Department of Health officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire (PNA file photo by Yancy Lim) MANILA-The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday assured the public all the processes entailed in its programs for cancer patients needing assistance are implemented with transparency. This, after Dr. Clarito Cairo Jr., DOH Disease Prevention and Control Bureau cancer control division program manager, disclosed that senior health officials allegedly conspired over the multimillion fund for the cancer program. "Everything was done in a transparent manner, hindi lamang po ang Kagawaran ng Kalusugan ang nagbigay ng desisyon at direksiyon dito, isinama natin at isinangguni natin ito sa ating mga eksperto (not only the Department of Health gave the direction and decision, we included and consulted the experts) at National Integrated Cancer Control Council," said DOH officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire in a media briefing. The National Integrated Cancer Control Council is the highest po
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Public hospitals with cancer specialty services and some health experts have expressed their support to Department of Health (DOH) officials who are facing complaints for alleged mismanagement of funds for cancer patients.
In a statement, 20 public hospitals said that fun
Members of the National Integrated Cancer Control Council yesterday gave their assurance that the P786-million fund for the government’s cancer program “is all accounted for.”
Filipinos were reminded about reports of the health department's senior officials allegedly mishandling funds for cancer patients amid the current buzz on