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Cancer hospital, patient group partner to promote universal healthcare, services

Cancer patients need unified help

Transparency in health budget spending sought – Manila Bulletin

Published March 10, 2021, 5:00 AM A group of health advocates urged the government  to be transparent and efficient in spending the  P205.8 billion health budget during the first-year implementation of the Universal Health Care (UHC) Act. In a statement, the UHC Watch called on civil society to be vigilant and actively push the progressive implementation of the programs under the UHC law for the maximum benefit of all Filipinos. According to the 2021 general appropriations act, P134.5 Billion is allocated to the Department of Health for General Administration and Support (P8.09 billion); support to Operations (P1.91); Promotive and Preventive Healthcare (P56.94 billion); Curative and rehabilitative healthcare (P49.31 billion); Regulation (P1.08 billion); and Social health protection (P17.13 billion).

Mitigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer care

By Teodoro B. Padilla In March 2020, the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) was designated by the Department of Health (DoH) as one of the three coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) referral centers in Metro Manila. As a result, a substantial proportion of the hospital’s logistics and manpower was allocated to caring for COVID-19 patients.  The PGH Cancer Institute, among other non-emergency outpatient specialty services of the hospital, ceased operations for one week to ensure the safety of cancer patients who are mostly immunocompromised and therefore have a higher risk of getting infected with the novel coronavirus. (“Treatment of cancer patients during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines,”