DR. Alfredo R. A. “Alran” Bengzon, who was then-President Corazon Aquino’s health secretary, knew he had inherited a corrupted and underfunded health system from the Marcos administration in 1986. Alran would have to start by literally cleaning out the Aegean stables that was the Department of Health (DOH) as he…
'The vaccination program needs to be stepped up and continued, eventually as part of the regular service of health facilities. It cannot be sustained as a national program.'
The world may fall short of as much as 5.6 million nurses by 2030, based on the projections of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) State of World Nursing Report in 2020. Filipino nurses, meanwhile, are the best for their countrymen and the choice of the world, as spelled out in…
AMID issues of unpaid claims and the threat by private hospitals to go on a “holiday” as protest, state insurer Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) will receive an increased taxpayer subsidy of nearly P80 billion next year. Anakalusugan Rep. Mike Defensor, in a statement, said next year’s PhilHealth subsidy amounting…
A HUGE P84-billion funding gap threatens to shut down the Universal HealthCare program passed barely two years ago, the Senate’s chief budget critic said Monday, as he noted this must be a priority concern of the next administration. This, as the state-run Philippine Health Insurance Corp. urged the Private Hospital…