

Products and services

• PolicyMiner A text mining and automated classification tool developed to sort and prioritize administrative orders according to relevance using text mining algorithms, used for analyzing and categorizing Department of Health policy documents.
• Vaccination Dashboard A dashboard design recommendation created for the Department of Health to present different vaccination indicators including herd immunity, prevention of hospitalizations and deaths, coverage, and LGU vaccination program performance.
• NRC-CCAR COVID Dashboard (Web-GRID) A web-based geospatial risk dashboard application that allows LGUs to input case data and healthcare capacity data, generating epidemic curves, reproductive numbers, doubling times, positivity rates, and choropleth maps with hotspot identification.
• Health Promotion and Research Literacy Video Modules A series of video-based training modules covering health promotion, health communication, behavior change theories, quantitative and qualitative health research, evidence-based practice, and public health evaluation.
• Health Policy and Systems Research Consulting Project-based consulting engagements delivering evidence-based assessments of health policies and systems to Philippine government agencies and international organizations for use in policy development.
• Program Evaluation Services Evaluation of health programs and policies, including outcome evaluation of the Philippine Health Technology Assessment Program for the Philippine Institute for Development Studies.
• Capacity Building Services Capacity building programs in implementation research, epidemiology, statistics, and public health, including training of PhilHealth regional and central planning officers across 18 regions of the Philippines.
• Health Technology Assessment Services Health technology assessment research and framework development, including essential health benefit package development and HIV/AIDS treatment package review for PhilHealth.

Quantifiable outcome

• Trained 38 PhilHealth regional officers as proficient implementation researchers, producing 5 actionable theses for policy reform
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

20 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Asian Development Bank (ADB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational development bank working on health systems strengthening in the Philippines. EpiMetrics has collaborated with ADB on health research and consulting projects addressing universal health care.
• World Health Organization (WHO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal health authority providing technical guidance. EpiMetrics has provided technical assistance to WHO on Philippines Medicine Policy development.
• United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUN agency focused on reproductive health and population issues. EpiMetrics developed comprehensive action plan for EO 141 on adolescent pregnancy prevention.
• United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUN agency for children's health and welfare. EpiMetrics collaborated on PhilHealth essential health benefit package and HIV/AIDS treatment package review.
• USAIDcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUS government development agency funding health programs in the Philippines. EpiMetrics has worked on USAID-funded health protection projects.
• PalladiumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational development consulting firm. EpiMetrics collaborated on technical assistance for health technology assessment development in the Philippines.
• ChemonicscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational development consulting firm. EpiMetrics conducted review of DOH deployment program for health workers in nine regions.
• National Resilience CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPhilippine disaster resilience organization. EpiMetrics developed COVID-19 geospatial risk dashboard and life stages approach campaign.
• Manila ObservatorycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch institution on climate and environmental science. EpiMetrics collaborated on assessing climate-related infectious diseases and PM2.5 health risks.
• Department of Health PhilippinescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational health authority of the Philippines. EpiMetrics conducts extensive policy research, dashboard development, and capacity building for DOH.
• Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational health insurance agency. EpiMetrics provides capacity building on implementation research and essential health benefit package development.
• Philippine Council for Health Research and DevelopmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment research coordinating body for health. EpiMetrics conducts health technology assessment and pharmaceutical supply systems research.
• Philippine Institute for Development StudiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment think tank on development policy. EpiMetrics conducted outcome evaluation of Philippine Health Technology Assessment Program.
• Fred Hollows FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational eye health organization. EpiMetrics compiled best practices for Community Eye Health Program provinces.
• Human Resources for Health 2030coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal initiative for health workforce strengthening. EpiMetrics collaborated on review of DOH health worker deployment program.
• International Digital Health & AI Research CollaborativecoreTechnology or IntegrationGlobal collaborative on digital health and AI research. EpiMetrics conducted cross-regional study on interoperability implementation during COVID-19.
• JSIminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational health consulting and research organization.
• Dangerous Drugs BoardcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment regulatory body on dangerous drugs. EpiMetrics evaluated effectiveness of DDB-supported drug treatment and rehabilitation facilities.
• Physicians for Peace PhilippinesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedical humanitarian organization providing healthcare services.
• Rare Cancers PhilippinesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPatient advocacy group for rare cancers.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• RTI International: Large global health and development research institute with strong Philippines presence. Directly comparable in health policy and systems research, evaluation, and capacity building for government and multilateral clients.
• Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS): Government policy think tank that is both a client of EpiMetrics (outcome evaluation of HTA) and a peer producing health policy research. Highly comparable in mandate, methodology, and Philippine government orientation.
• Palladium: Global development consulting firm that already partners with EpiMetrics on health technology assessment work in the Philippines. Overlaps directly in health systems strengthening, HTA, and policy advisory services to the same government and donor client base.
• Chemonics International: International development consulting firm; existing EpiMetrics partner on DOH health worker deployment reviews. Competes for and co-delivers donor-funded health systems work in the Philippines and broader LMICs.
• JSI Research & Training Institute: International health consulting and research organization; existing minor partner of EpiMetrics. Directly comparable as a donor-funded public health systems strengthening partner with a Philippines presence.
• Results for Development (R4D): Global health systems and policy organization active in Asia and Africa. Comparable as a policy research and technical assistance partner to governments, multilaterals, and foundations in LMICs.
• ThinkWell Institute: Global health systems and financing consultancy with deep USAID/government work. Comparable in HPSR, health financing, and policy advisory focus, especially for LMIC government clients.

Broad incumbents

• FHI 360: Large global health and development organization active across LMICs. Operates in the same health systems and program evaluation space, but at materially larger scale and broader scope than EpiMetrics.
• ICF International: Large global consulting firm with significant public health, evaluation, and health IT practices. Overlaps in program evaluation, health communications, and donor-funded research, though at much larger scale.
• Oxford Policy Management: Global development policy and evaluation firm. Comparable in health policy research and government-facing consulting, but operates at significantly larger scale across many LMICs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/epimetricsph

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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