AnaKalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray Reyes (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) For AnaKalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray Reyes, the proposed amendments to the Universal Health Care (UHC) Law as identified by the Legislative-Executive Development...
In a strategic move towards fortifying partnerships between the public and private sectors in healthcare, Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Teodoro Herbosa on Thursday, Nov. 23, alongside Special Concerns Team (SCT) Undersecretary Maria Francia Miciano-Laxamana, spearheaded a Consultative...
Department of Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa on Tuesday, Oct. 24 addressed concerns that the process of carrying out the Universal Health Care (UHC) Act may add yet another layer of "red tape." Photo by Zekinah Elize Espina "When we look at it that way, it's red tape, but to me, I think it's good...
Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Teodoro Herbosa stressed on Tuesday, Oct. 24 that the fragmentation of the healthcare system is the main problem at hand when discussing the justification for the creation of the Universal Health Care (UHC) Coordinating Council. (Photo from DOH) “We saw...
The Eight-Point Action Agenda “Para sa Healthy Pilipinas” (For a Healthy Philippines) was formally launched by the Department of Health (DOH) on Friday, Oct. 20, demonstrating its unwavering commitment to Universal Health Care (UHC). This strategic move came after the release of Administrative...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday, Sept. 22 said it took active participation in the High-Level Global Roundtable on Regionalized Vaccine Manufacturing Collaborative held in New York City. Photo from DOH Facebook page The DOH delegation led by Assistant Secretary Maylene Beltran took part in...
The Department of Health (DOH) announced on Friday, Sept. 22, that Health Secretary Teodoro J. Herbosa took part in the Tuberculosis Innovation Summit 3.0 held in New York City, USA this week. Photo from DOH Facebook page During the summit held on Sept. 19, Herbosa provided insights into the...
To eliminate the need for citizens to travel long distances for medical treatment, the Department of Health (DOH) led the turnover ceremony of the Super Health Center on Friday, Sept. 22, at Barangay Sangali in Zamboanga City. Photo from DOH Facebook account The establishment of super health...
Five local government units (lgus) and two private sector groups of clinics and doctors signed on Monday, June 19, an agreement with the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to establish the country's first seven primary care networks. DOH Sec. Teodoro Herbosa and PhilHealth Acting...
(MANILA BULLETIN) A pro-health congressman believes that a lot can still be done to improve Republic Act (RA) No.11223 or the celebrated Universal Health Care Act (UHC). This, as Anakalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray Reyes lamented the results of a recent study by the Philippine Institute for...
(Unsplash) AnaKalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray Reyes is reiterating his call for the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to include in its packages the coverage of dental health under the Universal Health Care (UHC) law. This, after the party-list carries out dental missions in five...
The decision of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to suspend implementation this month of the scheduled increase in Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) premium rate and income ceiling is a welcome development. Coming at a time when we are still reeling from the effects of the Covid-19...
